Quote Originally Posted by Demuths1770 View Post
i never understood the not lighting a cigar with a zippo if people use zippos to light pipes. i know there is a difference in tobacco but still. i have never lite a cigar with a zippo but i have use bic butane matches and cedar spills and never noticed a difference in taste. i do prefer a butane lighter but when in a pinch you do what ya gotta do!
Some people claim zippos don't burn clean enough. I find that if ai let it burn a few seconds before I use it that I can't notice a difference. They are a bugger to constantly refill though, so I don't use it often.