Zippo

[sandollars]

I still prefer my 80 year old Nimrod.

The biggest thing I dislike about my Nimrod is the dang thing dries out in just a couple of days. Such a waste of fluid. I use it as decoration only now....

 

[Chasing Embers]

The biggest thing I dislike about my Nimrod is the dang thing dries out in just a couple of days. Such a waste of fluid. I use it as decoration only now....

Same reason my Old Boy is just window dressing for pipe photos.

 

[diamondback]

Apparently you guys don't know this but you can send the lighter in to Zippo and they will send you the old insert plus a pipe insert inserted in the body for free. ?

My secret Santa hooked me up with one of those bad boys. Awesome lighter!

 

[bullet08]

have few zippos. love them. but filling them every 3-4 days gets old really quick. did think about butane insert, but when bic is readily available everywhere.. i like bic. not exactly zippo, but no specific issue using it in wind.

 

[jpmcwjr]

Same reason my Old Boy is just window dressing for pipe photos.

How many Old Boys do you have? I thought you said you dropped it the first day you got it...

 

[jpmcwjr]

have few zippos. love them. but filling them every 3-4 days gets old really quick. did think about butane insert, but when bic is readily available everywhere.. i like bic. not exactly zippo, but no specific issue using it in wind.

If you find a small plastic baggie to slip it into, you may find a longer span between fills. I prefer BICs to Zippos, but I'm a refillable kind of guy.

 

[didimauw]

Yes I sent my Zippo in to have the hinge tightened, and a pipe insert put in. (For free by the way) I have heard of a lot of people that don't use the pipe insert, and just raise the wick slightly. I've been thinking of doing that to mine.

 

[Chasing Embers]

How many Old Boys do you have? I thought you said you dropped it the first day you got it...

Same one, dropped on a linoleum floor the day it arrived and now it won't hold fuel for more than a few hours.

 

[Chasing Embers]

I have heard of a lot of people that don't use the pipe insert, and just raise the wick slightly. I've been thinking of doing that to mine.

Works great!

 

[diamondback]

have few zippos. love them. but filling them every 3-4 days gets old really quick. did think about butane insert, but when bic is readily available everywhere.. i like bic. not exactly zippo, but no specific issue using it in wind.

I hear ya! I’ve been a Bic man. Oh sure, I’ll whip out my little Kiribi Mikazuki when I’m feelin’ fancy. Like when I’m wearing my good camo cap or fresh underwear (Dollar store).

Seriously though, now that I’ve got this cool new Zippo, it’ll be going with me in my pipe bag. It’s a really cool one: “GUINNESS” on the lid and has the three Toucans with the hats on. I truly love that lighter.

 

[saintpeter]

 

[didimauw]

Works great!

What's the flame like? My pipe insert gives me a flamethrower like posted above. I'm hoping the regular insert, with wick slightly raised will be smaller....

 

[BROBS]

you know the wick can be trimmed off with scissors?

I cut the one in my pipe insert down to the bottom of the "hole" in the windguard... flame size is perfect then.

 

[didimauw]

you know the wick can be trimmed off with scissors?

I cut the one in my pipe insert down to the bottom of the "hole" in the windguard... flame size is perfect then.

Yeah I figured it was just wick length

 

[jaytex1969]

So, size IS everything....

 

[saintpeter]

Got it in today. Have a couple some where, but was too lazy to hunt them down. Seeing as how I have no self control or patience to wait for the insert I performed the age old new Zippo ritual.

1. Tear box apart to get to it. Check.
2. Pull guts out to fill. Check.

c3) Put some fluid in it. Check.

1. Put some more in it. Check.
2. Fill further until it runs out over lighter and hand. Check.
3. Set it down to evaporate after putting back together. Check.
4. Take it apart and put it back together with it facing right direction. Check.
5. Crank it one time to see if it sparks. Check.
6. Watch hair on back of hand curl in the ball of flame that engulfs hand and lighter. Check.

Works perfectly.

 

[Ctbill]

I’ve got a few Zippos with both pipe insets and standard inserts. I also bought a butane pipe insert.
I like the Zippo pipe inserts, and you get all things Zippo from it. I don’t really like the butane insert (thunderbird or Zpipe) - might as well just use a Bic or a knock off angled lighter (which I also have and use - mostly for the car). You loose all the “Zippo-ness” with the butane insert...just not the same. The 2-3 second burn removes any fuel taste for me. I get about 10-14 days from a fill, using it for one bowl and a few relights a night, with no special accommodations to the lighter...

 

[Marindas]

I have two Zippos. My first one would only keep fluid for about 5 days. The newer one will last a couple of weeks with occasional use. The new one is one of the brass armored series and has a Mitch tighter fit with the insert. Now it is all I use.

 

[BROBS]

You can also squeeze the case to make the fit tighter if you are losing too much fluid. ? Same with the lid.

zippos pre-1980 are another thing I collected for a while lol. But mainly the slims.

 

[BROBS]

To open another can of worms how about an IMCO lighter where you can pull out the lit “candle” and light your pipe? I’ve got a few of those too.