Reliable Soft Flame Pipe Lighters

[Browntrout on a 2 wt]

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My 3 month old Xikar Resolute lighter turned into a butane welding torch with 3” flame after 3 months of gas guzzleling use and paint didnt last after careful storage in a dedicated hip pocket .
Had high hopes for reliability but……
Sent Xikar a memo , don’t dare let out their phone number to speak to anyone to dicusss what they will do about it . They did send me a case number. Awwww
Is it back to matches ?

 

[Morrison Jeremiah]

An old boy with a chrome finish is you answer here. Cant get better IMO

 

[FurCoat]

Zippo. Mine is solid brass with a pipe insert. Never lets me down.

 

[Browntrout on a 2 wt]

Thanks for your reply , just concerned flints are easy to loose, a pain to install but will give one a try. When I called P&C Nicole in Customer service spoke highly of them . Cheers

 

[litup]

The flints couldn't be any easier to install in an IM Corona. If you can wind a watch, you can change a flint.

 

[litup]

Hell, if you can get through to customer service at P&C, you can change a flint in an IM Corona blindfolded I bet.

 

[Chasing Embers]

A Beattie jet lighter.

 

[solideogloria86]

I recommend the Kiribi. It's an old boy style made in Japan. Very high quality and reliable.

 

[AcesAndEights]

I’ve been using one of these for about a year now. Carry it in my pocket. Not too careful with it. Fills easily. Changing flints is no problem. So far so good.

 

[blackpowderpiper]

I use a Zippo pipe lighter primarily, followed by a Bic followed by the sometime use of matches.

 

[J-Evverrett]

On the high end, I love my butane corona lighters. Can’t beat them, and I’ve tried quite a few over the years. Also, any of the old nimrods if you can find them, for a liquid fuel. Normally, I use a bic running around though.

 

[didimauw]

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I’ve been using one of these for about a year now. Carry it in my pocket. Not too careful with it. Fills easily. Changing flints is no problem. So far so good.

Never understood lighters with the striker mechanism like that one. Gotta use the left hand? So wierd and awkward to me.

 

[Sweet Home Alabama]

Lotus pipe lighter has an adjustable flame, $29

 

[Browntrout on a 2 wt]

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I’ve been using one of these for about a year now. Carry it in my pocket. Not too careful with it. Fills easily. Changing flints is no problem. So far so good.

Who is the vendor please

 

[Browntrout on a 2 wt]

A Beattie jet lighter.

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Serious machine looks indestructible circa? 1950’s ? Available todays world?Thanx

 

[Chasing Embers]

Serious machine looks indestructible circa? 1950’s ? Available todays world?Thanx

1940s-1960s

Often found unused with the jet cleaning probe on ebay.

 

[peteguy]

I use a Jetline pipe lighter and have for about 3 years. Initial cost as $40 and $9.95 plus shipping one way for the warranty replacement 3 months ago. I gave up and went with a lifetime warranty product. It will cost me $15 and two weeks without a lighter everytime it stops working.

 

[AcesAndEights]

Who is the vendor please

I bought mine at a local B&M. I think you can find it on Amazon. And I strike it with my right hand. Not clumsy at all. It sparks no matter which way you spin the wheel.

 

[captpat]

I’ve found the following to be reliable, prices vary —

Old Boy
Pipemaster
Rollagas
St DuPont Ligne 2
Kiribi

i use a Zippo with a pipe insert when outside, butanes can be fussy in the wind

 

[Chasing Embers]

On the high end, I love my butane corona lighters. Can’t beat them, and I’ve tried quite a few over the years. Also, any of the old nimrods if you can find them, for a liquid fuel. Normally, I use a bic running around though.

I've got a couple of IM Coronas but they're practically useless in the mildest of breezes. Out of the lot, the Zippo and Beattie are the most used.