Preventing Zippo leg burn
Paul
years, and have lit my pipe in all kinds of weather all over the world. I
can't seem to "taste" the fuel (although I do let it burn to a count of
three before lighting up), and the broad flame makes relights fast. My only
complaint is that I tend to fill it fully and if I overdo it- I get a
chemical "burn" (irritation really) on my left leg that lasts a week. The
injury is bad enough, but my girlfriend thinks that it is a "hickie" that I
got from another women!
In addition to the good advice previously posted about not filling the felt
beyond "damp" (wet is overfilled), two techniques I have found useful:
1) Place one of those subscription cards that fall out of most magazines in
your pocket for the first day that you carry a freshly-filled lighter (place
the card between your lighter and leg). It sounds cumbersome, but the thin
card fits in your pocket quite easily and unobtrusively, and it absorbs any
lighter fluid that oozes out.. After the first day, the card can be
discarded if you want.
2) If you fill your lighter at night before going to bed, set it down on the
counter on its side. When you pick it up in the morning, any excess fuel
will have already leaked out and evaporated. (I usually put my lighter down
on a square of tissue.)
Hope this helps.
Paul
P.S. The new ASP Zippo lighters look beautiful
magnulus
Steven Fowler
years, from fluid leaking on my leg. Since then, I've been more
careful.
Steven
Aubrey
back in my pocket I get a case of hot pants. I have learned not to
overfill and if I do, the lighter sits in my locker until it dries out.
On the other hand, the guys in the shop enjoy what they call the pipe
smoker's two step.
Aubrey
Mikey
lighters, and have the same problems in both. I avoid it by filling the
lighter slowly, and either feeling the top of the felt for dampness, or by
feeling the outer case- it will turn cool when the lighter fluid gets to
that level...
- Mikey
"Paul" wrote
Sailorman Jack
>Rash".
Not everyone reacts poorly to contact with naptha. I fill my Zippos without any
particular care and often overfill them. No rash.
Jack
Tom Mack
I've used a Zippo for 34 years. I try to fill the thing to where I
think it's about half full. If I think I've over filled it, I let it
set for 1-2 hours upright on a table. Then it's usually ready to put in
my pocket. I must admit, there are few things worse than the burn from
an over-filled Zippo lighter.
Tom Mack
magnulus
"Sailorman Jack" <chantym...@aol.com> wrote in message
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Absorbing large amounts of naptha can't be good for you, though.
I've never had a big problem with Zippos leaking. But then, I don't often
carry around my Zippo in my pants.
Steven Banks
"Paul" <singleac...@hotmale.com> wrote in message
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All good suggestions, also keep in mind the reason why this may burn some
and not others. I wear jeans all the time. They are cotton and close fitting
compared to dress slacks or a person who chooses to wear looser fitting
pants. So if your pockets don't float around freely, you can expect the pant
pocket to wick out the excess fluid and give you a burn.
So I can guess that Sailorman is a "loose" fit kinda' guy since he's never
experienced the burn?!
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>experienced the burn?!
>--
>Steven Banks
>A.S.P. 1994
Not exactly. I don't wear jeans all the time -- just 99 out of a 100 days.
Jack
John de Manuel
<msftman...@comcast.net> wrote:
>All good suggestions, also keep in mind the reason why this may burn some
>and not others. I wear jeans all the time. They are cotton and close fitting
>compared to dress slacks or a person who chooses to wear looser fitting
>pants. So if your pockets don't float around freely, you can expect the pant
>pocket to wick out the excess fluid and give you a burn.
>
>So I can guess that Sailorman is a "loose" fit kinda' guy since he's never
>experienced the burn?!
I've only had that burn once -- in a pair of loose, formal pants that
had pockets made out of thin material. I can wear my closest-fitting
jeans with the Zippo in the key pocket without fear. Never been
burned that way. Maybe it's because the key pocket keeps it upright.
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carl
That's 'cause yer tough as nails, matey :)
Carl
/ type 'c', not 'k', to email ;p
Juan
Hmmmm, let's try a wild one... what about a Zippo leather pouch?.
I have one that I never use. I wear jeans most of the time and I get
no burns on my skin, but perhaps it's because i used to work in a
petrol station when I was younger as a summer job, or I have a thick
skin or maybe because I have used zippos for so long that I have
learnt to "underfill them".
BTW, the 1941 reissue zippo is awesome
POJFS, Juan
pipelc
fluid, mash down on the cotton with finger to remove any excess fluid
(until it quits dripping) then replace into the case). Works every
time
John de Manuel <gledh...@sympatico.ca> wrote in message news:<qum230dboonvchipa...@4ax.com>...
Briarroot
>
> A surefire way to prevent leakage from your zippo. After filling with
> fluid, mash down on the cotton with finger to remove any excess fluid
> (until it quits dripping) then replace into the case). Works every
> time
I'm truly amazed anyone would put up with this sort of
thing, when perfectly good butane lighters are readily
available that won't leak or burn your leg and don't
stink when you light the flame. Heck, I'd even use
matches (which do stink) rather than fuss with such
temperamental lighters! But whatever... ;-)
Regards,
Tim Parker ... VA#1 in a no-name bullcap
John de Manuel
<woo...@iwonantispam.com> wrote:
>I'm truly amazed anyone would put up with this sort of
>thing, when perfectly good butane lighters are readily
>available that won't leak or burn your leg and don't
>stink when you light the flame. Heck, I'd even use
>matches (which do stink) rather than fuss with such
>temperamental lighters! But whatever... ;-)
My Zippos have a pleasant toasty smell to them from all the bowls
they've lit these past few years, and other than that one incident, do
not leak and are perfectly well-behaved. ;)
But to give you a proper answer, people put up with them because
they're affordable and they last forever. For the price of a *good*
butane pipe lighter, you can get 3 or 4 Zippos.
Briarroot
>
> My Zippos have a pleasant toasty smell to them from all the bowls
> they've lit these past few years, and other than that one incident, do
> not leak and are perfectly well-behaved. ;)
"...a pleasant toasty smell..." Heheheh, I like that! ;-)
> But to give you a proper answer, people put up with them because
> they're affordable and they last forever. For the price of a *good*
> butane pipe lighter, you can get 3 or 4 Zippos.
Yeah, they do seem to last forever. I still have one
in my tool drawer that I haven't used since about 1975.
Last time I checked it worked perfectly, though I had
to fill it with charcoal grill starter fluid. Still,
if I had been burned by a leaky lighter, that lighter
would have found itself in the trash bin.
Regards,
Tim Parker ... Dunbar in a Savinelli Antique Shell canadian
Richard A. Magri Jr.
"Briarroot" <woo...@iwonantispam.com> wrote in message
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> pipelc wrote:
> >
> > A surefire way to prevent leakage from your zippo. After filling with
> > fluid, mash down on the cotton with finger to remove any excess fluid
> > (until it quits dripping) then replace into the case). Works every
Most of the time I'm wearing jeans so I keep my zippo in the watch pocket.
It gives some more material insolation to prevent burn, there's nothing to
scratch the lighter, and you don't have to fumble around in your pockets to
find it.
Rick
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Joseph M. LaVigne
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Certainly not tempermental. They light every time, look good, and are
virtually indestructable. And if you do break one, it'll be fixed.
Free.
My Zippo never burns my leg (filled properly, never soaked), and I like
the smell of Naptha...
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In article <10u530p9m9o4g8rs2...@4ax.com>, John de Manuel
<gledh...@sympatico.ca> wrote:
<<
But to give you a proper answer, people put up with them because
they're affordable and they last forever. For the price of a *good*
butane pipe lighter, you can get 3 or 4 Zippos.
>>
simplicity, reliability, nostalgia, wind-resistance. And, of course,
affordability. I've got two Old Boys and like them a lot, but they're not the
Zippo's match for outdoors. And the drawbacks are easily avoided.
Jack
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Bill
Brian Barcus
> Advice that is 12 years old. Hell, half posters are probably dead.
occasionally.
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Luckily its already healing up but it's not in a comfortable spot.
Be careful out there.