cigarette lighter?

[slowpoke13]

Take a look at Countycomm.com - they have lots of interesting stuff including a "peanut" lighter - works like a zippo but is sealed and does not dry out. 

I get my Zulu watchbands from them.

[erkishhorde]

I get my Zulu watchbands from them.

With all the nylon stuff they had, I was surprised that they don't have any belts.

[herm]

i still have the Zippo that my granddad carried safely through WWII. still lights every time i need it.

on the down side, they (or maybe just this one?) have a tendency to leak, so i had to stop carrying it it my pocket when I was fighting fires.

[erkishhorde]

i still have the Zippo that my granddad carried safely through WWII. still lights every time i need it.

on the down side, they (or maybe just this one?) have a tendency to leak, so i had to stop carrying it it my pocket when I was fighting fires.

I've been reading that Zippos in general tend to leak. One website I saw said that a fully filled Zippo can leak out in as short as 2 days. I did find an insert that turns any Zippo into a torch lighter and doesn't leak. You lose the constant, hands free flame though and have to hold a button to keep it lit.

[Turf]

never had an issue with any of my zippos, i tend to over fill them and get a *poof* of flame for the irst few days but in general it takes them forever to run down for me.

[Buckethead]

I've had several Zippos over the years. They're cool, refillable, etc, but they DO have a tendency to leak. If you're carrying it in a the same pants pocket every day you can wind up with chemical burns. Not a big deal, but not fun.

I've also had several Colibris. Very nice, but as Nate said, they're a bit proud of their wares.

I've always thought trench lighters were cool. Same principle as a Zippo, slightly different packaging. Stays lit hands free, too.

If, as you said, you're looking at using it to burn stuff besides paper/tobacco, the butane torches/cigar lighters really come into their own. I've been doing some wiring lately and in the time it takes me to heat-shrink wrap a connection using a BIC, I've already finished messing up another splice using my Xikar. But I've got to keep the button pressed, so that may be an issue for you.

[VisceralReaction]

I like my zippo, if you overfill it it leaks and in your pocket it hurts like hell.
Usually a refill lasts for about a week of use for me.
Check out a "permanent match". I picked one up at a gun show a while back.
Never had seen one before and sure a conversation starter when you use it!

[zooom]

I like my zippo, if you overfill it it leaks and in your pocket it hurts like hell.
Usually a refill lasts for about a week of use for me.
Check out a "permanent match". I picked one up at a gun show a while back.
Never had seen one before and sure a conversation starter when you use it!

http://www.permanentmatch.com/index.html

for $10...that ain't bad....for the O.P.'s purposes though, I still think a brulee torch like this would be better...



and has a push button 1 touch ignition and a seperate switch to turn off and is $20 at Bed Bath and Beyond...  http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/product.asp?order_num=-1&SKU=12371578  and perhaps can be gotten cheaper elsewhere...

[erkishhorde]

http://www.permanentmatch.com/index.html

for $10...that ain't bad....for the O.P.'s purposes though, I still think a brulee torch like this would be better...



and has a push button 1 touch ignition and a seperate switch to turn off and is $20 at Bed Bath and Beyond...  http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/product.asp?order_num=-1&SKU=12371578  and perhaps can be gotten cheaper elsewhere...

But that looks silly sitting on your desk. 

[triangleforge]

During the dry seasons here in AZ, my Zippo dries out in less than a week. As I don't smoke either, it did seem pretty silly to keep re-filling it!

BTW, for fusing the ends of nylon cord or webbing, what I've started doing is holding an old box cutter blade or utility razor blade over the gas stove with a pair of pliers and cutting the cord/webbing with that. It makes a MUCH cleaner fused end than the big blob you get with a lighter -- basically, it's like the electric rope cutters they use in climbing shops.

[Speedbag]

Once you learn how much juice to put in a Zippo you won't have leakage problems. Yeah, they dry out after a bit, but refilling just becomes something you just have to remember to do.

I still have one I got 15-20 years ago and it works great. Plus there's the cool factor of flipping the lid and striking a flame in one smooth motion.

[erkishhorde]

During the dry seasons here in AZ, my Zippo dries out in less than a week. As I don't smoke either, it did seem pretty silly to keep re-filling it!

BTW, for fusing the ends of nylon cord or webbing, what I've started doing is holding an old box cutter blade or utility razor blade over the gas stove with a pair of pliers and cutting the cord/webbing with that. It makes a MUCH cleaner fused end than the big blob you get with a lighter -- basically, it's like the electric rope cutters they use in climbing shops.

Ooh, that's a spiffy idea, I didn't think of doing that.

[muskrat]

http://www.pioneercycle.net/Zippo-Lighters_c_33.html
http://www.k-po.com/ZIPPO-DUCATI.2.html
http://www.eu-decals.com/index.php?act=viewProd&productId=810