Any Recommendation for a Decent Lighter Under $60?
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I use a Bic most of the time. But, since I can afford what I want, I sometimes fritter away some moneys for what I want as opposed to what will simply "do the job." I can buy a cheap car or enjoy heated seats, steering wheels, etc. That's what money is for I believe. Once you can afford, and if you might enjoy something more than basics ... spend it. Buy the things you simply like, enjoy the heft of, the workmanship, ethereal stuff, bling, whatever.
My family is well provided for so, I won't have my discretionary moneys simply sitting around collecting interest. I'm past having to drink cheap cognac, drive basic vehicles, smoke cheap cigarettes, buy cheap hats, or restrict myself to cheap briar. I'm enjoying my successes. I'm way closer to the end than the beginning. I've earned the right to even waste money should I feel the urge.
My family is well provided for so, I won't have my discretionary moneys simply sitting around collecting interest. I'm past having to drink cheap cognac, drive basic vehicles, smoke cheap cigarettes, buy cheap hats, or restrict myself to cheap briar. I'm enjoying my successes. I'm way closer to the end than the beginning. I've earned the right to even waste money should I feel the urge.
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I have an Old Boy, a Nimrod, a Trench lighter, a few Zippos, and a few others. After a few decades of smoking, I just use a Bic the majority of the time. I'm still trying to figure out how people burn themselves with them.
I have both of these lighters. They work well and come with a pipe tool attached
https://www.pipesandcigars.com/p/xikar-resource-ii-lighter-lighters/1501953/
https://www.cigarsinternational.com/p/colibri-pacific-pipe-lighter/2009766/
https://www.pipesandcigars.com/p/xikar-resource-ii-lighter-lighters/1501953/
https://www.cigarsinternational.com/p/colibri-pacific-pipe-lighter/2009766/
Cap'n, I've managed to avoid burning my fingers by tilting the pipe 45° towards the lighter, but even so, the ubiquitous Bic of the unadjustable flame just charred the rim of my brand new churchwarden. :x
Not the strongest analogies, if I may be so bold. There are 101 things that can go wrong with a cheaply made pipe, car, etc... even clothes for that matter. But a lighter simply needs to provide a flame to light your pipe tobacco, and my £1.50 example does that every bit as well as a £700 Dupont.
Oh, and my address book never needs batteries, never crashes or malfunctions. And if I lose it it cost me a couple of pounds to replace :D
Sounds like you're holding the flame to the pipe for too long. Here's one of the oldest in my collection bought in '91, and purchased twenty years before using anything other than Bics and Zippos.
Yeah, or maybe it's got something to do with the pipe's finish. FWIW, I can hold the Bic for several seconds to my Vauen Basic and the rim won't notice. :?
When I was in Germany, I took two pipes, the Vauen and a cob, and used nothing but matches and a Bic (prolly the same Bic I used to-day). The cob got a scorched rim; the Vauen might as well be made of asbestos.
When I was in Germany, I took two pipes, the Vauen and a cob, and used nothing but matches and a Bic (prolly the same Bic I used to-day). The cob got a scorched rim; the Vauen might as well be made of asbestos.
Well, during my European tour, I was doing precisely what you were doing in that photo, and I did burn by thumb. Guess I hadn't learnt to keep drawing for a few seconds after you withdraw the flame; I stopped drawing and the flame went up—OUCHERS!
Weeks later, watching a video from The Bremen Pipesmoker, I saw that he uses a Bic and does tilt the pipe to avoid burning his thumb. I picked up the habit.
That usually happens when you hold the pipe at a downward angle when lighting it, especially with bent pipes. At least, that's how I charred my cobs.
When lighting, make sure the rim is parallel with the ground. Some also suggest to apply saliva to the rim, which will evaporate during lighting and somewhat protect the rim from charring.
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