A Lighter That Isn't Useless?

[blueeyedogre]

I just picked up a Peterson "old boy " style. I got it for 30% off at my local B+M so the deals can be found.

 

[dochudson]

I have about 18 months on this Xikar Scribe.. zero problems and perfect functional design.

 

[jerwynn]

I had two Jetline lighters that were gorgeously packaged, looked luxurious and felt absolutely solid... and were total pieces of crapshtgargbageworthlesspoopieturdballs. Another lighter I would NEVER EVER get near again.

 

[voorhees]

I've had good luck with Vertigo lighters. I received 2 free when I purchased bulk. Lasted over two years for a free lighter. The newer one is working well to. I'd like to buy an Old Boy, but its low on the priority list.
http://www.pipesandcigars.com/lighters/76532/vertigo-puffer-lighter/

 

[shutterbugg]

If you smoke indoors a BIC or a match works fine. Anything more expensive is pure vanity.
If you smoke outdoors, a Zippo is the ONLY efficient way to get a pipe lit.
There you have it.

 

[jpmcwjr]

If you smoke indoors a BIC or a match works fine. Anything more expensive is pure vanity.

I have a no name ten buck lighter off of Amazon that's refillable, so less expensive over time than BICs. Not at all wind proof.

If you smoke outdoors, a Zippo is the ONLY efficient way to get a pipe lit.

I have very decent luck with both matches and BICs outside, just to show how mileage varies. It does require a lot of shielding with hands and any handy nearby walls or other barriers.

 

[ravkesef]

For dependability, as others have said: the good old BIC. If you have no small children or other short people around, remove the safety clip. Also, the DJEEP is right up there for reliability. Again, remove the safety clip. That said, I have a host of butane lighters going up the ladder from the Xikar Scribe (previously mentioned,) to Vertigos to an Old Boy, and everything in between. I've been successful with all of them. Ditto for the Zippo with pipe insert, and the Zippo with butane insert. When I'm at my desk, I keep a smoker's candle going, and use a beeswax impregnated hemp string. These are intended for weed pipes, but they work just as well on tobacco, and they're the coolest flame out there. When I'm working on my deck, the Zippo will withstand a fairly tough breeze.

 

[tennsmoker]

I have used a lot of different lighters in my 40+years of pipe smoking. Now, it is Bic in the car and matches in office at home and outside. I just use long kitchen matches and cup my hands around the bowl. Works.

 

[iamn8]

Awww come on! Drop 10k on a diamond encrusted DuPont. I hear the fire is golden

 

[cigrmaster]

I jack the flame up on my IM Corona Old Boy and it does pretty darn well in the wind. For an extra 10.00 you can buy the best pipe lighter in the world, why cheap out?

 

[shutterbugg]

If you smoke indoors a BIC or a match works fine. Anything more expensive is pure vanity.
I have a no name ten buck lighter off of Amazon that's refillable, so less expensive over time than BICs. Not at all wind proof.
If you smoke outdoors, a Zippo is the ONLY efficient way to get a pipe lit.
I have very decent luck with both matches and BICs outside, just to show how mileage varies. It does require a lot of shielding with hands and any handy nearby walls or other barriers.

If I was immortal I might go with a refillable butane lighter over a BIC, but since my time on earth is finite, I'd rather not spend it refilling and changing flints when there's a cheap alternative. There are no disposible Zippos so, no choice there.
Because of airline restrictions, when I travel I buy a BIC and/or grab matches from a restaurant when I land. I do manage to get my pipe lit outdoors with them but not without having to search out shelter from the breeze, do a lot of shielding/cupping, and repeatedly firing up the lighter or striking match after match after match. Pipe smoking is supposed to be relaxing, and that rirgormorole is anything but!

 

[jpmcwjr]

Diff folks; diff strokes! Lighting in a moderate breeze doesn't faze me, unless it's my last match.
Many airlines will tell you: No matches or lighters in luggage, BUT carryon O.K. So you may be able to take along your Zippo.

 

[buckaroo]

Slide lighter fm crapmart or ghetto gas stations near you.

 

[mikestanley]

My Zippo has made it through TSA as a carry on several times. Orlando and Canton/Akron.
Mike S.

 

[pipesmokingtom]

Wanting nice things isn't simply vanity. Sometimes I like things that aren't disposable.

 

[jpmcwjr]

Last week I even made it to and fro Toronto with a BIC and a Xicar and a couple boxes of matches. (restaurant type, not kitchen!) Your carrier's mileage may vary.....
And per Tom's message, I will admit I am in the vein of being vain, if some possessions make it so.

 

[ophiuchus]

I like to keep a couple Djeep lighters around. They're as reliable and long-lasting as the venerable Bic, but you can still adjust the flame. Back when they still had flame-adjust dials and no childproof devices, Bics were the best of the disposable lot.
I still like Zippos best. Regular or pipe insert, the brass models retain fluid much longer (in the order of days) than the steel models.

 

[sailortodd]

I wrote about my new z-pipe insert in a favorable light a few days ago, but I have to take back what I said. I used it less than 2 weeks before the piezoelectric sparker died on it. I put the original Zippo standard insert back in my case and have been using that. Just emailed Zippo asking if they sold the pipe lighter insert, as I don't want to part with it for the months it would take to send back to the states through the military mail system, get converted then make its way back to me through the military mail system. They don't sell them, but they're happy to send me one. Awesome! Zippo may be my new favorite

 

[ssjones]

Yep, Zippo is the best. My issue is I can't suck the flame down into the pipe very easily from the Zippo pipe insert. The T-bird has a cap on one side,so the flame can only go down (vs the open on both ends Zippo, where the flame goes away from the bowl). When lighting with the fuel pipe insert, I always feel like I'm drinking an extra thick milkshake thru a coffee stirrer. I tried making my own one side cap, with a piece of beer can, but it didn't stay in place.

 

[alexnc]

i have a Kiribi Ohgi and a Corona Old Boy - both are great. The Kiribi needs a touch of machine oil on the cap - but I've had that one longer. Can't go wrong with either. The old boy seems to have an edge - but it's a briar and it may be mental. The Kiribi is a metal body - fragile appearancewise. Anything in the pocket with it will dent it if you're not careful. The old boy seems to have a stronger strike - that may be good flints vs cheapo flints. We'll see soon.