Butane quality

[Chasing Embers]

thinking about Pipemaster)

Their piezoelectric striker is finicky.

 

[jpmcwjr]

As to reliability, I don't think you can beat an Old Boy.

As to windy conditions, there are better options. but up to 7-8 knots or a bit more, with some shielding you can do just fine with one.

 

[happy_lunter]

Their piezoelectric striker is finicky.

Yeah, I know. The design, however, looks much more convenient for creating that wind shield with your second hand, similar to how you’d do it with Bic.

 

[happy_lunter]

As to reliability, I don't think you can beat an Old Boy.

As to windy conditions, there are better options. but up to 7-8 knots or a bit more, with some shielding you can do just fine with one.

Well, I guess, I am yet to learn that special shielding technique. The lever with the cap quite often seems to come in the way of my thumb, so that ,more often than not, by the time I form a shield the striker wheel needs to be rolled again.

 

[sardonicus87]

Bics are more resilient to wind for two reasons. One, they use more fuel and two, the nozzle is shrouded by a windshield rather than completely exposed.