Lightin' Up

terrygoldman123 · Dec 5, 2014

I suppose it is the old curmudgeon in me that refuses to embrace all that modern technology has to offer. I've got an old (and by many standards, an "obsolete") cell phone which I rarely use save for car breakdowns and medical emergencies.
So, no lighters for me. I hate the BIC and all the expensive butane ones just make me shudder.
I use matches every chance I get.
What do you use to light up a bowl.

Chasing Embers · Dec 5, 2014

Pipes under $100 I use a Bic. $100-$300 my corona. $300+ matches all the way. I do have a Nimrod that looks like a nut and bolt, but its just for nostalgia.

freakiefrog · Dec 5, 2014

I'm not an "old curmudgeon" by any standards. I am however a stick match guy. Smoking a pipe is (for me anyway)about slowing down and enjoying the experience of the Pipe, the feel of the briar in my hand, the smell of the tobacco as I load it, that first draw, tamping. I'm a microwave dinner and iPhone guy but when it comes to my pipe smoking I want to slow down and take my time. So yea sick matches.
Plus I seem to get a more controlled and even light or char with a match..

schaum · Dec 5, 2014

I used to get Swan matches but they're impossible to find in this area anymore. I can't even find the big strike anywhere kitchen matches, so Old Boy it is and has been for about ten years.

drennan · Dec 5, 2014

I only smoke outside.
Matches are a pain and make litter, zippos taste nasty so I use a butane lighter. For out and about I use a Imco G55 or Corona pipemaster depending upon where I am, at home I use a Pearl bolbo which is fantastic.

warren · Dec 5, 2014

It's all about what works for you and what you're happy with.
I'm uncomfortable with a bunch of "strike anywhere" matches in my pocket. (Although, I'm pretty sure I look really cool when striking a match on my Lees.) The Bics and Zippos just seem more convenient. I've got enough junk in my pockets so I don't need a match case. Lighting my cigarette or pipe and then discarding the match, or holding until cool and putting it in my pocket with the accumulated butts seems . . . well, unseemly. Nothing seemly about stuffing one's pockets with butts either, but that's life!
I get satisfactory lights from lighters, matches, glowing sticks from the fire, candles, etc. Lighters are just handier when out and about. Of course, I'm usually smoking for the nicotine not the ritual. My slow, reflective smoking at home can be fairly frenetic also, lighters are my usual choice of ignition.
I want my pipe! And, I want it now!

billypm · Dec 5, 2014

Bics. Love em.

crpntr1 · Dec 5, 2014

Zippo with pipe insert

crusher47 · Dec 5, 2014

^^^^^^^^

Same here.... Zippo w/Pipe Insert. I do not taste the lighter fluid at all

agnosticpipe · Dec 5, 2014

Inside, 20 year old Savinelli (Corona) soft flame butane. Outside 40 year old Zippo with pipe insert. I am one of those that doesn't taste the fuel either, so I'm happy with what I have.

grouchydog · Dec 5, 2014

Matches until it gets too deep, then Xikar soft-flame. Or a Bic. Doesn't matter much to me other than I obviously don't use my cigar torch.

apiperisdown · Dec 5, 2014

I'll cull none of them. I'm typically outside on the porch with my hounds when I have a pipe so the breeze or lack thereof determines my light. First choice would be matches when I'm able, followed by a Peterson Old Boy clone, then the Zippo with pipe insert. When The cold drives me to the garage I'll try a hemp wick and candle for the first time. (When ravkesef speaks I listen)

crimsonrat · Dec 5, 2014

IM Corona Old Boy or a hemp wick dispenser.

fishfly · Dec 6, 2014

Zippos now that I've had the guts replacde with pipe inserts. Unless I'm driving, then it's a Djeep (Bic-like) and an old, brylon, or cob pipe.

toby67 · Dec 6, 2014

I used to use matches but now I use a Xikar Pipe Lighter (has pipe tools that pull out of the side like a Swiss army knife) or my Zippo pipe lighter. With the zippo if you light it then wait a couple of seconds you don't get the taste of the fluid, (the new fluid makes a difference) but the pipe insert in the Zippo prevents charring on the rim of your nice briar pipes. Also both lighters have lifetime warranty.

crazypipe · Dec 6, 2014

puffdoggie · Dec 6, 2014

Indoors I prefer matches but outside you can't beat a Zippo pipe lighter! :nana:

puffdoggie · Dec 6, 2014

Duplicate post. My bad. 8O

weezell · Dec 6, 2014

Paper book matches in the house. Outside and out and about a BIC, or Zippo Pipe lighter...

mephistopheles · Dec 9, 2014

I've been using paper book matches inside and out. If I could find better matches around here (I despise the green tipped Diamonds) I would be using something else.

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