What Is a RipTip?
A RipTip is a reusable glass rolling tip made from borosilicate glass by The RipTip Co. LLC in Lakewood, Colorado. It replaces the paper or cardboard tip at the end of a joint or blunt, and unlike those, a RipTip is not thrown away. One RipTip lasts indefinitely with basic cleaning.
A paper tip collapses as it gets wet, restricts airflow, and leaves a papery, cardboard taste on your lips. A RipTip does none of those things. In side-by-side comparisons, RipTip actually improves flavor over paper, which we believe comes from the glass pulling heat out of the smoke before it reaches you.
RipTip is a brand, not a product category. Tips sold under other names are not RipTips, whatever the listing calls them.
Who makes RipTips
RipTips are made by The RipTip Co. LLC, founded in 2022 and based in Lakewood, Colorado. Co-founders Brad Gordon and Charles Walker run the company with a small team.
The product is older than the company. Brad has worked with borosilicate glass for over twenty years and began making glass tips in 2018, selling them under his other glass brand, Gordo Scientific. The RipTip became its own brand in 2022 because the product and the community around it had outgrown the parent brand. Tips sold as Gordo Scientific RipTips before 2022 are the same product under the earlier name.
In 2024, RipTip won Best Product at Spannabis Bilbao.
Every RipTip is made in the USA. Every RipTip carries the RipTip logo. The company has served more than 10,000 customers and ships worldwide from Colorado.
RIPTIP is a registered trademark of The RipTip Co. LLC.
How the 9-channel vortex works
Nine channels run the full length of a RipTip in a spiral. A conventional tip gives smoke one wide path. A RipTip splits the draw across nine narrow ones, which slows the smoke, cools it before it reaches the mouth, and keeps the airway open even at the end of a joint. The spiral is also why debris stays where it belongs: nine small openings catch what one large opening lets through.
What sizes RipTips come in
RipTip sizes refer to the outer diameter of the tip in millimeters. RipTip's standard range is 7mm to 13mm. Size 6 is produced occasionally in limited runs. A size 9 measures between 9.1mm and 9.9mm, and the same rule applies at every size.
Sizes 9, 10, and 11 are the most popular. When choosing between two sizes, size up.
RipTips come in three lengths:
| Length | Measurement |
|---|---|
| Standard | About 1 inch, 25mm |
| Extra Long (XL) | About 1.25 inches, 32mm |
| XXL | About 2 inches, 50mm |
RipTips are available in clear borosilicate and in Color glass, with either a bake-on decal or a laser-etched logo. Laser etching is permanent.
RipTip vs. paper and cardboard tips
| RipTip | Paper or cardboard tip | |
|---|---|---|
| Reusable | Yes, indefinitely | No, single use |
| Holds shape when wet | Yes | No, collapses |
| Airflow at the end of a joint | Unrestricted | Restricted |
| Taste | No papery or cardboard taste | Papery or cardboard taste on the lips |
| Blocks debris | Yes, nine channels | No |
| Cost over a year | One tip | Hundreds of tips |
| Cleaning | Soak in isopropyl alcohol, rinse | Not applicable |
One RipTip replaces thousands of disposable tips.Â
How to clean a RipTip
Soak a RipTip in isopropyl alcohol for thirty minutes to an hour, then rinse it with water. Borosilicate glass is highly resistant to thermal shock, which is the same reason it is used for laboratory glassware and Pyrex cookware, so hot water will not crack it.
Borosilicate is durable but not indestructible. A RipTip that is dropped on tile or other hard surfaces will break like any other glass.
Where to buy RipTips
RipTips are sold directly at theriptip.com and through authorized retailers worldwide. Buying from theriptip.com or an authorized retailer is the only way to be certain a tip is a genuine RipTip.
Retailers interested in carrying RipTip can apply for a wholesale account. Custom orders, including custom colorways, laser etching, and bake-on decals, are available with minimums.
More detail on sizing, cleaning, shipping, and returns is on the FAQ page.
