Tired of Cheap Lighters!!

D

dizzydog

Maturing Primate
Can someone please reccomend something good.

I cant seem to get a lighter to last me more than about 10 smokes. I purge it when I refill and still, all these non name brand torch lighters keep dying on me.

I just picked up a Firebird by Colibri @ Walgreens for $9 so we will see if this is any better but im bummed it does not have a way of showing how much fuel is left.

Whats a GREAT lighter for under $30?
 
The only lighter I have used that never fails is the Xikar Executive

lighter504.jpg


More info can be found here
http://xikar.com/product_lighter_executive.asp#

and a link to purchase can be found here.
http://www.cigarmony.com/store/index.php?cPath=48_74
 
You can't beat the Xikar guarantee. They have a two-flame version under $50. If I ever lose the Dupont I have, I'll get this one.
 
I've been having issues with my cheap-o torch going out...the xicar looks nice but I wish it had a fuel window.
 
I had some probs with several lighters, and some wise person told me that the crappy fuel i was filling them with was the problem. Hmmmmm. I tried better fuel, and have been having better luck with them now... The huge can of King fuel (i think - have to double check tonight) was about 6 bucks, is triple refined, blah blah blah. I also tried the Colibri, but it was about triple the price....

I use a z-plus insert for zippo case, works well, but small tank. :ss
 
Get a Blazer lighter.

They last and last and hold a ton of fuel. They will never let you down.
 
I've gone through some various types of blazers and pulled out my old Zippo and put in a butane insert.

Works great...every time

Roscoe
 
I'm pretty tired of torch lighters myself, tough to see the flame in daylight, and impossible tell how much fuel is left. I was leaving the house with the torch, and a bic. What's the point?
 
I feel your lighter pain. I went through tons. I got a Jim Beam Zippo and put the insert in it. Worked like a champ. I had that thing going for 1 year until I broke it, not the lighter fault, I dropped and stepped on it. Got another insert and that works like a champ as well.
 
dizzydog said:
Can someone please reccomend something good.

I cant seem to get a lighter to last me more than about 10 smokes. I purge it when I refill and still, all these non name brand torch lighters keep dying on me.

I just picked up a Firebird by Colibri @ Walgreens for $9 so we will see if this is any better but im bummed it does not have a way of showing how much fuel is left.

Whats a GREAT lighter for under $30?
Click to expand...

that's my go go to lighter there...and my girl managed to steal it from me.. :(
Back to the Ronson from Walmart!
 
dizzydog said:
Can someone please reccomend something good.

I cant seem to get a lighter to last me more than about 10 smokes. I purge it when I refill and still, all these non name brand torch lighters keep dying on me.

I just picked up a Firebird by Colibri @ Walgreens for $9 so we will see if this is any better but im bummed it does not have a way of showing how much fuel is left.

Whats a GREAT lighter for under $30?
Click to expand...


It sounds like possibly you've got your flame adjusted too high, or are over toasting the foot when you go to light...possibly?

I have a Colibri Firebird that I picked up at a local stoner shop (the only place that was open on a Sunday that had torch lighters) and I've honestly never had a better lighter. I have a Colibri Quantum series, which is problematic beyond belief, but this cheap 10 buck Firebird has been my staple car lighter for god knows how long.



http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.1368

Those are amazing. With that triple flame, I can light a 60+ rg stick in under ten seconds of burn time. You just have to be very careful to turn the flame down as low as it will burn, because those things really are powerful enough to disfigure a penny.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top