Zippo Lighters
- Thread starter athomas2
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Right.
pretty much, but it's not an issue unless you absolutely need the fluid insert for some reason.
Yes there is a soft flame insert with butane for the Zippo. It is made by Vector KGM. You can get it here http://www.tobacco-barn.com/p-7881-thunderbird-lighter-insert-by-vector-kgm.aspx .
They even have one with a pipe flame. This turns the Zippo into the most versatile lighter available. You can get the standard gas flame, the Blazer insert with torch, the butane soft flame and the pipe flame.
This makes it very worthwhile buying one nice Zippo -and, boy, are there nice Zippos- and then change it according to the occasion.
Till
They even have one with a pipe flame. This turns the Zippo into the most versatile lighter available. You can get the standard gas flame, the Blazer insert with torch, the butane soft flame and the pipe flame.
This makes it very worthwhile buying one nice Zippo -and, boy, are there nice Zippos- and then change it according to the occasion.
Till
chupacabrah
Gorilla
i have a ronson jrtlite, a triple flame butane from taboo, AND reg zippo. i never had bad taste from zippo, i just like the butane better bc it lights faster:tu
uncballzer
aka Silky
I found a ronson soft-flame butane at the local Smoker Friendly. It was only like a buck and change. Works great for my pipes! (it's not the windproof ronson).
wharfrathoss
old man down
the new zippo fuel is much better as far as taste goes-shoot, even w/the old fuel, just let the flame burn for a few seconds 1st-i use the new one for my pipe all the time & have yet to taste anything fuel like
I just added a the Blazer Z insert to my old circa 1960's zippo. The insert was fueled with zippo fuel and it's worked flawlessly so far.
Alows me to put an old friend back to work again. I can recall when You HAD to have a zippo to light your cigarettes in High School. Or You were just not cool. LOL!!
It is kinda neat to be carrying my old zippo again after so many years of sitting in a drawer.
FN in MT
Alows me to put an old friend back to work again. I can recall when You HAD to have a zippo to light your cigarettes in High School. Or You were just not cool. LOL!!
It is kinda neat to be carrying my old zippo again after so many years of sitting in a drawer.
FN in MT
Sames Reincarnated
Young Ape
I used a Zippo to light my stogies for a while before I got a torch. Just had to wait a few seconds until I actually did start the lighting process.
I have a feeling that if you used a zippo for a while, you may just be used to it. By no means is my opinion an end-all on this subject, my experience is...from the perspective of a torch-user...when I have had to borrow a lighter and it was a zippo, I did indeed taste the fuel...even when I didn't touch the flame to the cigar. And not only did I taste it upon the light and few subsequent starter puffs, I tasted it throughout the whole cigar. It wasn't slightly noticable, it was very noticable. I have many friends that use zippos, though, and swear they taste nothing. So my experience could be unique. I'll stick with a torch though.
And as an aside, Iv'e seen the ronsson torches before. They work fine, but you may want to consider using a cleaner butane on your next clean-up. It's not very much more than the ronson fuel, and you'll get longer use out of the lighter.
Happy smoking!
(and I do love zippos, too...just not on my cigars.)
And as an aside, Iv'e seen the ronsson torches before. They work fine, but you may want to consider using a cleaner butane on your next clean-up. It's not very much more than the ronson fuel, and you'll get longer use out of the lighter.
Happy smoking!
(and I do love zippos, too...just not on my cigars.)