How to Use Rolling Paper with Filter Tips

Rolling papers don't come with a filter built in. That's what tips are for: a small strip of card you fold and roll into one end. It keeps the end neat, gives you something to hold, and stops it going soggy. Everyone skips the tip once. Nobody skips it twice.

Know your paper

• The gum strip. The thin sticky line along one long edge. It's what seals the roll.
• The crease. The fold down the middle. Your filling goes here.
• The tip. A strip of thin card, from a separate tips booklet or built into the same booklet as your papers.

Step 1: Fold the tip

This is the step that makes everything else easier.

1. Tear off one tip.
2. At one end, fold three or four small zigzags, like a tiny accordion. From the end it should look like an M or a W.
3. Roll the rest of the strip around the zigzag into a little tube.
4. Check the width. It should be about as wide as the roll you're about to make. Too fat? Unroll it a little. Too thin? Roll it looser.

Step 2: Roll

1. Paper down. Hold the paper with the gum strip at the top, facing you.
2. Tip in. Place the tip at one end of the crease. Left or right, whichever hand you hold with.
3. Fill. Spread your filling evenly along the crease. Go easy. An overfilled paper tears, and then it's a whole thing.
4. Shape it. Pinch the paper between your thumbs and fingers and roll it back and forth until the filling is even, from tip to end.
5. Tuck. Tuck the edge nearest you under the filling, then roll upward until only the gum strip shows.
6. Seal. Run a quick, light lick along the gum strip and press it shut, starting from the tip end.
7. Finish. Tap the open end to settle it, and twist it closed if you're not using it straight away.

When it goes wrong

• Too loose? You didn't tuck tight enough. Unroll, tuck again, roll firmer.
• Too tight? Too much filling. Take a little out before you seal.
• Tip keeps falling out? It's too thin. Roll it looser so it fits snug.
• Paper won't stick? Less lick, more press. Soaking the gum makes it worse.

Make it easier on yourself

• Roll over a tray. Whatever spills stays put. The Sesh Pocket Kit has a fold-out one.
• Keep tips with your papers. Sesh Papers N' Tips puts 32 papers and 32 tips in the same booklet, so you're never hunting for a tip or tearing up the cover.
• Use thin paper. Thinner paper rolls easier and you taste less of it. All our papers are 11 to 12 gsm.

What to get

Product	What's inside	Price
Sesh Pocket Kit	Fold-out tray, 2 booklets of King Size Slim papers, 2 booklets of tips	₹249
Sesh Papers N' Tips	32 papers + 32 tips per booklet, packs of 3, 4 or 5	from ₹249
BLD Rolling Papers + Tips	32 papers + 32 pre-cut tips	₹149
BLD 3+3 Strips	50 strips, each with 3 papers and 3 filters	₹299
Sesh Roll Call	Pocket Kit + 3 booklets of Papers N' Tips, free delivery	₹499

Questions people ask

Does rolling paper have a filter?

No. A paper is just the paper. You add the filter yourself with a tip, either from a separate booklet or from a booklet that has both.

How do you use tips with rolling papers?

Fold a few zigzags at one end of the tip, roll the rest around them, place it at one end of the paper's crease, then fill and roll as normal. The tip ends up inside the roll at the end you hold.

What are rolling paper tips made of?

Thin card. Firm enough to hold its shape, thin enough to roll.

Can you roll without a tip?

You can. It's messier, harder to hold, and the end goes soft. With tips built into the booklet, there's no excuse.

Which way up does the paper go?

Gum strip at the top, facing you. If it's facing away, you'll seal it to nothing.

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