Pipe lighter - Page 2

jjmitchem · 12-24-2014, 07:27 AM

I've had a bunch of torch lighters for cigars and butane for pipes but I love my old zippo that was given to me years ago - the secret is the fluid

Only use the Zippo brand fluid in the black can. Let it burn for a couple of seconds and then light. No taste.

All of my other lighters are in drawers and my good torch lighters are in bug out bags

I have the Zippo pipe insert but since I smoke both I just use the standard insert

The.Sheepdog · 12-24-2014, 07:33 AM

Just got a new Vector soft flame lighter. The wind puts it out! Back to the zippo!

The.Sheepdog · 01-02-2015, 07:17 PM

Vector butane. Click it and you get hard flame for cigars. Release the bar and it goes to soft flame for pipes. close it to turn it all off. I like it so far. No hard flames for my pipes any more!

The.Sheepdog · 01-12-2015, 02:00 PM

Xikar Pipeline new toy. Up to eight lighters so far. Only two soft flame tho. Hope this is an end of collecting lighters.

Subvet642 · 01-12-2015, 09:27 PM

I use paper matches. The mechanics are more natural to me than wood matches and with a smaller flame, I don't scorch the rim.

The.Sheepdog · 01-13-2015, 06:39 AM

Im an engineer by mindset and education Darren. I like toys!

Subvet642 · 01-13-2015, 09:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The.Sheepdog

Im an engineer by mindset and education Darren. I like toys!

Oh, I like toys, too. It's just that as one rotates a butane flame through an arc downward, even while pulling on the pipe, it would seem difficult at best to avoid burning the rim. I'm kinda anal retentive, myself. Fortunately, the wife is too.

MarkinAZ · 01-13-2015, 10:14 AM

On days of no wind or a very gentle breeze on the patio, it is the big box of Diamond Kitchen Matches.

And for a little variance (sometimes used more than the DKM), I use a disposable BIC. Has a soft flame and you really can't ask for anything more...

The.Sheepdog · 01-13-2015, 10:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Subvet642

Oh, I like toys, too. It's just that as one rotates a butane flame through an arc downward, even while pulling on the pipe, it would seem difficult at best to avoid burning the rim. I'm kinda anal retentive, myself. Fortunately, the wife is too.

This is butane but is not a butane hard blue flame. It is a yellow soft flame! I can adjust the flame as small as I want and it does not burn the bowl.

Just like a bic I guess only cooler! Look up Xikar Pipeline and see. Purty!

Subvet642 · 01-13-2015, 07:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The.Sheepdog

This is butane but is not a butane hard blue flame. It is a yellow soft flame! I can adjust the flame as small as I want and it does not burn the bowl.

Just like a bic I guess only cooler! Look up Xikar Pipeline and see. Purty!

Yes, they are, and I just may get one for GP; you see, I'm an evil cigarette smoker, too.

Langod · 01-15-2015, 02:14 PM

I use one of 3

A Xikar single flame torch for windy-ish days, that I also use for cigars
A Beattie Jet Lighter that I rescued form Ebay.
Or a Zippo Pipe Lighter that was part of a special purchase on another forum that has a bunch of miscreants like here. The Badger is tthier logo.
(BTW the trick to Zippos "taste" is to let it burn for a second or two before applying to the pipe.)

MarkinAZ · 01-15-2015, 02:18 PM

Nice looking Zippo Jim

The.Sheepdog · 01-15-2015, 02:19 PM

I just ordered the Im Old Boy pipe lighter. The Xikar is a supposed copy. What I notice is that the Xikar will not hold a lot of gas. (small tank?) It also likes to start off the flame at a bit high for me.

I never hear anything bad about the Old Boy. Xikar's seem to dislike me I think!

ApexAZ · 01-15-2015, 02:41 PM

I've been using the IMCO G77R and they work great. Cheap, effective, refillable. Doesn't break the bank if it gets lost.

12-24-2014, 07:27 AM	#21
jjmitchem Adjusting to the Life Join Date: Dec 2009 First Name: Jim "Chappy" Location: Ft Campbell Posts: 445 Trading: (3)	Re: Pipe lighter I've had a bunch of torch lighters for cigars and butane for pipes but I love my old zippo that was given to me years ago - the secret is the fluid Only use the Zippo brand fluid in the black can. Let it burn for a couple of seconds and then light. No taste. All of my other lighters are in drawers and my good torch lighters are in bug out bags I have the Zippo pipe insert but since I smoke both I just use the standard insert __________________ "I'm not ashamed of anything whatever that I do, and I don't feel that smoking makes me ashamed, and therefore I mean to smoke to the glory of God." - Charles Spurgeon

12-24-2014, 07:33 AM	#22
The.Sheepdog I Need More Pipes! Join Date: Nov 2014 First Name: Bill Location: Central Florida Posts: 313 Trading: (0)	Re: Pipe lighter Just got a new Vector soft flame lighter. The wind puts it out! Back to the zippo!

01-02-2015, 07:17 PM	#23
The.Sheepdog I Need More Pipes! Join Date: Nov 2014 First Name: Bill Location: Central Florida Posts: 313 Trading: (0)	Re: Pipe lighter Vector butane. Click it and you get hard flame for cigars. Release the bar and it goes to soft flame for pipes. close it to turn it all off. I like it so far. No hard flames for my pipes any more!

01-12-2015, 02:00 PM	#24
The.Sheepdog I Need More Pipes! Join Date: Nov 2014 First Name: Bill Location: Central Florida Posts: 313 Trading: (0)	Re: Pipe lighter Xikar Pipeline new toy. Up to eight lighters so far. Only two soft flame tho. Hope this is an end of collecting lighters.

01-12-2015, 09:27 PM	#25
Subvet642 Bilge Rat Join Date: Nov 2009 First Name: Darren Location: Torpedo Room Bilge Posts: 2,997 Trading: (13)	Re: Pipe lighter I use paper matches. The mechanics are more natural to me than wood matches and with a smaller flame, I don't scorch the rim. __________________ *"Man's mind is his basic tool of survival. Life is given to him, survival is not." -John Galt*

01-13-2015, 06:39 AM	#26
The.Sheepdog I Need More Pipes! Join Date: Nov 2014 First Name: Bill Location: Central Florida Posts: 313 Trading: (0)	Re: Pipe lighter Im an engineer by mindset and education Darren. I like toys!

01-13-2015, 10:14 AM	#28
MarkinAZ Formerly MarkinOR Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Mark Location: Sun City West, AZ Posts: 6,221 Trading: (40)	Re: Pipe lighter On days of no wind or a very gentle breeze on the patio, it is the big box of Diamond Kitchen Matches. And for a little variance (sometimes used more than the DKM), I use a disposable BIC. Has a soft flame and you really can't ask for anything more... __________________ "Don't worry, God will work out His plan for your life..." Psalm 138 8

01-15-2015, 02:14 PM	#31
Langod NH Masshole Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Jim Location: Londonderry, NH Posts: 257 Trading: (3)	Re: Pipe lighter I use one of 3 A Xikar single flame torch for windy-ish days, that I also use for cigars A Beattie Jet Lighter that I rescued form Ebay. Or a Zippo Pipe Lighter that was part of a special purchase on another forum that has a bunch of miscreants like here. The Badger is tthier logo. (BTW the trick to Zippos "taste" is to let it burn for a second or two before applying to the pipe.) __________________ Jim

01-15-2015, 02:18 PM	#32
MarkinAZ Formerly MarkinOR Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Mark Location: Sun City West, AZ Posts: 6,221 Trading: (40)	Re: Pipe lighter Nice looking Zippo Jim __________________ "Don't worry, God will work out His plan for your life..." Psalm 138 8

01-15-2015, 02:19 PM	#33
The.Sheepdog I Need More Pipes! Join Date: Nov 2014 First Name: Bill Location: Central Florida Posts: 313 Trading: (0)	Re: Pipe lighter I just ordered the Im Old Boy pipe lighter. The Xikar is a supposed copy. What I notice is that the Xikar will not hold a lot of gas. (small tank?) It also likes to start off the flame at a bit high for me. I never hear anything bad about the Old Boy. Xikar's seem to dislike me I think!

01-15-2015, 02:41 PM	#34
ApexAZ Wandering aimlessly Join Date: Oct 2011 First Name: Brian Location: Sonoran Desert Posts: 1,299 Trading: (10)	Re: Pipe lighter I've been using the IMCO G77R and they work great. Cheap, effective, refillable. Doesn't break the bank if it gets lost.

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