Thread: Lighters: Your Weapon of Choice

My fav lighter goes PING!.
Like Lynn said....

I use a butane Xikar to light my cigars

I use old fashioned strike on the box Diamond Brand kitchen matches to light my pipes and cigars.

I have owned a few colibri that all sucked. I recently bought a Xixar on Lynn's advice and it has been solid

New Colibri = terrible
Old Colibri = awesome

Can't get butanes to work after a few refills. I went back to Zeepos, er, ah, Zippos. They work every time for pipes or cigars.

I've got an old Zippo circa 1986, bought for me buy my first "real" girlfriend, but I hate the taste it imparts to anything. Plus it was always a PITA; out of fluid, or over filled and giving me a chemical burn, but nothing in between. Even worse, I've found that under the right wind conditions, that freaking flame could swirl around and give one heck of a burn!
I've been thinking of taking up a pipe, but, man oh man, I gotta get me one of those "Old Boys" first. That is one gorgeous lighter.... I can't believe I'm contemplating buying a $100.00 lighter... I mean there is nothing like a $1.25 Bic for pure reliability and functionality, but style?.... that Old Boy IS style! but how the heck would I explain that one to SWMBO?

i only smoke clove cigarettes.. so nothing fancy for me.. small bic.. unless there is a beautiful woman in the smoker's lounge.. then i ask her for a light.

Originally Posted by vthomlinson

i only smoke clove cigarettes.. so nothing fancy for me.. small bic.. unless there is a beautiful woman in the smoker's lounge.. then i ask her for a light.

And that is the real way to do it!

I use a strike anywhere kitchen match to light my Vulcan Hart gas stove then toast my cigars and light them.

It's a bear to carry around what with having to drag the gas line and all but a real conversation piece.

Zacsdaddy