What Is Your GoTo Lighter?

[philobeddoe]

I have used an IM Corona Pipemaster for several years now and could not be more pleased with its performance.

 

[gamzultovah]

DUDE, why did you have to post this! Now I have a new obsession ;-) That is a great looking vintage lighter. LAD ignited, pun intended. This and maybe a Faux-Pont as someone coined them, I think it was jpmcwjr.

Last I looked, there was a working Maruman GL-67 on eBay for $60.00. Not bad all things considered. Sorry for the LAD, but that’s what happened to me when I saw this lighter. ?

 

[daveinlax]

I have a some very nice lighters at hand but these two have traveled with me most of the time. ?

 

[vates]

LAD ignited, pun intended. This and maybe a Faux-Pont

You guys are enablers. I've just ordered meself a nice-looking Faux-Pont

 

[jojoc]

Maruman GL-67View attachment 6157

So what flints do you use on this? I really like the look of this lighter

 

[gamzultovah]

I didn't coin it, but have used it a bunch of times.

And, yeah, what a gem. Can you, gamzultovah, tell us more?

I'll tell you more about the lighter from my perspective as the history of the Maruman is readily available online and I don't want to bore you. This lighter (and many like it from Maruman) turns up quite often on eBay; although they are almost never in working condition. This particular model (GL-67) is very easy to operate with just one hand and when you're out in public, it gives you that cool James Dean, Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson look when you do the entire motion just right.

When you find a Maruman lighter you can guarantee that the seal around the filler valve will be worn out. This is an easy $55.00 fix though, if you send it off to ARS (Authorized Repair Services) in Hendersonville, NC.

Other than that the flame is soft, the lighter is reliable and it has the look and a feel I really enjoy.

 

[gamzultovah]

So what flints do you use on this? I really like the look of this lighter

Right now I'm using plain old Zippo flints from Walgreens.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Right now I'm using plain old Zippo flints from Walgreens.

Do you have to have a particular fill valve on the butane or does the universal one fit?

 

[gamzultovah]

Do you have to have a particular fill valve on the butane or does the universal one fit?

The universal stem doesn’t quite fit and I have to use an adapter. A small price to pay to enjoy using it.

 

[Elric]

Ever since my Corona Old Boy got stolen (along with a Stanwell Bulldog, leather pipe cleaner holder and no-longer-made Columbia tobacco pouch), I just use a Bic.

 

[Casual]

I use a Corona Old Boy. Usually a bit pricey, but I found one just sitting on a table, along with a Stanwell bulldog, leather pipe cleaner holder, and a Columbia tobacco pouch.

 

[smokiespipesmoker123]

Kiribi Kabuto Black Nickel

 

[anotherbob]

zippo or matches. Never a bic.

 

[PaulTheScandinavian]

this thread got me intrigued in Chinese knock off Dupont lighters so I went ahead and ordered one for a try,of course gold colored,,lets wait and see,,I don't expect too much ,

 

[jpmcwjr]

Paul- Look forward to your comments. I think you'll be happy.

 

[coyja]

I have two IM Corona Pipemasters, a gold plated one with my last name engraved if I want to feel fancy, and the matte black one for the pocket. I kind of love how the matte black wears away and you get to see the brass underneath.

 

[PaulTheScandinavian]

Paul- Look forward to your comments. I think you'll be happy.
[/QUOTE Jpmcwjr, to be honest, it was Your person back then who gots me interested in those heavyweight and bulky lighters,Lol

 

[jpmcwjr]

jpmcwjr, to be honest, it was Your person back then who gots me interested in those heavyweight and bulky lighters,

And it was Dan (woodsroad) posting about it that got me going.

 

[dino]

The Xikar Resource II is my go-to evertday lighter.

 

[McBragg]

I use Zippos for everything. I have a butane pipe insert in one and a butane torch insert(for cigars) in the other. I use them everyday. The butane inserts work well with the right butane.

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