User Tag List

Page 1 of 2 1 2 LastLast
Results 1 to 10 of 13
  1. #1
    Bummin' Around GrouchoM's Avatar
    First Name
    Tom
    Join Date
    Mar 2016
    Location
    Houston, Tx
    Posts
    156
    Ring Gauge
    104
    Post Thanks / Like
    Mentioned
    0 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)

    Butane, oh lovely butane!

    I don't have one of those fancy torches so many of you have. Just a Ronson Jetlite, but scored this in my local grocer today. A small thing, but for a nube...scratching the itch.

    I normally have the guys at my former B&M give me courtesy refills on butane, but will checking out of line in my local grocer and I noticed this little gem and priced just right ($2.25 tax included) . Only bottle left (1.48 oz), but a good simple addition to my growing stockpile of cigar accessories. Will hold in reserve on those time I don't want to make the 17 minute drive.


    Hey, I'm a newb. Small steps, small victories...also I'm cheap.
    Last edited by GrouchoM; 03-07-2016 at 12:28 AM.

  2. Likes allusred, Usafvet509, FireTom, steelman liked this post
  3. #2
    True Derelict Usafvet509's Avatar
    First Name
    Trent
    Join Date
    Feb 2015
    Location
    Galt's Gulch
    Posts
    1,860
    Ring Gauge
    905
    Post Thanks / Like
    Mentioned
    177 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    Hey, that works, brother
    "I intend to smoke a good cigar to the glory of God before I go to bed tonight." - C.H. Spurgeon

  4. Likes allusred liked this post
  5. #3
    Royal Bum cheaphumidors's Avatar  Cigar Bum Sponsor
    First Name
    Kayla
    Join Date
    Feb 2015
    Location
    Tampa, FL
    Posts
    6,482
    Ring Gauge
    2064
    Post Thanks / Like
    Mentioned
    824 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    Hey, if your lighter is a cheapie why spend more than it's worth on the fancy butane? It'll burn

  6. Likes steelman, allusred liked this post
  7. #4
    Jumpin’ Railcars and Collectin' Cans Ilroy's Avatar
    First Name
    Bill
    Join Date
    Feb 2015
    Location
    Reno NV
    Posts
    517
    Ring Gauge
    299
    Post Thanks / Like
    Mentioned
    14 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    And nothing wrong with a ronson jetlite...I have one myself, along with a gifted coleman jet lighter. I'm cheap too with he stuff that doesn't matter.

  8. Likes allusred liked this post
  9. #5
    ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ Chewbacca's Avatar
    First Name
    D
    Join Date
    Mar 2016
    Location
    PNW
    Posts
    129
    Ring Gauge
    94
    Post Thanks / Like
    Mentioned
    11 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    Quote Originally Posted by cheaphumidors View Post
    Hey, if your lighter is a cheapie why spend more than it's worth on the fancy butane? It'll burn
    I disagree.

    Better quality butane will cause less carbon build up on the ignition and pezo (sp). It's worth the few extra bucks to extend the life of your lighter regardless of the quality.
    “We need the iron qualities that go with true manhood. We need the positive virtues of resolution, of courage, of indomitable will, of power to do without shirking the rough work which must always be done.” ~Theodore Roosevelt

  10. Likes allusred, OnePyroTec liked this post
  11. #6
    Hairy Cigar Fairy Tombstone's Avatar
    First Name
    Ryan
    Join Date
    Feb 2015
    Location
    Bethlehem, PA
    Posts
    3,095
    Ring Gauge
    1366
    Post Thanks / Like
    Mentioned
    697 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    While I agree with Chewie, in a pinch I have lit a cigar with a bic. Nothing wrong with a cheap lighting solution but I think in the long run quality is what I look for when lighting up a $10 piece of yard waste.

  12. Thanks allusred thanked for this post
    Likes Chewbacca liked this post
  13. #7
    ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ Chewbacca's Avatar
    First Name
    D
    Join Date
    Mar 2016
    Location
    PNW
    Posts
    129
    Ring Gauge
    94
    Post Thanks / Like
    Mentioned
    11 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    Quote Originally Posted by Tombstone View Post
    While I agree with Chewie, in a pinch I have lit a cigar with a bic. Nothing wrong with a cheap lighting solution but I think in the long run quality is what I look for when lighting up a $10 piece of yard waste.
    Hey, we have all had to use a Bic once or twice. I'm just disagreeing with the notion that cheap lighters only need cheap butane.

    I've seen Ronson's run for YEARS using good Butane.
    “We need the iron qualities that go with true manhood. We need the positive virtues of resolution, of courage, of indomitable will, of power to do without shirking the rough work which must always be done.” ~Theodore Roosevelt

  14. Likes allusred liked this post
  15. #8
    Royal Bum cheaphumidors's Avatar  Cigar Bum Sponsor
    First Name
    Kayla
    Join Date
    Feb 2015
    Location
    Tampa, FL
    Posts
    6,482
    Ring Gauge
    2064
    Post Thanks / Like
    Mentioned
    824 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    Quote Originally Posted by Chewbacca View Post
    Hey, we have all had to use a Bic once or twice. I'm just disagreeing with the notion that cheap lighters only need cheap butane.

    I've seen Ronson's run for YEARS using good Butane.
    Yes, but if you can get the lighter itself for under $5, it would be less expensive in the long run to just replace the lighter when it gets clogged up than pay for the better butane.

  16. #9
    ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ Chewbacca's Avatar
    First Name
    D
    Join Date
    Mar 2016
    Location
    PNW
    Posts
    129
    Ring Gauge
    94
    Post Thanks / Like
    Mentioned
    11 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    Quote Originally Posted by cheaphumidors View Post
    Yes, but if you can get the lighter itself for under $5, it would be less expensive in the long run to just replace the lighter when it gets clogged up than pay for the better butane.
    A Ronson JetLite is $4.50 at WM, typically. A good can of butane is $6-7. So, you're into your lighter for $11.50 at most.

    Sure, you can pump it full of junk butane, and keep replacing it, but to say that is more cost effective than doing it right the first time, and buying better quality butane is laughable.
    “We need the iron qualities that go with true manhood. We need the positive virtues of resolution, of courage, of indomitable will, of power to do without shirking the rough work which must always be done.” ~Theodore Roosevelt

  17. #10
    Hairy Cigar Fairy Tombstone's Avatar
    First Name
    Ryan
    Join Date
    Feb 2015
    Location
    Bethlehem, PA
    Posts
    3,095
    Ring Gauge
    1366
    Post Thanks / Like
    Mentioned
    697 Post(s)
    Tagged
    0 Thread(s)
    Quote Originally Posted by cheaphumidors View Post
    Yes, but if you can get the lighter itself for under $5, it would be less expensive in the long run to just replace the lighter when it gets clogged up than pay for the better butane.
    Maybe Kayla wants you to burn through cheapo lighters so when your fed up you come to cheap humidorsfor a step up in quality.

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •