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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2017 20:01:16 GMT -5
That one would be able to reach down into the bowels of a Boswell Grizzly pipe...lol
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Post by bonanzadriver on Aug 7, 2017 21:46:40 GMT -5
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Post by That Falls Guy on Aug 8, 2017 16:48:37 GMT -5
If it was from China, hope it doesn't blow up on you while in your pocket!
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Post by duffer on Nov 11, 2017 13:35:49 GMT -5
I travel with a Zippo and a bic. Outdoors usually the Zippo. In my office I use a Vector and a scribe. I love the Scribe but the capacity sucks.
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Post by GRUMPY on Nov 11, 2017 14:01:57 GMT -5
Works for me, indoors and out!
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Post by peteguy on Nov 11, 2017 14:12:03 GMT -5
Surprised nobody mention the Nimrod Sportsman. It has the wheel and flint for spark. The wheel is on the long side so you can move it around and even use your thumb or palm if you want.
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Post by balticbriar on Mar 14, 2019 13:06:30 GMT -5
Late to this post, but two I have used, and don't have to worry about losing when out and about. The Crocs Handy Lighter, or the Gibson original lighter. The Gibson is even refillable. Either one only cost less than $2.
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Post by Legend Lover on Mar 14, 2019 13:16:29 GMT -5
Late to this post, but two I have used, and don't have to worry about losing when out and about. The Crocs Handy Lighter, or the Gibson original lighter. The Gibson is even refillable. Either one only cost less than $2.
That's what I use. Not the greatest in windy conditions, but great for getting into the bowl.
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Post by sperrytops on Mar 14, 2019 13:39:43 GMT -5
Kiribi, or an old Dunhill cigarette lighter.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 14, 2019 13:42:57 GMT -5
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Post by Mac on Mar 14, 2019 14:56:19 GMT -5
Kiribi, or an old Dunhill cigarette lighter. Yep, or an IM Corona Old Boy, or one of the "tribute" S T Dupont lighters from China @ $25 a pop. (eBay) They are quite large and heavy, which may or may not be a negative. All of the above require just one flip of the wheel. In other words, nothing need be held down, which can be a pain with arthritic or weak digits.
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Post by Baboo on Mar 14, 2019 14:57:35 GMT -5
Match and Bic...
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Post by PhantomWolf on Mar 14, 2019 15:17:48 GMT -5
I have a dozen of these lying about. I use plain old Bic lighters as backups.
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Post by smellthehatfirst on Mar 14, 2019 15:54:07 GMT -5
Kiribi, or an old Dunhill cigarette lighter. It's this. My hands are arthritic as hell and any lighter design that requires me to hold a button with any finger is a pain in the arse.
Your classic roller-type flint lighter is far and away easier to use. There are options in any price bracket, depending on your feelings about fluid. - For fifteen bucks, you can get a Zippo pipe lighter. (Or you can mail any Zippo you have lying around back to Bradford, PA and they'll tighten the hinge and give you a pipe insert for free.)
- For fifty bucks, you can get a used Dunhill Rollagas in working condition. Here is a link to a trustworthy seller of fully repaired/refurbished Dunhills.
Installing a pipe valve on a Dunhill is quite expensive, but you don't really need one. They work just fine as a pipe lighter using the standard, upright valve.
- For a little more, you can get a used S. T. Dupont "Ligne 1," but you don't want one -- it costs more to install a pipe valve than it does to buy the lighter. (Unlike a Rollagas, a Ligne 1 without a pipe valve is rather difficult to use.)
- At eighty bucks, you can get a Peterson knockoff of a classic Dunhill Unique.
www.smokingpipes.com/accessories/lighters/moreinfo.cfm?product_id=107311
- In the $100 bracket, there's I.M. Corona, a famed lighter maker with a nicer knockoff of the Dunhill Unique
www.smokingpipes.com/accessories/lighters/moreinfo.cfm?product_id=2886
Over $100, there's an embarrassment of options. Dunhill, Davidoff, S.T. Dupont, I.M. Corona, and Sillem's all make "luxury" lighters with a variety of patterns and precious metal platings.
The point is: there's no reason to suffer with a dime store fireplace lighter. All of the things I've just listed will keep the flame going without holding a button down.
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Post by monbla256 on Mar 14, 2019 16:05:33 GMT -5
Dunhill Unique. I've had mine for over 40 years (the older fuel model) and it's worked flawlessly with minimal effort on the spark wheel. Spend $300.00 now ( Sterling model) and never have to buy another lighter!
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Post by sperrytops on Mar 14, 2019 16:35:01 GMT -5
Kiribi, or an old Dunhill cigarette lighter. It's this. My hands are arthritic as hell and any lighter design that requires me to hold a button with any finger is a pain in the arse.
Your classic roller-type flint lighter is far and away easier to use. There are options in any price bracket, depending on your feelings about fluid. - For fifteen bucks, you can get a Zippo pipe lighter. (Or you can mail any Zippo you have lying around back to Bradford, PA and they'll tighten the hinge and give you a pipe insert for free.)
- For fifty bucks, you can get a used Dunhill Rollagas in working condition. Here is a link to a trustworthy seller of fully repaired/refurbished Dunhills.
Installing a pipe valve on a Dunhill is quite expensive, but you don't really need one. They work just fine as a pipe lighter using the standard, upright valve.
- For a little more, you can get a used S. T. Dupont "Ligne 1," but you don't want one -- it costs more to install a pipe valve than it does to buy the lighter. (Unlike a Rollagas, a Ligne 1 without a pipe valve is rather difficult to use.)
- At eighty bucks, you can get a Peterson knockoff of a classic Dunhill Unique.
www.smokingpipes.com/accessories/lighters/moreinfo.cfm?product_id=107311
- In the $100 bracket, there's I.M. Corona, a famed lighter maker with a nicer knockoff of the Dunhill Unique
www.smokingpipes.com/accessories/lighters/moreinfo.cfm?product_id=2886
Over $100, there's an embarrassment of options. Dunhill, Davidoff, S.T. Dupont, I.M. Corona, and Sillem's all make "luxury" lighters with a variety of patterns and precious metal platings.
The point is: there's no reason to suffer with a dime store fireplace lighter. All of the things I've just listed will keep the flame going without holding a button down.
I've got some similar problems with my hands and the Dunhill is the easiest for me to use.
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Post by Baboo on Mar 14, 2019 16:37:04 GMT -5
SOFT FLAME... anything beyond match and Bic is luxury and unnecessary expense, imo.
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Post by Legend Lover on Mar 14, 2019 17:07:09 GMT -5
SOFT FLAME... anything beyond match and Bic is luxury and unnecessary expense, imo. when there's no wind a match is hard to beat.
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Post by That Falls Guy on Mar 14, 2019 17:42:14 GMT -5
I switched from Bic Lighters to Clippers for one simple reason.....the Clipper Lighters are refillable. And they work very well.
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Post by blackmouth210 on Mar 14, 2019 18:06:49 GMT -5
SOFT FLAME... anything beyond match and Bic is luxury and unnecessary expense, imo. We are pipe smokers. Because it's a "Luxury" is never a good enough reason to NOT buy something. And an "unnecessary expense"? Many of us passed the "unnecessary expense" stage about 100 pipes ago. πππ
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Post by flybypipe on Mar 14, 2019 18:58:36 GMT -5
+1 LOL!
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Post by Baboo on Mar 14, 2019 19:19:30 GMT -5
SOFT FLAME... anything beyond match and Bic is luxury and unnecessary expense, imo. We are pipe smokers. Because it's a "Luxury" is never a good enough reason to NOT buy something. And an "unnecessary expense"? Many of us passed the "unnecessary expense" stage about 100 pipes ago. πππ I have many high-end overkill flame throwers, yet reach mostly for tried n true match or Bic... more than adequate to light bowls of very vintage Bell's Three Nuns and the like. Expense is hardly an issue here, but lighters just ain't my bag anymore.
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Post by blackmouth210 on Mar 14, 2019 19:30:01 GMT -5
We are pipe smokers. Because it's a "Luxury" is never a good enough reason to NOT buy something. And an "unnecessary expense"? Many of us passed the "unnecessary expense" stage about 100 pipes ago. πππ I have many high-end overkill flame throwers, yet reach mostly for tried n true match or Bic... more than adequate to light bowls of very vintage Bell's Three Nuns and the like. Expense is hardly an issue here, but lighters just ain't my bag anymore. Got it. I thought maybe we had a piper who only made sensible purchases. That would have been almost like finding a unicorn. ππ
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Post by puritana on Mar 14, 2019 20:38:24 GMT -5
The cheap Ronson butane pipe lighter I got at walmart is pretty simple, reliable, and refillable.
That, or a bic or kitchen matches.
I have a few zippos from when I smoked cigarettes, someday I may contact them and get pipe inserts.
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Post by roadsdiverged on Mar 14, 2019 21:38:34 GMT -5
Matches are my favorite followed by the Ronson pipe lighter from Walmart. Next on the list would be a bic and lastly my zippo.
No fancy lighters here, maybe one day. I'm happy with matches.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 15, 2019 11:18:24 GMT -5
Matches are out of the question for memi as I stated before, don't have the hand control, and they are totally worthless with any kind of wind.
I started this topic on lighters because of that reason.
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Post by Dramatwist on Mar 15, 2019 11:27:35 GMT -5
I recently purchased an IM Corona Pipemaster. I am slowly getting used to it, after using nothing but wooden matches for 48 years.
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Post by Mac on Mar 15, 2019 13:26:13 GMT -5
Kiribi, or an old Dunhill cigarette lighter. It's this. My hands are arthritic as hell and any lighter design that requires me to hold a button with any finger is a pain in the arse.
Your classic roller-type flint lighter is far and away easier to use. There are options in any price bracket, depending on your feelings about fluid. - For fifteen bucks, you can get a Zippo pipe lighter. (Or you can mail any Zippo you have lying around back to Bradford, PA and they'll tighten the hinge and give you a pipe insert for free.)
- For fifty bucks, you can get a used Dunhill Rollagas in working condition. Here is a link to a trustworthy seller of fully repaired/refurbished Dunhills.
Installing a pipe valve on a Dunhill is quite expensive, but you don't really need one. They work just fine as a pipe lighter using the standard, upright valve.
- For a little more, you can get a used S. T. Dupont "Ligne 1," but you don't want one -- it costs more to install a pipe valve than it does to buy the lighter. (Unlike a Rollagas, a Ligne 1 without a pipe valve is rather difficult to use.)
- At eighty bucks, you can get a Peterson knockoff of a classic Dunhill Unique.
www.smokingpipes.com/accessories/lighters/moreinfo.cfm?product_id=107311
- In the $100 bracket, there's I.M. Corona, a famed lighter maker with a nicer knockoff of the Dunhill Unique
www.smokingpipes.com/accessories/lighters/moreinfo.cfm?product_id=2886
Over $100, there's an embarrassment of options. Dunhill, Davidoff, S.T. Dupont, I.M. Corona, and Sillem's all make "luxury" lighters with a variety of patterns and precious metal platings.
The point is: there's no reason to suffer with a dime store fireplace lighter. All of the things I've just listed will keep the flame going without holding a button down.
Great compendium! I'd only add another look at the "FauxPonts" for about $25.00. I have several of the Ligne 1 copies, and I don't use or want an angled flame. Solid and weighty. For walking around I put a lighter lighter in the pants pocket.
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Post by smellthehatfirst on Mar 15, 2019 14:21:39 GMT -5
I recently purchased an IM Corona Pipemaster. I am slowly getting used to it, after using nothing but wooden matches for 48 years. I have one of these. The piezo ignition is both reliable and very tidy. However, I cannot abide holding a button down long enough to light my pipe.
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Post by Legend Lover on Mar 15, 2019 17:51:45 GMT -5
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