If I'm out and about I use my Zippo pipe lighter...usually. I have a bad habit of forgetting to refill the stupid thing and half the time wind up having to buy a cheap bic! LOL But if I'm at home it's matches all the way. I find I can get a better char and I don't get the occasional lighter fluid taste. Been smoking at home lately because of my location (it is rather frowned upon for students to smoke anything here) so I've been using a LOT of matches. Which reminds me...need to get some more.