# What's the deal with Camel and Kamel cigarettes?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 14, 2006, 10:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-camel-and-kamel-cigarettes/348296 "2006-03-14T10:41:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![Argent\_Towers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2006, 10:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-camel-and-kamel-cigarettes/348296/1 "2006-03-14T10:41:45Z")

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I’m aware that Kamel is owned by the Camel company. However, what is the difference between them? Are Kamels cheaper?

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**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2006, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-camel-and-kamel-cigarettes/348296/2 "2006-03-14T10:54:28Z")

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According to [this](http://www.smoke-free.ca/filtertips_001/redkamel.htm), Red Kamel was being sold by RJ Reynolds (the makers of Camel) as a retro nostalgia brand.

Beyond that I don’t know.  
Hold on a sec… My co-worker just noticed me typing this and mentioned that he used to smoke them. Other than the package design, he doesn’t recall any big difference between Red Kamels and Camels.

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**Author:** ![butler1850](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/779978/32.png) [@butler1850](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/butler1850)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2006, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-camel-and-kamel-cigarettes/348296/3 "2006-03-14T18:43:46Z")

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There is a little bit of a difference between the brands. A regular smoker would certainly notice that they are a “Camel Family” cigarette. (Different brands have a flavor profile unique to themselves. A Camel does not taste like a Marlboro, and both are different from a Winston.)

They usually aren’t on sale, and nearly always cost more than a “standard” Camel pack.

I personally Kamel Red Lights them better than a Camel Light (with a C), but they are pretty much interchangable.