Zippo Pipe Lighters...Opinions Please!

[telescopes]

I like it. Some people claim that it makes the tobacco taste of the fluid. I disagree. That generally only happens if you either over saturate your lighter or immediately put the flame to the tobacco. Give it a second or two when you light it and the flame will burn off the excess fluid from general use. (Mind you this will not help an over filled lighter)

Yup. I just did it and it ruined the smoke.

 

[Andre_T]

Yup. I just did it and it ruined the smoke.

Then don’t overfill the Zippo. If you do don’t use it for a bit. Simple enough.

 

[telescopes]

Then don’t overfill the Zippo. If you do don’t use it for a bit. Simple enough.

Duh...

However, sh&t happens from time to time. At least it does for me.

 

[Bassman65]

I have a z-pipe insert also. Only thing I don’t like about it is that it doesn’t always light. Gotta keep clicking it several times. Annoying.

I find the ignition system with the spark wheel on the zippo inserts to light more reliably. I agree though that the small button makes it difficult to use.

Gotta change my tune on the Z-Pipe insert. Once I figured out how to light it, much more reliable. You have to hold the button down just before it sparks for a moment. Then push it all the way down to spark it. This lends to it lighting far more reliably.

With this in mind, although I prefer a flint spark, the Z-Pipe is much better IMHO compared to the zippo butane pipe insert. If only the Zippo insert had a better fuel button.