Lighting with a zippo

[jp1979]

I have 3 or 4 torch lighters already, I got the soft flame insert to try it and for taking to the cigar shop.

[Brent Strande]

You're not constantly refilling torch lighters?

[Demuths1770]

You're not constantly refilling torch lighters?

after usually 8-10 lights i have to a zippo is a every week afair because the fuel evaporates usually

[jp1979]

You're not constantly refilling torch lighters?

yes, but I still have my initial bottle of butane from a year and a half ago. So it obviously doesn't take much to fill it up.

[Cool Breeze]

would the soft flame be better than the torch?

Most people think so. The soft flame isn't as hot and won't scorch the foot of the cigar like a torch can if you get it too close.

Personally I think the method of lighting is one of the most overrated aspects of cigar smoking. I may get flamed for this, but I use a Bic 3/4 of the time. I toast the foot and light it up with no issues or bad taste. I only pull out the torch if it is windy and I have trouble keeping a Bic lit.

Flame on.

[Emperor Zurg]

yes, but I still have my initial bottle of butane from a year and a half ago. So it obviously doesn't take much to fill it up.

You're also probably not putting the lighter in the freezer for 5 minutes or so before filling it so you get a partial fill.
Chill before fill and it'll last a long time

(... and with that, here come the 'purgers' )

[SeaGarr]

Most people think so. The soft flame isn't as hot and won't scorch the foot of the cigar like a torch can if you get it too close.

Personally I think the method of lighting is one of the most overrated aspects of cigar smoking. I may get flamed for this, but I use a Bic 3/4 of the time. I toast the foot and light it up with no issues or bad taste. I only pull out the torch if it is windy and I have trouble keeping a Bic lit.

Flame on.

LOL! I don't know if you'll get flamed for that or not - but I do know I will not be the one doing it... it's whatever.

I know that I really enjoy the ritual of lighting a cigar. I think it's because it reminds me to slow down and enjoy. Of all the possible methods, my absolute favorite method of lighting a cigar is off of a gas range. Just something about standing in a kitchen and lighting up a cigar.

Beyond that, I am a huge fan of the match. My 4" matches force me to slow down before getting into the cigar the most. I love my single flame torches more than any other lighter as I can touch up a cigar with them like nothing else. That and they work better than anything ese I have ever used on the golf course.

There is something to lighting an expensive stick with a Bic that I enjoy more than lighting a less expensive stick with one... but I really dislike Zippo's. When the fluid leaks out of it inside my jeans pocket - the reaction it has with my skin has left me... disliking the tool.

[Sigaar]

I smoke indoors during the winter, and like a soft flame. Been using a Zippo with the thunderbird butane insert for about 2 months. I give it a 9 out 10 for indoor use. Only issue is I sometimes need to give the lighter a good tap when I get a tiny flame. I'm guessing the jet gets a bit clogged. After a couple taps, it always seems to go back to
normal.

[Cool Breeze]

There is something to lighting an expensive stick with a Bic that I enjoy more than lighting a less expensive stick with one... but I really dislike Zippo's.

lol
I do occasionally use a more refined method. I bought a Davidoff Nicaragua a couple of months ago and thought it deserved more than the Bic so I broke out a cedar spill and got all fancy with it.

[SeaGarr]

lol
i do occasionally use a more refined method. I bought a davidoff nicaragua a couple of months ago and thought it deserved more than the bic so i broke out a cedar spill and got all fancy with it.

f.a.n.c.y .

Lol