Which Luxury Lighter?

[Puffaluffaguss]

That's a very nice lighter, but at a higher price point then my old dunhill unique lighter. I mean mines not new but still kinda pricy for a zippo "type" lighter. But why not if you got it like that.

 

[Professor Moriarty]

That's a very nice lighter, but at a higher price point then my old dunhill unique lighter. I mean mines not new but still kinda pricy for a zippo "type" lighter. But why not if you got it like that.

$32 on Amazon. No way is it more expensive than anything with DUNHILL written on it.
You can order it direct from China for half the price, but you gotta wait a couple of months to get it.

 

[woodsroad]

IM Corona all the way, Fauxponts second for cheap and heavy lighters that work.

That is a great moniker for the Chinese knockoff DuPonts!
I have maybe five different ones, and to date they have been absolutely reliable, even the one that stays in the car year-round (until it needs a refill, then it gets swapped for a different Fauxpont).

 

[woodsroad]

My enjoyment of smells like hot metal, welding, certain liquid fuels, and other solvents likely contribute.

That's why I fill my Zippo with Hoppes #9!

 

[Chasing Embers]

That's why I fill my Zippo with Hoppes #9!

I've gotten to where I like naphtha in mine.

 

[woodsroad]

Toss in some ATF fluid with that naptha, and a bit of acetone.

 

[upnorth1]

I only use my older (1995) brass Zippo with a butane pipe insert or matches.

 

[jpmcwjr]

That is a great moniker for the Chinese knockoff DuPonts!
I have maybe five different ones, and to date they have been absolutely reliable, even the one that stays in the car year-round (until it needs a refill, then it gets swapped for a different Fauxpont).

I wish I could claim authorship! I have four, but recently got lazy and just use BiCs.

 

[woodsroad]

I wish I could claim authorship! I have four, but recently got lazy and just use BiCs.

We keep a couple of BICs in the cars, and I do end up using them, but I prefer having a smaller flame. What happened to adjustable BIC-type lighters? Does anyone make them anymore? What I'd really love to have is an infrared pipe lighter.

 

[Puffaluffaguss]

We keep a couple of BICs in the cars, and I do end up using them, but I prefer having a smaller flame. What happened to adjustable BIC-type lighters? Does anyone make them anymore? What I'd really love to have is an infrared pipe lighter.

Infrared or some way to manipulate a bright led and a small magnifying glass type contraption. I'm sure it would take some practice but that's what cobs a garbows are for. After you get the hang of such a device, one can control heat intensity and dispersion. I don't know maybe I'm crazy lol.

 

[Professor Moriarty]

My enjoyment of smells like hot metal, welding, certain liquid fuels, and other solvents likely contribute.

"I love the smell of napalm in the morning!"

 

[jpmcwjr]

Infrared or some way to manipulate a bright led and a small magnifying glass type contraption. I'm sure it would take some practice but that's what cobs a garbows are for. After you get the hang of such a device, one can control heat intensity and dispersion. I don't know maybe I'm crazy lol.

As seen on TV? I am half aware of a device that may do that. I FF through commercials except when I am half asleep.

 

[Chasing Embers]

"I love the smell of napalm in the morning!"

So do I. Ask kids we made it with gasoline and Styrofoam cups.

 

[Chasing Embers]

What I'd really love to have is an infrared pipe lighter.

No way to draw them down into a chamber. They work well for cigarettes and cigars though.

 

[DotAndBang’sPipes]

In my experience this is an easy answer: IM corona old boy 100%. And, by the way, I don’t think I’ve ever read or heard that Kiribi was more durable than IM Corona lighters,,. Reading that in the comments above was a first for me.

 

[Chasing Embers]

In my experience this is an easy answer: IM corona old boy 100%. And, by the way, I don’t think I’ve ever read or heard that Kiribi was more durable than IM Corona lighters,,. Reading that in the comments above was a first for me.

I dropped an Old Boy and it cracked the fuel chamber. The repair cost would've been the same cost as a new lighter.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Toss in some ATF fluid with that naptha, and a bit of acetone.

 

[woodsroad]

I dropped an Old Boy and it cracked the fuel chamber. The repair cost would've been the same cost as a new lighter.

I dropped an old gal and they were able to fix the hip. Medicare covered the entire bill.

 

[Chasing Embers]

I dropped an old gal and they were able to fix the hip. Medicare covered the entire bill.

How much was the floor repair?

 

[woodsroad]

Since the linoleum pattern was no longer available, they bought me a new house:



This one has a lot more room, and came with some nice patio furniture and a foot bath.