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Post by Plainsman on Apr 14, 2022 19:02:12 GMT -5
Nothing lights a bowl quite like a wooden match for me.
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Post by puffy on Apr 14, 2022 19:15:25 GMT -5
Bic
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Post by Silver on Apr 14, 2022 19:31:09 GMT -5
Bic
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Post by Zach on Apr 14, 2022 19:51:50 GMT -5
Chose butane lighter because that's what I use most often these days but I've also gone years with only using wooden matches and keep several boxes around for when I make the switch again. Bic lighters.
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Post by Rattlesnake Daddy on Apr 14, 2022 20:43:09 GMT -5
When the wind is calm, a wooden match. Otherwise I typically use my Zippo with a pipe insert.
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Post by roadsdiverged on Apr 14, 2022 21:05:04 GMT -5
I prefer matches when I'm just lounging on the porch or in the yard. The majority of my pipes are smoked when I'm walking the dog or driving and a Bic is just easier.
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Post by Professor S. on Apr 14, 2022 21:46:34 GMT -5
Ever since Ronv69 turned me towards the Thunderbird insert for my Zippo, I've been using it and only grabbing a Bic when I don't feel like reaching in my pocket. I didn't feature it in my photos, but every seat in the Stag & Sickle (a total of 6) and the pool table is set up with its own cell phone charging cable (I got a bunch of 3-in-1's, good for USB-C, USB-mini, and Apple), ashtray, pipe tool, lighter, pipe cleaners, and cigar cutter. If I'm at work or on my feet, I use the Zippo. If I'm sitting or throwing darts, it's a Bic. FWIW, the Thunderbird insert Ron recommended really is a game-changer. It's not windproof, but it does a darned fine job. I could not be more pleased with mine. |
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Post by Ronv69 on Apr 14, 2022 22:07:38 GMT -5
Ever since Ronv69 turned me towards the Thunderbird insert for my Zippo, I've been using it and only grabbing a Bic when I don't feel like reaching in my pocket. I didn't feature it in my photos, but every seat in the Stag & Sickle (a total of 6) and the pool table is set up with its own cell phone charging cable (I got a bunch of 3-in-1's, good for USB-C, USB-mini, and Apple), ashtray, pipe tool, lighter, pipe cleaners, and cigar cutter. If I'm at work or on my feet, I use the Zippo. If I'm sitting or throwing darts, it's a Bic. FWIW, the Thunderbird insert Ron recommended really is a game-changer. It's not windproof, but it does a darned fine job. I could not be more pleased with mine. Happy to be of use. |
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Post by william on Apr 14, 2022 22:42:38 GMT -5
Butane. Quick, clean, easy....
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Post by Legend Lover on Apr 15, 2022 4:15:57 GMT -5
9/10 times it's a wooden match. If I'm out and about, I'd bring a lighter, but that's a very rare occasion for me.
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Post by Goldbrick on Apr 15, 2022 8:25:28 GMT -5
Bic
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Post by trailboss on Apr 15, 2022 13:22:59 GMT -5
I like the match, I am able to light the tobacco more precisely, and the temperature is far below what butane and lighter fluid produce. Specifically, I like the cactus quill Maya matches, as after you light your pipe, what is left to drop on the ground is pretty much invisible and will decompose quicker than a wooden match stick.
A Zippo in the wind, I always have a bic for backup.
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Post by rastewart on Apr 15, 2022 16:45:42 GMT -5
... Specifically, I like the cactus quill Maya matches, as after you light your pipe, what is left to drop on the ground is pretty much invisible and will decompose quicker than a wooden match stick.
Meanwhile I almost always use a Zippo (regular fuel version) with a pipe insert. The sacred fire intrigues me, but I mostly smoke on my commute, and it might be awkward to bring it in the car. |
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Post by trailboss on Apr 15, 2022 18:02:44 GMT -5
... Specifically, I like the cactus quill Maya matches, as after you light your pipe, what is left to drop on the ground is pretty much invisible and will decompose quicker than a wooden match stick.
Meanwhile I almost always use a Zippo (regular fuel version) with a pipe insert. The sacred fire intrigues me, but I mostly smoke on my commute, and it might be awkward to bring it in the car.I bought a boatload of them when it was 70 cents for 10 boxes with free shipping from HEB in Texas, sadly, they no longer carry them. pipesmagazine.com/forums/threads/maya-matches-cactus-quill-match-review.55546/This is just stupid...I guess that stupid, is trying to reign in stupider. www.ebay.com/itm/383785046179?chn=ps&mkevt=1&mkcid=28 |
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Post by Ronv69 on Apr 15, 2022 18:30:37 GMT -5
I always liked Mexican matches. They were easier to light and burned better. They used to be everywhere but I haven't seen them in years.
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Post by cigrmaster on Apr 16, 2022 15:11:59 GMT -5
I have a number of IM Corona Pipemasters that I use exclusively. I have a couple of Old Boys as well but the Pipemasters hold more fuel and they have a longer tamper. So far I have had no issues with the electronic ignition. My oldest Pipemaster is around 7 or 8 years old and it still works great.
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Post by Ronv69 on Apr 16, 2022 15:32:13 GMT -5
I have a number of IM Corona Pipemasters that I use exclusively. I have a couple of Old Boys as well but the Pipemasters hold more fuel and they have a longer tamper. So far I have had no issues with the electronic ignition. My oldest Pipemaster is around 7 or 8 years old and it still works great. I have an old Pipemaster that has the side lock and no tamper. |
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Post by trailboss on Apr 16, 2022 15:45:08 GMT -5
I always liked Mexican matches. They were easier to light and burned better. They used to be everywhere but I haven't seen them in years. Within a few years ago HEB had them, I created a new account giving me free shipping, so I bought a big box of them at incredibly cheap prices. The shipping had to have costed them more than what I paid for them. A lot of other people in the pipe community jumped on that bandwagon, probably why they no longer offer them online.😉 |
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Post by johnlawitzke on Apr 16, 2022 18:23:11 GMT -5
I voted butane as I use my Old Boy the most often. However, I also really like my Zippo but don’t use it around my wife as she’s hypersensitive to the smell of Zippo fuel.
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Post by turbocat on Apr 16, 2022 23:46:12 GMT -5
I mostly use a Jetline Proto cheapo refillable butane pipe lighter. I occasionally use matches as well and would more often if I didn't keep running into matches that smell rather harsh lately. I have a "nice" butane lighter, a Peterson, one of the ones that is similar to an Old Boy and it's a great lighter, but the size of the filler on the bottom is just slightly smaller than any other lighter I have had and it's impossible to re-fill it with butane without it spraying out around the filler about equal to going into the lighter, which annoys me, so I don't use it often.
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Post by chasingembers on Apr 17, 2022 4:14:15 GMT -5
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Post by unclebernie on Apr 19, 2022 11:16:13 GMT -5
Peterson pipe lighter. Made in Japan. Quality through and through. Totally reliable, exceptionally well-made and holds more butane than an IMS Corona Old Boy. For outside in wind a Zippo pipe lighter.
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Post by Baboo on Apr 19, 2022 14:10:11 GMT -5
If you're asking what we light up our pipes with, for me it's usually a Bic or match... same for cigars (but sometimes w/butane). Strong butane torch flames for neither.
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Post by terrapinflyer on Apr 19, 2022 14:35:21 GMT -5
Bic.
The bow drill became inconvenient.
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Post by Silver on Apr 19, 2022 19:10:47 GMT -5
Bic. The bow drill became inconvenient. Hard to carry in a pocket. |
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Post by chasingembers on Apr 20, 2022 0:31:38 GMT -5
Bic. The bow drill became inconvenient. Hard to carry in a pocket.  |
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Post by chasingembers on Apr 20, 2022 0:35:21 GMT -5
Oh, wow!
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Post by terrapinflyer on Apr 20, 2022 16:29:43 GMT -5
#oldschool.
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Post by pepesdad1 on Apr 20, 2022 17:38:55 GMT -5
Like ChasingEmbers...Beattie Jet Lighter (yay)  |
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