Lighters vs Matches

[Sweet Home Alabama]

Let’s say matches provide the best smoke. Let’s also add that lighters are more convenient than matches as a general rule.

 

[JKoD]

Crazy talk. You'll end up in a staitjacket, young man.

I much prefer matches when seated or standing. When driving, I like the Zippo. When lying supine in the gutter, say, or when my hands are quivering too much to strike a match, I like Bics or, even better, these here lighters. These feel better in my hand because, apparently, of the round shape. They're easily refillable, but why bother?

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I’ll take a 42R for the jacket size please.

Those are handy lighters… and have to say, I’ve never paid much attention to how any lighter feels in my hand. But, I did prefer lighters before they came with anti-people features.

 

[Humblepipe]

Dupont... I bought it from forum member "EA-6B". I bought it on a whim, but now can not live without it.

 

[JohnMosesBrowning]

I like matches best when the wind's down, but I also tend to relight a light and that means going through a lot of matches. My compromise has been to use two matches to light the pipe (false + true light) and then use either my Zippo with a pipe insert or Kiribi for relights. I prefer the Kiribi, but I've gotten it pretty gunked up and it needs some TLC so I've been using the Zippo almost exclusively of late. (For relights that is).

 

[HawkeyeLinus]

Not mine, but one identical.

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Saw one of these on eBay - supposed to be fully restored and ready to go - for $30 I'm feeling pretty good about it!

This place is so enabling . . . . .

 

[Chasing Embers]

Saw one of these on eBay - supposed to be fully restored and ready to go - for $30 I'm feeling pretty good about it!

This place is so enabling . . . . .

Did it come with a jet probe?

 

[HawkeyeLinus]

Did it come with a jet probe?

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Says "fully serviced with" a jet probe, lol (not even going to take that where I want to), which I'm taking to mean no probe for me!

Is that recommended in your experience!

 

[Chasing Embers]

Says "fully serviced with" a jet probe, lol (not even going to take that where I want to), which I'm taking to mean no probe for me!

Is that recommended in your experience!

The jet can get clogged from time to time and that probe is irreplaceable. I have heard that minute acupuncture needles can be used though. That jet port is like a hair in diameter.

 

[fromsfca]

Kiribi here….I love my DuPont, but to afraid I’d lose it to use it

 

[username]

Just a bic

 

[Jimmy_Jack]

I prefer matches , but use a Kiribi Kenshi as well. Love that little lighter.

 

[MidnightPuff]

I just use the Bic EZ reach lighters for now. I wanna get a zippo with a pipe insert one day.

 

[Rustamgtx]

This lighter I using sometimes and it's have just unbelievable story. This lighter is almost 20 years with me, older in my life is just my wife?
I lost it for 8 years and it was found by my grandmother who came to visit me from another country. She just make a revision with old stuff and find it under the wardrobe. She call me and ask, do i need a small green piece of metal with strange guy face on it. After I came home, I was so surprised her found. The end?