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In this post I will be discussing why the thickness of a rolling paper can affect the quality of your smoke.

In an ideal world you always want to have the thinnest paper possible as this means you are consuming less unnecessary toxins and more of the ‘good’ stuff.

However thin rolling papers come with their own hindrance as if the paper is too thin you can get the problem of side burning. I don’t know about you but nothing annoys me more than a joint that won’t stop side burning. So the key to finding the perfect paper lies in a compromise of thickness and ‘burn-ability’.

There are a couple of companies that, in my eyes, have got this perfect. The first of which is OCB. With their Premium King-size papers they have managed to find that fine line that means you get the least amount of paper possible without losing the smoothness and ‘burn-ability’.

The other company that has found that fine line is RAW. Not only are their papers as thin as possible, they also contain NO added bleach or unnecessary toxins. This is a massive plus. Another reason the RAW rolling papers are so good is that on all of their papers they have a special cross-hatched watermark which aids the paper in burning evenly. This has made side burns a thing of the past.

For a long time I’ve been using OCB Premium rolls which I love the thickness and feel of but have always found that they were a bit wide for my liking. (For those of you that haven’t heard of ‘rolls’, they are essentially one really long skin in a roll that you can rip to create a joint as long as you like.)

The other day when trawling the internet I found an awesome deal (24 for £12) on these Millennium RS Rolls which come in three different sizes (small, medium and large). These sizes refer to the width of the paper.

The thickness of the Millennium RS Rolls is pretty much the same as the OCB Premium rolls which is a massive plus as if they are too thin it can cause the joint to side burn and too thick means you are smoking unnecessary paper.

Overall I really liked these rolls and think that they will be replacing the OCB rolls in my rolling box from now on.

For all the latest smoking equipment that’s available, at the end of the day sometimes all you want is an honest-to-goodness joint using nature’s best and most natural herb.

In order to enjoy it at its fullest, you need to get a paper that rolls easily, sticks well, and will not add anything nasty to your smoking experience. I’ve found that there are now plenty of papers available that fit these criteria, but my favourite of all would have to be the range produced by RAW.

Many papers contain bleach, and some are even rumoured to contain gunpowder rings. These, coupled with other additives that may be used in conventional rolling papers may increase your carbon monoxide intake whilst smoking.

RAW rolling papers are unbleached (although they may be lightened slightly using sunlight!) and contain no chemical additives to detract from your smoking experience. The papers are incredibly thin, thin enough to see through, so you smoke more of your mixture and less of the paper. They also contain a special criss-cross watermark that helps prevent pesky side-burning.

RAW papers come as traditional papers, Rips, and also as an organic hemp variety. I am very much in favour of hemp paper, as this is not only a fantastically easy way of saving trees, but hemp paper itself is structurally sounder, meaning your joint is much stronger.

A strange ‘side-effect’ of the RAW papers is the different taste. At first I wasn’t sure if I liked it, and couldn’t quite put my finger on what the difference was. However, after smoking a pipe I realised the different taste comes purely from the lack of chemicals; you really do taste the mixture and not the paper when using RAW. After smoking a few choice doobies without added chemicals I much prefer this experience to using traditional bleached papers, and ultimately if it is slightly better for me it’s a win-win situation.

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