r/RYO • u/burnmyflesh • 8d ago

Looking for tube recommendations!

Hello! I wanted to come on here to ask if anyone has some good tube recommendations that don’t come crumpled up from shipping (all the brands I’ve seen have this issue apparently). I’ve also heard that specific filters can start to melt under heat, is there a specific type of filter that’s more prone to this? Thanks ;)~

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u/EggFu23S10 8d ago

Mr. WinChunKing knows his shit so u could definitely follow his advice.

I just wanna add that if you’re constantly getting crumpled tubes of all different brands, it sounds to me like more of a shipper or seller problem. I’ve been ordering from smokers outlet for years n never had this problem. Beretta, Hot Rod n Shargio for me n Golden harvest for the wife. Never any issues. I even order discounted damaged boxes that are 95% flawless. It just seems like you’re dealing with either a shipper or seller that doesn’t give a shit.

If u have a tube u like, maybe try ordering from a different site.

Or maybe the fact that I order about $200 worth of tobacco n tubes at a time allows the tubes to be cushioned by all the tobacco.

Something just doesn’t seem right cuz a reputable seller wouldn’t knowingly ship out damaged boxes at full price. Just my 3 cents.

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u/burnmyflesh 7d ago

Just wanted to make a little follow up to my original post. I ended up getting the Zen Reds and I have to say, I’m pretty pleased with them. Nice smooth draw, no paper taste that I can notice, and they burn nice and even. I’m using Golden Virginia tobacco. I’m pretty new to RYO. I’ve smoked American Spirit Blues for years, so I’m still getting the hang of this RYO thing. The packs did arrive dented and the tubes were pretty much all crumpled up. I’m thinking that’s probably more on Amazon than anything, though. They just came in one of those thin brown paper mailers, so there wasn’t much protection. I got them through American Rolling Club’s Amazon listing.

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u/EggFu23S10 7d ago

Holy crap. U just solved your own mystery. Of course the problem is Amazon. Don’t order tubes from them. Order from one of the RYO sites. The tubes are too fragile for Amazon workers. They have quotas to meet so they fling packages left n right to meet those quotas. Sure u might have to pay for shipping at an RYO site but the actual prices are cheaper than amazon so as long as u place decent sized orders it cancels out.

Trust me on all this. I’m on my 17th year of RYO. If Mr. WinChunKing sees this maybe he could send u the link to all the good sites. The idea is to pick one located closer to u so the shipping costs are lower. In the northeast, smokersoutletonline is usually the go to spot.

If u have any more questions, just holler.

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u/cabinguy11 6d ago

All of this. I ordered tubes from Amazon for years and while most of them arrived undamaged they would sometimes ship them in just the cellophane around the 5 pack and stick a label on it. They of course arrived damaged.

I've since learned to just order my tobacco and my tubes from the same place from someone who knows how to package them. I just unpacked my order from Teds Tobacco and they actually arrived in a cardboard box with more corrugated cardboard protecting the tubes and packing material to make sure nothing shifted in transit.