Quote Originally Posted by Sigaar View Post
I'm thinking about giving this a go. Is this kit a good place to start...it says it's good for 8 cigars, but wondering how many of the first 8 will be complete garbage with a total noob rolling? Should I start with more tobacco?

https://www.leafonly.com/cigar-tobac...ng-starter-kit
That's probably as good a way to get started as any. Realistically, you're probably going to "invest" a certain amount of time and materials before you get good at it, i.e., don't expect to come out of this with 8 Davidoffs If the RYO bug catches hold of you, you'll be getting more tobacco and better supplies/equipment, and end up saving a ton of cash in the long run. But if not, well, not too big a loss.

I keep detailed notes, and since I started a little over a year ago, I've rolled 277 cigars at a total cost of $630, $402 of which is in consumables, mostly the tobacco itself.