How to light a pipe with a zippo?

[recoilrob]

I have a Dunhill for backup. Back in the late 1990's Dunhill gave away a sterling silver pipe lighter when you bought a pipe. I got two.

 

[ginarose]

It's not a Zippo, but I've found my Ronson to be quite useless when trying to light a pipe. But I've only been doing this for 5 months.

 

[baronsamedi]

I've never used a Zippo for pipes, just butane. I'm a Harry method guy too, and it's just as good a way to pack the pipe as any other. Sounds like you just need to get used to the pipe gizmo on your zippo or use a different primary ignition source.

 

[philip]

I am forced to draw pretty strongly in order to get the flame down into the pipe

Be careful not to pack too tightly. Keep an open draw.
I have never had trouble with my nimrod lighter, but I don't use it much.

My altime favorite is a wooden strike anywhere match.

Strike anywhere matches are becoming hard to find around here. The stores only want to sell safety (strike on the box) matches. So I mostly use a butane lighter.
But I still want one of these:

 

[smokey422]

I use a Zippo with pipe insert and have no problems with relights. I also use Ronsonol fuel and don't have a problem with the taste. I do use Zippo flints. In my experience, the no. 1 good quality of a Zippo is reliability; my Zippo has never let me down. I have an Old Boy here that needs to be sent in for repairs because it is leaking butane badly. It's a wonderful lighter when it works but I was disappointed when it failed me because it cost as much as 4 Zippos. And Zippos are still made in America.
Smokey

 

[jaysin]

I dont have that issue with my zippo but my everyday beataround is a small bowl but it seems no different on my other pipes.

 

[alingeorgia]

Use kitchen matches and strike them on your jeans like it's not the first time you've done it.