I need to find out the make and model of cigarette filter (or holder,
im not sure which it is), that Hunter S Thompson used to smoke out of,
I'm pretty sure that Johnny Depp uses the same one in the film "Fear
And Loathing In Las Vegas", so yeah that's what I need to find out!

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Request for Question Clarification by juggler-ga on 01 Dec 2005 15:46 PST

Hello.

The specific make and model of Hunter S. Thompson's cigarette
holder/filter was the "TarGard Permanent Cigarette Filter System."
http://www.targard.com/shop.php?categoryParentName=Targard&categoryName=Permanent+Cigarette+Filter+System

Some Hunter S. Thompson fans mention the TarGard brand in this
newsgroup thread archived by Google Groups:
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.journalism.gonzo/browse_thread/thread/2e525a1a18c741b/86cd139b7e61acd1?lnk=st&q=filter+cigarette+%22hunter+*+thompson&rnum=4&hl=en#86cd139b7e61acd1

Indeed, photos of Thompson using this filter may be seen in an expired
eBay auction:
http://imagehost.vendio.com/bin/viewimage.x/00000000/strangerumblings/filter_001.jpg?allow_mailing_list=1&owner_id=897485&allow_track_link=1&track=023133a3af-db1cd&pt=bidpay&sp=1
http://cgi.ebay.com/Hunter-S-Thompson-Cigarette-Filter-Holder-RARE-GOLD-1_W0QQitemZ6228018450QQcategoryZ133QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
(Apparently, the Thompson connection resulted in this item being sold
on eBay for three times its retail price!)

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search strategy:
google groups:
filter cigarette "hunter * thompson
"tar gard" filter
"targard" filter

I hope this helps.

Oops... I didn't mean to request clarification.

The answer should be down here.

The specific make and model of Hunter S. Thompson's cigarette
holder/filter was the "TarGard Permanent Cigarette Filter System."
http://www.targard.com/shop.php?categoryParentName=Targard&categoryName=Permanent+Cigarette+Filter+System

Some Hunter S. Thompson fans mention the TarGard brand in this
newsgroup thread archived by Google Groups:
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.journalism.gonzo/browse_thread/thread/2e525a1a18c741b/86cd139b7e61acd1?lnk=st&q=filter+cigarette+%22hunter+*+thompson&rnum=4&hl=en#86cd139b7e61acd1

Indeed, photos of Thompson using this filter may be seen in an expired
eBay auction:
http://imagehost.vendio.com/bin/viewimage.x/00000000/strangerumblings/filter_001.jpg?allow_mailing_list=1&owner_id=897485&allow_track_link=1&track=023133a3af-db1cd&pt=bidpay&sp=1
http://cgi.ebay.com/Hunter-S-Thompson-Cigarette-Filter-Holder-RARE-GOLD-1_W0QQitemZ6228018450QQcategoryZ133QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
(Apparently, the Thompson connection resulted in this item being sold
on eBay for three times its retail price!)

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search strategy:
google groups:
filter cigarette "hunter * thompson
"tar gard" filter
"targard" filter

I hope this helps.