favorite "cheapie" torch

I got mine at DealExtreme.com - $2.87 shipped.
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.1456

You need a paypal account, and they take 2 weeks to arrive from Hong Kong.

While you are there add to my request for them to carry additional Aomia products.

The black colored part is a rubber-like plastic or a very hard rubber of sorts.
 
Hopefully there can be some Club Stogie effect and you all can help me to convince DX to carry some additional Aomai products. Take a gander at some of these:
http://www.aomaismoking.com/aomai/en_027.htm
http://www.aomaismoking.com/aomai/en_018.htm
http://www.aomaismoking.com/aomai/en_021.htm
http://www.aomaismoking.com/aomai/059-mm-en.html


Oh and Nibo recently introduced some nice ones.
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The Lambo one is selling in the $20 price range currently but should drop when more vendors start to carry it.


Because of the huge pressure the many Chinese Lighter manufacturers are putting on the market, Colibri's Firebird line has been putting out good stuff lately too. Although the high dollar Colibri lighters are unreliable junk in my experience; I have had some Firebird ones work well for years. I really like this one and they retail for around 15 bucks. There are other nice ones that retail in the $10 price range.
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thanks for the link txmatt.

too bad about the 2 week wait though, would be better if an online shop in the US would start stocking some Aomai products, i have heard only good things. even better if it was a cigar related company :ss
 
bazookajoe said:
Picked up this "tabletop" model for a little under $5 - as functional as it is ugly, but I just keep it in the garage with my cooler...

http://www.harborfreightusa.com/usa/itemdisplay/displayItem.do?itemid=42099
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picked one of these up the other day on your recommendation-sweet little deal, wish i had one when i was partying a few years back!-i'm looking for someone w/a lathe to turn a replacement cover for the orange pipe-figure it'll work great camping this summer too, cigar/grill/lantern/campfire lighter all in one-you can adjust it so it has a soft flame too-thanks for the tip joe:)
 
Chalk another one up for the Ronson from Wally World. I payed less the $4 for it and have used it for a few months without any problems. It lights every time, and I don't worry if I drop it. It used to be all black finished, but it's been used and abused and I love it!

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When I saw this thread, I thought I'd recommend the $24.95 Rhino lighter I just got from heartfeltindustries.com, but since that is a cheap lighter to me, I guess I won't recommend anything as I see the discussion is about lighters that cost about 80% less than that.
 
croatan said:
I just ordered one. I'm really curious to try this company's products out. Thanks for the legwork, Matt.
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Ok, just got my Aomai in today. I like the feel of the rubber and the overall look of the lighter. Used it to fire up a Fonseca 1. Works great, hot flame, seems like a heck of a deal.
 
my ronsan is acting up latley. if I don't have the flame jacked all the way up, it's a no fire. I'm looking for a cheap dual or tripple flame
 
I picked up a few of the Ronson's some time ago at wal-mart and have been pretty surprised by them. They function great and have worked EVERY time I've used them.
 
[OT] Loki said:
my ronsan is acting up latley. if I don't have the flame jacked all the way up, it's a no fire. I'm looking for a cheap dual or tripple flame
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I had that happen with one of mine. Cured it by hitting the orifice and spark wire areas with some canned gas. There was quite a bunch of junk that the gas cleared out.
 
IME you can get lots of Bargains on lighters but cheap fuel is a waste of your time and money.

I don't care if it's a 4dollar Ronson, $6k solid gold Dupont or the Chinese made freebie I just got from JR's. Use 5x's+ Refined Butane like the Lava or Vector brands. Your lighters will last longer and you wont impart any dirty butane flavors into your fine smokes.

So far my JR freebie is kicking ass and if it last longer then two years I'll be amazed.
 
Ronson, hands down. I've started carrying mine instead od the Colibri I bought when I first started smoking. :ss
 
The Walmart here doesn't carry Ronson lighters... anyone know if they are available somewhere online?

Sorry if this is too off-topic, but I haven't owned a torch lighter as yet, so I haven't got anything useful to contribute...
 
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