pipe lighter question
An83031pc
I'm just wondering what type of lighters you all would recommend for pipes.
What do you use? Or do you use matches? What do you use at home as apposed to
when you are at work or otherwise away from home. If you use a lighter, which
one have you found to be the best for pipes? I want to purchase a pipe lighter
and I am confident that you all will lead me towards the perfect lighter for
me.
George
DRROCKMPLS
praises high enough!
Away from home - IMCO Pipe lighter. Inexpensive (~$10) refillable & so far
reliable.
Glen
Briarroot
Lighters designed for pipes have flames that exit the lighter
at a 90 degree angle. I don't like the smell (it effects taste)
of matches or naphtha lighters (Zippos), so I prefer butane.
Also, IMO, there is more of a danger of rim charring if one uses
matches, not to mention burnt fingers. Good butane pipe lighters
are not cheap, unfortunately. If you are in the market for one,
avoid Colibri products. I have a butane pipe lighter made by a
company called IM Corona. It's a flint-less, piezoelectric type
that has performed flawlessly for over 3 years. I think I paid
about $60 for it, but it's possible to pay a lot more for a top
quality pipe lighter. If you're thinking about something cheaper,
check out IMCO pipe lighters. You can find these flint-wheel pipe
lighters for less than $10 in most B&M shops.
I only smoke in my house or back yard, so I can't offer any advice
about which style travels better, but I would tend to use the cheaper
alternatives away from home, so if one turned up missing, the loss
wouldn't be too great.
Regards,
Tim Parker ... VA#1 in a Savinelli blast apple
Apollo
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I've tried very few pipe lighters, IMHO:-
Corona Old Boy
Pros: Very nice looking, heavy, good copper fuel tank, in built with
tamper .
Cons: The flint wheel tends to scratch against the rim. Will not works
with the slightest breeze. Inflexible flame adjustment.
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Cohibri Elite Gold
Pros: Easy flame adjustment, nice looking.
Cons: Plastic fuel tank & parts, no tamper, chrome wear off easily.
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Nimrod Sportsman
Pros: Rugged, unique, works under windy condition.
Cons: Flint issue, smell of naphtha, no tamper.
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Zippo pipe lighter
Pros: Rugged, works under windy condition.
Cons: Smell of naphtha, fuel used/dry rather fast, no tamper, rather
difficult to control the flame.
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Bentley
Pros: Cheap, with tamper, easy flame adjustment, works under slightly
windy condition.
Cons: Rather troublesome to unfold the tamper, rust easily.
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a Old boy hands down and a zippo if iam outside in the wind but I
always take my oldboy every place
GUy and Jackie
Sailorman Jack
lifetime guarantee.
You will not get any taste or smell if you allow the lighter to burn for the
count of eight before applying the flame to the tobacco.
Fair winds,
Sailorman Jack
Port of New York
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for me. It even comes with a tamper that comes out of the bottom.
here is more info on their website
http://www.colibri.com/catalogs/CCatalog3.cfm?StylePrefix=PTR00880
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John Harms
http://www.jthpipes.com
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Stephen K. Jones
http://www.vegassmokes.com/lighters/oldboy/oldboy_pipe_lighters.htm
I agree that it's the best pipe lighter for the money.
Best,
Steve
On 06 Mar 2004 12:07:39 GMT, an83...@aol.com (An83031pc) wrote:
Ken Dixon
Corona Old Boy. I have two and the Corona is THE best pipe lighter I've
ever owned.
Zippo (pipe or standard) for the outdoors. I have somewhere around a
dozen and they never fail me. The Zippo is also on the TSA OK list for
flying.
Ken in Miami
Mikey
Without a doubt, the best, most reliable butane pipe lighter is the Corona
Old Boy. But they're not necessarily cheap, and they don't work well in a
high breeze.
Bentleys and IMCO's are good cheap semi-disposable butanes, usually
available for less than $10.
A nice in-between butane lighter is available from Vector; they're
well-made, and don't cost as much as the Coronas, but are much
better-looking than the semi-disposables.
If you're outdoors a lot, a naptha-fuel lighter is the only answer. Zippos
are the most popular, and are the ultimate in reliability. Nimrods are no
longer in manufacture, but are my personal preference; you might find them
on e-bay. The downside to naptha-fuel lighters is that some folks are very
sensitive to the fuel fumes affecting the flavor of their smoke - it
requires a learned technique.
Matches? I re-light too often to mess with them...
- Mikey
"An83031pc" wrote
Fia
an83...@aol.com (An83031pc) wrote:
Old Boy all the way! I have the pewter one with the pipe shapes on it!
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Fia
James D. Beard
> I'm just wondering what type of lighters you all would recommend for pipes.
George,
This depends on how much you wish to spend.
An ember of cherrywood is undoubtably the most prestigeous, but carrying
the thing around in the pot of ashes, using the tongs, starting up a
new ember
every now and then, is an inconvenience. Unless you can afford to have
someone handle those chores for you, in which case YPYM, YTYP.
Matches are the classic fire-starter. Diamond ketchen matches work
as well as Swan Vestas etc, but the latter are a little longer.
Light the
match, allow the tip-material to burn off, and then light up.
If you wish a light-anywhere-in-any-weather instrument, Zippo is the
only choice. Get one with the pipe chimney. If you get one without
the chimney, Zippo will provide replacement workings for a reasonable
fee. It also will repair the lighter should something hapen to it,
for free,
forever. Light the lighter, allow the flame to burn a few seconds,
and then
light up, or taste the naptha.
If you wish a butane lighter (no impact on taste of the tobacco, not
too good in wind), there are three price ranges and five brands to
consider.
At the low end, the IMCO and Bentley made in Austria work for
usually 6 months to 2 years, though YMMV. They work well, and
you just toss the thing and spend about $10 for another one when
one goes out. I leave a G77R in the car constantly so I do not have
to drag a lighter from pants pocket while driving and keep another
for backup should I lose my Old Boy or something happen to it.
The Bentley has a tamper included, but my heavy hand breaks the
lever too easily.
In the medium price range, the Old Boy is the only two to consider.
I say ¨is the only two¨ because the Corona Old Boy (case and innards
made in Japan) and the Savinelli Old Boy (case made in Italy,
innards made in Japan, assembled in North Carolina) are essentially
the same, but different. Colibris are nice when they work, but their
longing for return to the factory of birth for repair is too much for
most of us to bother with.
At the high end, Dupont and Dunhill both have excellent reputations.
The Dupont seems to have more fanatic adherents (something to
do with the ¨ping¨ or something?). If you have that kind of money
to spare, buy a few of each and experiment to find out what suits
your fancy best. Keep the others as spares, for backup, etc.
Cheers!
jim b.
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they've never failed me. I also have a nice Old Boy that my son got for
me a few years ago for my birthday that I use at the computer or while
relaxing indoors, but it is nearly worthless outside in a breeze. I just
let the Zippo burn for a few seconds before lighting, and never taste
the naphtha. Be sure to get one with the pipe insert if you decide on a
Zippo. The cigarette type could char the rim of your pipe.
Best, Charles
Hardcrackers
>
>Pros: Rugged, unique, works under windy condition.
>
>Cons: Flint issue, smell of naphtha, no tamper.
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I have 2 Nimrod Pipelighters that I got from eBay, a faux gold for out on the
town (ha!) and a silver colored that I can dent & scratch and not worry about.
I love em! Works for leftys too and lots of fun when you hand it to someone
that needs a light for their ciggie and they are so retro-cool!
Most of my smoking is done while driving. I can relight without taking my eyes
off the road, just light by feel with fore finger and thumb on each side of the
flat thingie and thumb wheel then I just center the flame hole over the bowl by
feel. You can even do it with your eyes closed and not worry about scorching
the bowl. For the first tamp or if the pipe is big enough I can use the end of
the lighter as a tamper. BTW, I think Zippo flints work better, either hotter
or more sparks.
Possible Cons: It seems to me the flame is cooler than a Zippo so sometimes
it's a little harder to get a charring light than with an ASP Zippo. Sometimes
fumes build up in barrel end then will ignite (Fwoommp!) and shoot out the end
about 3 inches out of the flint screw hole. Kinda cool in a startling sorta
way.
Ron Ward, Rattray Dark Virginia in Laughing Moon long pot.
"With his pipe in his mouth,
sat a dashing young blade,
And a song he was lilting quite gayly;
It was honest Pat Murphy,
of Meagher's Brigade,
And he sang of the Spring of Shillaly."
(Pat Murphy Of Meagher's Brigade: Songs of The Irish Volunteer 1861-1865 -
David Kincaid)
Apollo
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<SNIP>You can even do it with your eyes closed and not worry about
scorching
> the bowl. For the first tamp or if the pipe is big enough I can use the
> end of the lighter as a tamper. BTW, I think Zippo flints work better,
> either hotter or more sparks.
<SNIP>
Try pull the flint wheel like using conventional lighter, then push it
forward the way it suppose to work, and you'll know what I mean.
An83031pc
You all came up with some wonderful answers to my questions. And very
informative and detailed reasons for your picks, too. A wonderful discussion!
So, it looks like it will be a zippo in the pocket, an imco in the new mustang
and an old boy in the new man cave (when they are done building the new house
in 2-3 months).
Thank you all so much; I knew I would get the right answers here.
George
Joseph R. Polenzani
and the IMCO. BTW, does anybody know a good online source for IMCOs? Can't
get `em here locally anymore... <|:^(
Joe
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>So, it looks like it will be a zippo in the pocket, an imco in the new mustang
>and an old boy in the new man cave (when they are done building the new house
>in 2-3 months).
George,
Good answer! I love both my Zippo and my Old Boy. I do use the Zippo
more than my Old Boy, part of that is because at work we can only
smoke outside.
If you follow Jack's advce of counting to 8 before using the Zippo to
light your pipe you will not taste any fuel at all.
I have the chrome model of the Old Boy and it has held up very well in
my pocket. I got it from Guy Wallace at affordablepipes.com, at
$64.95 I think he has the best price on them.
http://www.affordablepipes.com/corona_old_boy_pipe_lighters.htm
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