Method and apparatus for a smoking shell with an insulating holder and selectable filter tip

A smoking product comprising:

• (a) a smoking tube having a tube wall, upper and lower tube ends, and a tube interior, wherein the tube wall has a first insulation value,
• (b) an insulator ring having outer and inner insulator ring walls, upper and lower insulator ends, an insulator annular area, and an open insulator interior, wherein the insulator ring is located in the tube interior, wherein the insulator annular area is filled with a first insulating material, and wherein the insulator ring has an insulation efficiency that is at least 50 percent;
• (c) a support having upper and lower support ends, wherein the support is inserted in the tube interior and resisting collapse of the tube wall against an external force applied to the tube wall;
• (d) a filter element located outside of both the tube interior and the open insulator interior, wherein the filter element is selectably insertable into the open insulator interior;
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• (e) wherein the smoking tube, insulator ring, and filter element are packaged for sale in packaging, wherein smoking tube being un filled with a smokable filler.

A method of preparing a finished cigar comprising the steps of:

• (a) receiving a smoking product comprising:
• (i) a smoking tube having a tube wall, upper and lower tube ends, and a tube interior, wherein the tube wall has a first insulation value,
• (ii) an insulator ring having outer and inner insulator ring walls, upper and lower insulator ends, an insulator annular area, and an open insulator interior, wherein the insulator ring is located in the tube interior, wherein the insulator annular area is filled with a first insulating material, and wherein the insulator ring has an insulation efficiency that is at least 50 percent;
• (iii) a support having upper and lower support ends, wherein the support is inserted in the tube interior and resisting collapse of the tube wall against an external force applied to the tube wall;
• (iv) a filter element located outside of both the tube interior and the open insulator interior, wherein the filter element is selectably insertable into the open insulator interior;
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• (v) wherein the smoking tube, insulator ring, and filter element are packaged for sale in packaging, wherein smoking tube being un filled with a smokable filler;
• (b) opening the packaging and removing the smoking tube and filter element;
• (c) placing the filter element in the open insulator interior;
• (d) placing smokable filler in the tube interior while the support remains inserted in the tube interior;
• (e) after step “d”, sliding the support relative to both the smokable filler and the tube wall and closing the first end of the smoking tube to form a finished smoking product;
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• (f) after step “e”, while supporting the finished smoking product by grabbing outside of the insulator ring, lighting the smokable filler and causing smoke to flow through the tube interior and filter element.