what lighter do you carry??

Zippo for me. Been dependable for the last 25 years. I've owned several in that time period.
Scott
 
Unsub said:
I have a couple nice zippos but since I am a nonsmoker they are always empty when I need them. Since i have been upgrading the EDC recently i have been checking out some nicer lighters and one of the most recommended by the cigar forums who really know their lighters is the not very expensive Ronson Jetlite.
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They are available at some WallMarts in the US so i had a good buddy track one down for me and when it gets here I will give it a quickie review.
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I've got one of those, CVS sells them too. If I remember right, it was less than $10 & replaced my $20 or 30 something stormproof butane torch one that I lost.. It's been more reliable & is less fickle about exacly how much fuel is in it.
 
Lighters! Just laid most of mine out. I do like the fancy pancy butane lighters, but I always carry a Bic or two in the kit for back up. I really like the little peanut lighters and my son will get one in his Christmas stocking:D They make great PSK-Stuffers:thumbup: Similar to the peanuts, the "metal matches" hold their lighter fluid really well.

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ROCK6
 
Hey ROCK, which version of the peanut do you have? I saw 2 on countycomms website. One was 11 bucks, and one was 5...
 
j williams said:
Hey ROCK, which version of the peanut do you have? I saw 2 on countycomms website. One was 11 bucks, and one was 5...
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The first one I picked up had the rounded bottom (couldn't stand up). The second version has the flat bottom so it can stand up...this is the one to get; but, it the other's are on sale, they're not bad, actually the same thing but they can't stand up on their own.

ROCK6
 
:thumbup: Cool. I ordered the flat bottom one. I think I will snag a few of the round ones while they are cheap.
 
j williams said:
Oh you guys SUCK!:o

I went to order me a peanut lighter from county comm, and ended up with 60.00 worth of little items and paracord.......Countycomm gets me every time!!!!:rolleyes:
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LOL. I know the drill also.

I have couple of their Imco lighters and a Zippo. The Imco takes a few tries to light while the Zippo almost always lights first time, but the Imco holds its fuel longer. A few Bics live in my survival kit with the strike anywhere matches, ferro rod and Army issue fire starter (also from Countycomm).
 
zman308 said:
Here are some of the lighters I carry. (not at the same time)

Zippo camper: The old standard, rugged, reliable but fuel evaporates over a short period of time. (about two weeks)

Bic: Cheap, reliable, light but can easily be damaged.

Austrian from County.com: Cheap, rugged, reliable and holds it fuel twice as long as the Zippo (three to four weeks)

Peanut from County.com: Cheap, rugged, ignition system could be frail but holds its fuel forever because of the rubber O ring seal.

Collibri Extreme: Expensive, rugged, really hot flame, great "coolness" factor but an absolute pain in the A@@. Tempermental, I have had to disassemble and clean mine twice. Will light up on the first try and then shut down for a short period of time.

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I have one of these Colibris too. Where was yours made?

With mine its very fickle. If you adjust everything just right, it works like a charm, lights every time. I never touch the alt adjuster because once I mess around with it the lighter will stop working well.
 
Pilot1 said:
LOL. I know the drill also.

I have couple of their Imco lighters and a Zippo. The Imco takes a few tries to light while the Zippo almost always lights first time, but the Imco holds its fuel longer. A few Bics live in my survival kit with the strike anywhere matches, ferro rod and Army issue fire starter (also from Countycomm).
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i have always had the reverse....the imco does not last as long as my zippo...
 
ROCK, are you planning on opening up your own surplus/outdoors store or something? :D
 
dougo83 said:
ROCK, are you planning on opening up your own surplus/outdoors store or something? :D
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Just anticipating that'll I'll be supplying the grandkids down the road:D You the old Army adage: One is minus one; two is zero; three is one...always have to have a few backups:D

ROCK6
 
langston302 said:
i have always had the reverse....the imco does not last as long as my zippo...
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Maybe I expressed it wrong. I meant that if the Imco is left in storage, unused over time it holds the fuel longer than the Zippo. If I let my Zippo sit, it usually needs to be refilled. I think the Zippo does hold more fuel, so if your saying it last longer lit, I would agree.
 
Just a heads up on the ronsons they are a great deal under 4 bucks at the local wally world .I use them daily but I Did have an acident with one in the way of dropping it in a puddle over night (no i didnt notice lol).Ever since it has given me nothing but trouble it will light but not without alot of paying around with it. Tried everything to dry it out even filling it up and burning all the fuel out in long sperts .Rain and other light water exposer should be fine as far as I can tell just dont dunk it 4 very long or at all if it can be helped .Hope this helps .Enjoy
 
I'm a bic fan. It's hard, because I dislike anything disposable, but the bics just work and are cheap and light enough to have a bunch of them around.

I wish that there was something durable, not shiny, not ridiculously hard to fill or maintain, and not expensive- that would give me exactly what a bic does (flint, basic flame) while allowing a small torch flame option, too. That would be great for flame marking and little hot spots I need to generate in the shop without going and grabbing the mapp torch (which is often overkill)
 
I carried a Zippo for over 35 years, and was a fan. But it got old after a while, and now I carry a Bic. No more red burn splotches on my leg from overfilling, no more going to light my pipe and its out of fuel, no more fiddling with flints.

I'm a bit anal when it comes to details, so I tend to keep detailed maintance records, and I date things. The Bic I have in my pocket right now was dated on 10 June when I bought it. I smoke a pipe a couple times a day, and I use the bic alot. it still has about a 1/4 supply of fuel in it. Goes for months under daily pipe lighting use. My Zippo needed refueling every few days. If its windy, I hold my hat over my pipe and lighter, works fine. compared to a Bic, the old Zippo is too heavy, too unreliable, too much a PITA.

A few years ago my better half and I went on a rain forest trip in Costa Rica. All the guides used 12 inch Tramontina's, a sak in a belt pouch, and Bic lighters to start campfires. If a Bic is good enough for Costa Rican jungle, it ought to work just about everywhere.
 
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