Matches / Lighters - Sulfur / Fuel Taste

[smokertruck]

i have been using wooden matches but they have a lot of sulfur as they are for camping -

havent found any others here in toronto-
so ,,, i wish to try lighters -

which are you using that do not impart taste into the tobacco upon lighting up - is there one where the fuel is tasteless ??
thanks

 

[anthonyrosenthal74]

I use my Zippo pipe lighter. Some will say you get a taste and smell of the fuel. But I never get that. If you let it burn a few seconds before lighting the pipe, you're fine.

 

[Wellington]

Shouldn't matter how much sulphur is on the match, when you light it just let the sulphur burn until its just the wood or paper burning . . . also I use a zippo sometimes, and I do get a bit of the fuel taste sometimes but it doesn't bother me and it goes away pretty quick.

 

[petes03]

I normally use matches, and only get a sulfur taste when I don't let the match burn long enough before lighting the tobacco. I also use a Zippo with no issues, as well as a Bic lighter.

 

[lqjones]

I love my IM. Huge tank and rarely need refilling. A little pricey.

 

[masterpython]

You could get one of these and go old school.
http://www.leevalley.com/en/wood/page.aspx?p=64338&cat=1,230,41182

 

[cosmicfolklore]

...or a hot coal with a pair of tongs, but you have to be careful not to burn the rim. :D
My issue with matches is that when smoking outside, it takes like a whole box before I can get one to the pipe rim before it goes out. I only use my Zippo now. I have never tasted the fuel.

 

[mortonbriar]

matches, i just wait till the sulfur is burnt.

You could try a maginfying glass if you have time on your hands and a dry baccy.

 

[rcstan]

If I use kitchen matches or the cardboard ones, I can taste them; I rarely use matches, usually only when the lighter is out of butane. If I plan to smoke by the shore, or in a high wind area, then the Zippo is a must, however I DO get a taste of fuel on the first light, even from the low odor stuff in the black can.

The Xikar uber-refined butane seems fairly odorless, and the Dunhill lighter does its' job just fine, except in the aforementioned situations.

 

[smeigs]

I know some people are picky when it comes to this stuff.. Some people only use matches, some people only fancy lighters... I personally use whatever I have. I have never noticed a difference when I use either. To each their own I suppose but I just use anything that will get my pipe lit haha!

 

[cigrmaster]

All my lighters use highly refined butane and I never get a taste from it. Matches are too much work and my Zippo I only use in windy conditions.

 

[tarak]

I use zippo pipe lighter, zippo fuel. No taste issues.

 

[shortyeastcoast]

@Iqjones
What's an IM ?

 

[lqjones]

Sorry about that, the IM Corona lighter.

 

[lqjones]

Should have specified the IM Corona Old Boy. I used to have a Colibri lighter shaped/sized like a pen. Awesome for pipe smoking, but I could never get them to last very long.

 

[saltedplug]

I've always used matches for pipes and don't taste the sulfur. While with pipes matches do just fine, with cigars I prefer a torch for the extra amount of tobacco.