Lighting with a zippo

[bobajob]

zippos stink of lighter fluid. If part of your smoking experience has become the aroma of lighter fluid, you may miss it!
Personally, I really dislike it. For me it's the equivalent of putting coke in scotch.
However, if you enjoy it it doesn't matter does it? Churchill used to dip his sticks in port FFS!

[Indyhp]

I smoked cigarettes for 30 years and tried all kinds of lighters.

I gave up Zippos when I got tired of the freshly-refilled Zippo leaking in my pocket and irritating the skin on my leg.

I gave up refillable soft flames when I got tired of them not working and constantly having to be refilled.

After a lot of years, I settled on the simplicity and reliability of a Bic.

I gave up cigarettes some years ago, and recent got into smoking cigars. Since I always smoke outside, I prefer a torch.

Since I only smoke a few cigars a week, I don't mind having to refill it. The single flame is best for touch ups, and the triple is way overkill.

I'm in the market for a good double flame cigar lighter with a punch to carry in my pocket, but until then I've got a few single flame torches I use.

[Sticky B]

I smoked cigarettes for 30 years and tried all kinds of lighters.

I gave up Zippos when I got tired of the freshly-refilled Zippo leaking in my pocket and irritating the skin on my leg.

I gave up refillable soft flames when I got tired of them not working and constantly having to be refilled.

After a lot of years, I settled on the simplicity and reliability of a Bic.

I gave up cigarettes some years ago, and recent got into smoking cigars. Since I always smoke outside, I prefer a torch.

Since I only smoke a few cigars a week, I don't mind having to refill it. The single flame is best for touch ups, and the triple is way overkill.

I'm in the market for a good double flame cigar lighter with a punch to carry in my pocket, but until then I've got a few single flame torches I use.

Really sounds like Ronson fits the bill for you pretty well

[Deke]

I'm in the market for a good double flame cigar lighter with a punch to carry in my pocket, but until then I've got a few single flame torches I use.

Try Bugatti B-1001 on CBid for around $15. Always lights, has a punch, and two flames in a pyramid.

[CamoSutra]

I was listening to Cigar Dave's show Saturday, and he mentioned that Zippo now has an "odorless" lighter fluid that apparently doesn't impart much naptha-taste/odor to a cigar. Dang, I gave away the last of my Zippo lighters years ago, switched to torches (better for toasting the foot) and Bics (for backup when the torch runs out of butane).

[Branzig]

The Zippo is the single greatest lighter ever made!!! I have had multiple butane lighters fail me in sub-0 temps, but my Zippos just keep on keeping on. If you take a few seconds to let the Zippo burn a bit before lighting, I find a lot of the odor dissipates as well.

Don't soak the cotton so full of fluid, let the wick burn a bit before charring, and keep distance from the flame and you will be fine with a Zippo and a cigar. I think a lot of the fluid taste complaints are due to poor lighting technique, not the almighty Zippo.

But then again, what do I know, I am just a dumb piper

[Mulley]

Got the thunderbird in this weekend, and I really love it. Great torch but has the zippo look and feel that I really like. Don't hesitate, grab one of these today. Got mine for 15 bucks from lighters direct, they said that the tank was drained, but it lit right up for me out of the packaging.

The Zippo is the single greatest lighter ever made!!! I have had multiple butane lighters fail me in sub-0 temps, but my Zippos just keep on keeping on. If you take a few seconds to let the Zippo burn a bit before lighting, I find a lot of the odor dissipates as well.

Don't soak the cotton so full of fluid, let the wick burn a bit before charring, and keep distance from the flame and you will be fine with a Zippo and a cigar. I think a lot of the fluid taste complaints are due to poor lighting technique, not the almighty Zippo.

But then again, what do I know, I am just a dumb piper

How many cigars are you guys getting per fill?

[Branzig]

How many cigars are you guys getting per fill?

My filled Zippo(s) lasts me anywhere from 5-7 days without a refill.

That is while smoking pipes and cigars.

[tnlawyer]

I don't notice any taste issues with using a Zippo, but lighting a cigar takes time, and I do notice my Zippo gets insanely hot. Almost too hot to handle.

[Ilroy]

I don't notice any taste issues with using a Zippo, but lighting a cigar takes time, and I do notice my Zippo gets insanely hot. Almost too hot to handle.

That would seem to be the beauty of a zippo though...You can just set it on a table or other flat surface and it stays lit while you toast your foot.
I haven't tried a zippo for cigars so I can't speak to the possible odour/flavour problem.