Show off your traditional knife and Lighter

[jec88]

I've just gotten interested in old lighters, specifically for me Zippos. Thought it would be a good idea for a thread showing your traditional knives and edc lighters, Zippos or otherwise?

 

[tongueriver]

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[Bloefield]

Heh heh.

 

[Rsmith_77]

I was considering creating a zippo and knife thread myself
So awesome timing
Still stuck in appointments but hopefully I can get some pics up later

 

[jec88]

I have a well house about a 100 yards from my house. When it gets to around 25 degrees or less, the points in the well don't want to flip over. I'll be taking a shower on a cold morning and once the water in the tank is used up, your out of water, have to go out in the cold and touch the points together. I know I could wire in a light bulb for heat but I just never have. Where I live it only gets that cold maybe a dozen times a year. I have a cinder block inside the wellhouse and coffee can and when it gets to 25 or less I put a candle in the can in the cinder block. The last cold snap, my lighter kept blowing out on me while I was trying to light my candle and that is how I got interested in the zippos.

 

[GmpaJim]

Posted this awhile ago, but I’m im.

 

[afishhunter]

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[Peregrin]

I don't carry a lighter anymore. Quit smoking 30+ years ago. When I did I bet there was a Case knife in my pocket a lot of the time.
Just for kicks.....
From a visit a few years ago.

 

[Rsmith_77]

Just so happens this is what I had in my pockets today for appointments and errands

 

[kamagong]

Here's how to use your knife as a lighter.

 

[5K Qs]

I don't carry a lighter anymore. Quit smoking 30+ years ago. When I did I bet there was a Case knife in my pocket a lot of the time.
Just for kicks.....
From a visit a few years ago.

I didn't know Case had a massive gunboat canoe on their building.
I consider that extremely cool! Thanks for the photo, Gary.

- GT

 

[Barman1]

Not a smoker here either but I always carry some fire around with me, just a boy scout thing I guess.
I gave up on the fluid foolishness years ago and went with butane, in fact I never carried a Zippo with fluid for very long so I'm glad the inserts were introduced.
Every day I have one of these in my pocket.

 

[Old Hunter]

 

[Keyopp]

 

[Rsmith_77]

OMG is that one zippo the LoTR tree of life? Or the boker symbol
Either way... awesome

 

[black mamba]

Keyopp, that's one heckuva collection and great photography, too, thanks for the show!

 

[Will Power]

Recently converted my only Zippo to gaz, now it has the aesthetics and the practicality Formerly, the lighter fuel just used to evaporate- nearly as quickly as my Bourbon...but less constructively

 

[Barman1]

Recently converted my only Zippo to gaz, now it has the aesthetics and the practicality Formerly, the lighter fuel just used to evaporate- nearly as quickly as my Bourbon...but less constructively

Yup, same issue here.
Me being a non smoker and only using the Zippo a couple times a week the liquid fuel would be gone before I got around to using it sometimes.
That, and the leakage leg rashes lol.

 

[Will Power]

Yeah, you more or less have to carry a canister of fuel with you

Does look cool though, this before the 'conversion'

 

[Rsmith_77]

Huh I've never had one leak
And I just realized I keep it in the same pocket as my knife

I have considered looking into butane inserts
I never had one of those before

Edit**
I AM a smoker sooo