Zippo

No. They're the least /out/ lighter ever because the fuel evaporates. Guess you could use a dried up one in a pinch as a spark wheel though.

>>1054768
they look so cool but functionally are trash. fuel evaporates, tastes like shit if you smoke, flame likes to burn directly up only so its hard to light anything sideways, its bigger and heavier than bics. all around trash, only good thing is you can run it off any flamable liquid you can find. a much better alternative is a waterproof "survival lighter", basically a tiny zippo with a screw on top and a rubber gasket to stop fuel evaporation/water

>>1054768
Absolutely fucking not. Not even the "survival" one they put out. They're cool and absolutely wonderful but basically >>1054771

They're shit for survival. Feel free to carry one if you smoke.

>>1054771
>>1054775
From my experience a zippo will last between a few days to a week before needing to be refilled, so topping it off before you leave home and carrying a refill key chain should last for most outings.

>>1054768
pretty cool lighter in the 40s.

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>>1054768

>>1054783
Or you could just bring a couple of bics and not worry about it.

>>1054795
>bic
Have fun losing all of your fuel at the slightest impact or trying to light it in a 1mph breeze

>>1054797
>come_on_now.jpeg
Bics aren't that bad nigger. Ask any smoker. Bics are surprisingly tough and it's easy as shit to put your back to the wind.

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>>1054795
>>1054800
French master race coming through

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>>1054768

No.

>>1054795
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJJq-6G0Li0&index=8&list=PLG02sYCwlL__bgADZ_Fmea4Eq3JhRfSfL

Can confirm bics as the most /out/ lighter.

Bics are indestructible, 0.70$, and weigh less than a zippo.

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>>1054768
> leaks fuel everywhere
> empty after a week with evaporation
> leaked fuel will dissolve rubber on your gear
> wick will get wet and not work
> wick will burn down and be useless
> heavy chink metal casing
> Expensive

sure sounds like the best out lighter

if you want spend more the 30$ on a lighter get a soto lighter they are at least high quality.

>>1054835
> leaks fuel everywhere
Dont over fill it
> empty after a week with evaporation
A week is a long time, key chain fuel canisters give you about two refills.
> leaked fuel will dissolve rubber on your gear
Dont over fill it, again.
> wick will get wet and not work
Dont go swimming with it
> wick will burn down and be useless
Its a lighter not a lamp, zippo wicks last for years.
> heavy chink metal casing
2oz
> Expensive
$8

>>1054800
Light into the wind man.

>>1054768
Xikar Stratosphere

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>>1054842

A week is a long time, keychain fuel canisters give you about two refills.
> need extra stuff to work reliably, extra weight too

Dont over fill it, again
> fuels still corrosive regardless how full the tank is

Don't go swimming with it
>need extra careful handling compared to cheapest alternative

2oz
> 3 times heavier than a 20g bic


even a permanent match is like a 10 times better solution and even more /out/ and less fedora then a zippo

>>1054860
This looks way more fedora than zippo.

>>1054802
Bic is French.

>>1054807
>Dat brass
Best looking EDC I've seen on this board. What flashlight is that?

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>>1054860
>muh ounces

>>1054807
I'm gonna assume that comb is for your overly manicured beard because christ at this shit.

>>1054768
Zippos are trash but I've kinda been curious about those kerosene handwarmers they make.

Zippos are dogshit, constantly leaking fuel.

Carry a bunch of cheapo disposibles and if you want a super duper survival lighter on you then throw in a peanut lighter which is a zippo style but sealed when closed so you dont run out of gas for no reason

>>1055066
> constantly leaking fuel.
Stop overfilling them then you bumbling retard

>>1055074
I mean evaporative leakage of gases that constitute its combustible fuel

>lighter
>out
>not using a bow drill to light your cigarettes

>>1055062

I'm clean shaven. Beards aren't for me.

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> not using a modded BIC
it's less expensive, lighter, you can attach a lanyard to it, works in the cold and doesn't leak fuel in your pocket turning your pants into flammableageddon

>>1054835
Literally none of this is true.

>>1055263
Slightly exaggerated but not that far off.

A zippo is really bad for survival situations. If you had to use a lighter something like a bic would be much better.

t. ex-smoker who used both

IMCO from Austria is best /out/ lighter.
All other lighter is for girly men.

>>1055263
some of it is true
like the price and weight are for sure easy to prove things. if you compare them to bics or whatever.
also zippos still use use gasoline as fuel right? its a solvent it can damage some material or eat least age rapidly.

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>>1055279
Is that why they went out of business?

>>1054835
>leaks fuel everywhere
>wick will burn down and be useless
Never had a zippo before?

>>1055331
I have 3 and it's true they dry out fast. Since I quit smoking they were always dry when I need to set something on fire so I don't bother with them anymore and I can't even remember where they are. I wouldn't take one /out/ for more than a weekend, if at all.

Zippos are the less /out/ lighter.

They have much more tendency to fail compared to other lighters.

>>1054990

Thanks, It's a lumintop worm - or something like that.

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>>1054768

I feel bad about saying this but these cheap Chinese capsule lighters solve some practical problems that Zippo lighters have, mainly using one feature - sealed structure.

No evaporation of fuel, no water inside the lighter even if submerged in water.

However, while they're great backup lighters, I'd take something more durable/large as a main lighter instead.

Also, what you can learn from BIC users (no matter what lighter model you are using) is that having several lighters is a good thing in case something breaks.

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Are there any "outdoor" or tacticool lighters worth getting over just having 2 random small BICs on you?
BICs get the job done, but they do have some issues with wind and you'll hurt your fingers if you have to light something downwards.
And most I have seen so far, not only solve the wind issue, but also a lot of other issues I never knew I was having, all the while costing $10++ and wheighting a ton.

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>>1054768
also zippos are wanna be cool, a fashion thing to be seen with.

>>1055591

the capsule lighter lighters are pretty nice for EDC though but i prefer the tank and striker ones. as the tank is sealed completely. i got a fire pea one as company merchandise its sealed pretty good but the inside gets coated a lot.

>>1055624
get a lighter with a "jet flame " or called storm lighter
id get something like this http://www.forestry-suppliers.com/product_pages/Products.asp?mi=41551

bit more expensive but has a cap and seal

or pic related if you want to pimp you bics

The Zippo blu is better. Still not the best torch lighter though.

>>1054860
*than. Retard.

>>1055279
Who?
They don't exist anymore, anon.

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>Itt nubs who never put a strip of innertube around their zippos to simultaneously waterproof and stop evaporation
Mfw

here you go tardos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfU_OHNlOG4

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Why don't you just get some matches and keep them in a plastic bag?

>>1055624
Go buy a $4 crack torch from Walmart then.

>>1055754
but its so fucking annoying to have on if you actually use the lighter though

>>1055754
>Inner tube probably cost 3 times as much as a bic lighter.

>>1055761
Because thanks to retarded children and pyros almost all current production matches fukkin suck.

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>>1055761
pleb

>>1055768
Where are you if that's the case?
The matches I posted for example are cheap, generally great quality (with rare exceptions, though even most of the malformed matches I've found were easy to light) and commonly available in grocery stores.
>>1055770
>Getting expensive storm matches for casual outings, the kind in which a normal lighter would suffice, hence the thread.
I wonder who the real pleb is here.

>>1055767
>thinks it has one use
Innertube is flamable and can be used to start a lifetime of fires in the wettest/coldest/windiest conditions

>>1055767
Inner tube is free if you ride a bike.

>>1054807
the poser starter kit

Bic is my primary

Matches secondary

Fire steel for emergency

Take a tire tube from an old bike, or surgical tubing, cut it into an inch oring, slide it over zippo when not in use. Lasts months then.

Going to try silicone between base and the insert, but the wick still evaps so you have to band the whole fucker anyway.

>>1055591
These still evaporate after a couple months. If you have one, I dare you to try yours if you haven't used it in awhile.

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Bics are best but they're prone to losing pressure in the cold weather. In a cold weather survival situation it's best to keep your batteries and lighters in your rectum so they don't freeze.

>>1056433
Rectum- for when your armpit is frozen solid!

>>1054802
beep beep, who got the keeys to the djeep?

>>1056434
>armpit
but that would be uncomfortable and has limited storage capacity anon

>>1056436
>did he died of hypothermia?
>no, apparently he died of a bowel explosion when the lighter up his ass leaked flammable gas into his bowels!
>I've never seen anything like it!
lighter flints don't work when they're covered in wet shit.

they really don't work when they're covered in wet shit and then taken out and frozen.

>>1056439
you put everything in a lubed condom or rubber glove, you don't just shove it up there with your thumb

>>1056439
>lighter flints don't work when they're covered in wet shit.
You'd be surprised at how well a Zippo lights after being submerged.
Just shake it out and run the wheel against your leg a couple times and it should light right back up.

>>1056432
Not the same anon, but I recently found mine bought and filled somewhere in 2013-2014 and it worked in the first try.

>These still evaporate
Unless the seal is damaged there's no way. Plastic and rubber are not absolutely gas proof, but the amount of gas escaping through the seal is nothing to be worried about.

If left inside a hot car one can argue that increased pressure forces the gas to escape through the seal, however the volume of the capsule is so tiny, that the pressure increases hardly at all.

Like with many seals/gaskets, the right amount of tightness is essential. Overtightening this lighter can make it less gasproof in the long run as it will deform and ruin the seal permanently. Luckily it can be easily replaced.

Problems with this lighter are it's 'made in china' construction, tiny amount of fuel and the fact that the top of the lighter can accidentally come off - that kinda sucks in a survival situation.

>>1054768
Zippos are well made, satisfying tools, but they're not fantastic for /out/ as the fuel evaporates. A way around this is to place a bit of rubber over the seal, but at that point many people will just tell you to use a bic or matches instead.

>>1055843
>lifetime
With a tiny strip of rubber? Can you count your iq on one hand?

>>1056781
I cant imagine someone like you living long enough to make a second fire, so yes a lifetime.

>>1054802
DJEEPs are godlike in the lighter world. i use them exclusively now for my lighter needs. matches not withstanding.

>>1054768
They're aesthetic as fuck, but the fuel evaporates within like 2 days. A bic will last you longer.

>>1056460
>>1056432
>>1055591
these are awesome and do not evaporate. cost 10 bucks. only pronlem ive had is i lost the o ring on my first one and then it did evaporate, so i bought a new one. its basically like those zippo fuel reserves, except its a lighter

>>1055754

>Retarded gypsy mod to make expensive garbage work
>Buy a cheaper, better, non-meme lighter

Which shall I choose?

>>1056102
What am I posing as exactly?

>>1057532
A heterosexual man

>>1057546
KEK

>>1057546

Child.

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>>1054768
Windmill windproof lighter

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>>1057865
$60 on ebay, ordered. should be worth it.

>>1057870
My white person.
I was actually thinking of the same thing.

>>1054842
>A week is a long time
To a car camper, maybe. lol.

>>1057870
What

>fuel evaporates after a week
>is it /out/?

no , you're a fag if you can only start a fire with a lighter

>>1057870
Please explain this or post link

>>1056781
Lol have you ever bought innertube? I have like 20 ft of it lying around and a one inch cutting will burn a good 3-5 minutes.

>>1057870
is this your new butt plug?

>>1055676
>adding nothing to the discussion but ad hominem
Get /out/

>>1054807
If that knife locks, then it's illegal in the UK.

>>1054990
It's a Prometheus Beta QR v2. I have one, they're nice.

A genuine zippo with a butane insert is pretty /out/

>>1054768
i just take a handful of clipper lighters
simple, robust and cheap

basically the akm of lighters imo

>>1054800
as a smoker, the only lighter i've found that works better in wind are the jet ones

but bics are cheap enough for me to just stick with em

>>1061798
>>1054807

also i highly doubt a brand/item called "daft" would ever be sold in the UK

i just have a zippo and a bic in the car. can put up with the refuelling each week, and runs on nearly all flammable fluid if in a pinch. bics are good for making disposable candles if you use a ziptie to hold the end down.

>>1061984
not him, but its a folding comb. ebay is your answer you seek.

>>1055120
Fair enough, congrats for being able to admit that.
Too few seem to be able to nowadays

>>1056210
this guy gets it

>>1061986
ahhh, a comb branded "daft" i could actually imagine selling here

I own a matte black Zippo, and like 2 months into use, the Flint went out. So now I have a paperweight until I fix it. Most useless $12 lighter.

>>1054986
>>>1054802
>Bic is French.
They're also made in Spain. Clippers are cool lighters too.

>>1055257
You changed my life

>>1062002
>the Flint went out. So now I have a paperweight until I fix it.
A package of 6 flint is about $4 at walmart.
Pro tip, zippo users keep a few spare flint tucked away under the felt pad on the insert.

>>1062139
>>>1062002 (You)
>>the Flint went out. So now I have a paperweight until I fix it.
>A package of 6 flint is about $4 at walmart.
>Pro tip, zippo users keep a few spare flint tucked away under the felt pad on the insert.
Thanks. That is a great idea, love learning from other enthusiasts.

>>1062204
stack two or three flint on your spring, good til next year's service.
>most requires service and maintenance of all lighters
>need to carry a service kit, fuel.
>most out/istic of all lighters - CONFIRMED

>buying lighters
I have been running off found lighters for ages. Got a stash of them. Free and deals with MOOP.

>>1063477
Best answer. Security guard checking in -- ppl drop their $0.75 Bic lighters all the time....

>>1054793
Underrated post

>>1061984

You're fucking daft mate.

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>>1054807
Unlike everyone else, it seems, I really like this.

Where did you get the card holder?