Bush cigar substitute?

[Ph34r]

I was thinking back to my early teens when we used to go into the woods and smoke whatever we saw just for the sake of it. Now i am a little bit older (hopefullly in maturity too!), I am quite into cigars whilst I cook when i am out bushcrafting. As this is not every day, i feel i can induldge myself - but they are so expensive! I was wondering if there is a bush substitute for tobacco - tea leaves etc.?

Thanks,
Ph34r

 

[Toddy]

The problem is that so many of the old 'herbal' tobaccos are either proscribed or have so many warnings associated with them that folks are reluctant to even recommend somethings.

However,
Read up on these and see what you think for yourself.

Catnip
Mugwort
Coltsfoot
Lemon balm
Hops,
Sweet rush
St. John's wort
Liquirice roots
Scotch Marigold

cheers,
Toddy

 

[johnnytheboy]

Cohiba, spend the money, its worth it

 

[bushwacker bob]

Mr Konchanski recommends the dried shredded bark of dogwood specifically the red stemed variety.

 

[JonathanD]

Cohiba, spend the money, its worth it

Big ditto here.

 

[Man of Tanith]

whatever you do dont try smoking green tea it is absolutely vile
as is lavender

 

[_scorpio_]

banana skins! hehehehee

 

[Mesquite]

Grow your own tobacco if it's too expensive

 

[Ph34r]

Cheers guys! Toddy, you have given me some reading to do - excellent! I am trying to take advantage of my down time due to broken collar bone, and reading up on those will be a great use!

Will give Cohiba a go, and I am sure I could grow tobacco in the polytunnel, on a good day its 40 degrees there!

 

[Peter_t]

banana skins! hehehehee

well you can't get bananas growing in the UK but you can get a suspicious plant growing in elusive 'hoping not to be found' areas of woodland lol

i once stumbled accross a patch of them allong with a young guy who saw me and legged it!


pete

 

[Matt.S]

well you can't get bananas growing in the UK but you can get a suspicious plant growing in elusive 'hoping not to be found' areas of woodland lol

i once stumbled accross a patch of them allong with a young guy who saw me and legged it!


pete

You were lucky. There have been such 'gardeners' taken very unkindly to intruders to their 'grass' growing areas. As in 'boom' or 'stab' unkind.

 

[spiritwalker]

ive read that marigolds can be smoked people try it to give up

 

[Badfinger]

Juniper leaves (from the bush) is a traditional tobacco ingredient in the north woods.

 

[DonJuan]

Raspberry are smokeable although they they don't taste all that bad they make you feel absolutely nothing. You can even buy it in organic shops as a tabak substitute.

 

[EddBamber]

Erm I knew someone who used to smoke dryed up basil, im not sure what effect that had but worth a try ehh?

IF i were you i'd grow my own. If thats possible .

 

[al21]

As kids we used to smoke the stems of Old Mans Beard. It has lots of small holes running along its length and wasn't at all unpleasant, as I recall. I dread to think what awful things it could have done to us, or what may still be install for those who took part. I doubt it was as bad for us as all the rollies I smoked later in life though.

Al

 

[Ph34r]

It is now day 7 of my tobacco growing, and some have already got 5mm leaves. I am growing in a greenhouse (heated) mind you. Apparently 90 days is the estimated growth time 9although I am growing at entirely the wrong time of YEAR! ) Thanks for support/ idea. I am sure that I will have quite a lot of Havana leaves when I am done, so keep your eyes out for a group givaway around late November!

 

[EddBamber]

It is now day 7 of my tobacco growing, and some have already got 5mm leaves. I am growing in a greenhouse (heated) mind you. Apparently 90 days is the estimated growth time 9although I am growing at entirely the wrong time of YEAR! ) Thanks for support/ idea. I am sure that I will have quite a lot of Havana leaves when I am done, so keep your eyes out for a group givaway around late November!

Good luck on growing your tobacco. Hope all goes well.

 

[stovie]

In my dim and distant past I knew a shepherd in the Cheviots who held a briar pipe constantly in the corner of his mouth. he puffed on it all day (and much of the night during lambin') and he swore by freshly gathered "dottle" (thats sheep s..t to the rest of us) which he collected early morning, crumbilng it while fresh and drying it either in the sun on a selected rock for the purpose, or on top of his old stove. Now I'm not recomending this, but I bet someone will try it before the month is out....

I passed on the opportunity, but then I was quite young, but the temptation has never quite left me...still resisting...

 

[Magicman2]

Buy yourself some cigars and be damned, after all tobacco leaves are natural, it's no worse than drinking herbal tea!