Thread: Lighters

Originally Posted by kbalch

I too struggled trying to find a lighter or other burning object to use with my pipes, untill I stumbled upon the Corona Old Boy. This is THE pipe lighter I loved my first one so much I bough 2 more "just in case" now I'm just trying to hide them from my wife. I can not say enough about them they are great.

If the catches you and you have to unload one, let me know. I'd really like to get one, but I don't have a good excuse to spend the money on one from a store. But if I was helping out a forum member...

Originally Posted by holli4pirating

If the catches you and you have to unload one, let me know. I'd really like to get one, but I don't have a good excuse to spend the money on one from a store. But if I was helping out a forum member...

If I do get caught I will be sure to let you know

Originally Posted by kbalch

If I do get caught I will be sure to let you know

I was fishing last spring and lost the set screw for the flint. I bought another lighter rather than send mine off and wait for the long process- (I hear it is long and arduous experience to get repairs etc). I cannot say as I have not sent the new one in for screws yet- but i plan on getting as many of the removable parts as possible when i do return it.

Anyway, that is the "old boy" : once you have one you cannot imagine life without it

Originally Posted by Doc

Zippo has a new cigar lighter called the zippo blu its there first move into butane lighters. I will be doing a review on it later in the month!

I have purchased some of these, they are in the mail now. when they get here i'll post pix and a review.

Originally Posted by jockeys

I have purchased some of these, they are in the mail now. when they get here i'll post pix and a review.

review here:
http://straightrazorpalace.com/what-...tml#post307993

Originally Posted by holli4pirating

If the catches you and you have to unload one, let me know. I'd really like to get one, but I don't have a good excuse to spend the money on one from a store. But if I was helping out a forum member...

Holli,

It's not an authentic Old Boy, but Nibo makes something similar, and a friend who has one (who bought it after being jealous of my briar-and-gold Old Boy, which is unfortunately now lost) got a Nibo, which is basically a knock-off of the Old Boy at a fraction of the price. He's been surprisingly happy with it. The chain smokeshops (I can't remember the names) usually have them, and they're available on ebay.

Actually, your post reminded me that I've been desiring a sterling silver lift arm dunhill to replace the Old Boy, which I had forgotten about!

cass

Many people enjoy collecting lighters. I am not a smoker but I like to have lighters or matches handy.

Thanks for the heads up, Cass. I did some poking around via Google, and I found very mixed reviews of the Nibo version.

Seeing this thread pop up reminded me that I still want an Old Boy.

By the way, I came across a version of the Corona Roller that is designed as a pipe lighter. Does anyone know anything about it?

Did anybody already mention evans lighters? they are only good for small cigars or patient people. no good in the wind, small flame not good for pipes (although in a pinch it'll work) what I love is that they hold fuel like nobodies business. I've always hated the fact that zippos just evaporate out all their fuel if let sit a couple of days. pain in the butt. I have an evans that no joke about a year since the last time I used it (again, not great for pipes and not first choice on cigars, but if you smoke cigarettes man get one) and it still lit right up. cool art deco lighters.

oh, another thing on gas lighters and taste affect, in case somebody didn't put it, when lighting a cigar you don't have to puff on it, takes a bit longer but really the right way to do it is to just keep heating and rotating. if you do that, then make the first puff an exhale rather than inhale it will help eliminate flavor contamination.

Red

well, if you want a nibo or other knockoff: do not handle the old boy.

Cass sorry to hear of your loss.