I have tried a few lighters, But I always go back to my Zippo's. I'll always use a Zippo. Except while Fly fishing or Surf fishing, and oil painting. Then I use a cheap bick lighter. I lose it and who cares. I also keep matches in my truck when all else fails.
Best Refillable Lighter-- Xikar, IM Corona or Peterson?
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I'm the same way Hunter. While I do love my Old Boy, over the years, I've just realized that my Zippo does everything I need it to do and then some. I always pack matches in my pipe travel bag just in case.
If you want a refillable butane pipe lighter then I think an IM Corona Old Boy is the way to go. That said I've got several high end refillable butane lighters that I don't use anymore -- they're too fiddly to keep operating. When I want to use butane I reach for a Bic EZ reach, they work fine till they don't and then they get tossed.
I like my Petersons unless I breathe on them, otherwise Zippo is pretty soft. Never had an IM Corona, will rectify that soon if nothing else just to compare to the Petersons.
I keep a zippo and Im Corona on me at all times. I prefer the Corona, Unless it's INCREDIBLY windy. But otherwise the OldBoy works 90 percent of the time if you know how to block the wind. Old boy is my favorite pipe lighter ever.
This. If money is of no concern in your purchase, go for the IM Corona.
If you really want an I'm corona old boy for less then $100 you will want to wait for ebay to have some up for auction. They don't come up often but every now and then a few people will put um up at the same time an one can be had for a decent price, anything new is gonna be over 100 bucks
Long time Old Boy user here. I sent it back for service last year after over 15 years of service where it’d been dropped on concrete a few times. It’s back strong as ever.
Only “complaint” is that it’s a soft flame so windy days can be problematic.
Only “complaint” is that it’s a soft flame so windy days can be problematic.
I have a Rattray's Grand with a side strike wheel that I love. It's been in continuous use since it's purchase 2 years ago. At $103 it's the middle-class man's rollagas.
I've had several mid-range refillable butane lighters. They're not bad, but they've all crapped out on me. I'm not hard on lighters. The one that has worked since 2007 without needing repair is my IM corona. I use it at home. When I'm out of the house, typically camping or visiting friends, I use a bic. I do have some of the EZ reach long bic lighters for my pipes with deeper bowls.
I use a Peterson Ole boy variant indoors and a copper Zippo outdoors. That combo has not failed me in years.
I can recommend the Croc version from Dollar Tree. I use mine regularly and they are refillable too.
Sorry, I didn't take the refillable requirement into account, but I figured that the Bic is so cheap that compared to the other lighters prices it was somewhat irrelevant. It's nice to know that there are cheaper and also refillable lighters similar to the Bic though. Also, I have nothing against higher priced lighters as I have several, and honestly there are no real substitutes for lighting in a breeze than a Zippo which are quite affordable.
Disclaimer: I've only owned this low-end lighter in the butane category.
But it's worked rather well for me. My first one lasted about 2 years I think...
I bought that first one for $20 I think, it worked well so I got a couple more somewhere for about the same price. I see some of them for as much as $60 on Ebay but I don't know why. The 1st one stopped working and I haven't investigated why yet, just broke out the 2nd one and been using it for a while. It has been reliable and I just keep re-filling.
Found this on a quick search:
But it's worked rather well for me. My first one lasted about 2 years I think...
I bought that first one for $20 I think, it worked well so I got a couple more somewhere for about the same price. I see some of them for as much as $60 on Ebay but I don't know why. The 1st one stopped working and I haven't investigated why yet, just broke out the 2nd one and been using it for a while. It has been reliable and I just keep re-filling.
Found this on a quick search: