For years I used a Zippo to light cigs. At first the fuel smell was quite distracting but in time I stopped noticing.
Then when I lost the Zippo & went back to Bics, it seemed that something was missing.
I've noticed that many pipe smokers use a Zippo. A few, including advertisers, use the term a 'Zippo pipe lighter'. From what I can tell it would appear that's a bit like advertising a 'left handed cup'.
Is there actually any difference or is a 'pipe Zippo' just a normal Zippo lighter?
Zippo 'pipe' lighters.
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A zippo pipe lighter has a cap over the top of the chimney where the flame would usually come out and a fairly large hole on each side of the chimney. I'll get a pic to show the difference
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No problem. I have a buddy that uses a regular zippo for his pipes all the time. I use mine with the pipe insert when I know I'm going to be somewhere outdoorsy / breezy because my butane lighters are basically useless in the wind
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The standard zippo works better than you might think. I do prefer the pipe lighter insert, but the original design is what everyone used for a long time.
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I had a pipe Zippo and I liked it. I liked it a lot. I lost it, though, as I often do with things that I only have one of. Don't tell Mrs. King I just said that.
I've used regular Zippos for years and I find them just as good for a pipe as I do for a cigar. A pipe insert is nice but it isn't necessary. I'm not against the pipe insert. I'm in favor. I just don't see much need for it when the regular model works just as well. I'm a hard and hot pipe smoker, always relighting and tamping and relighting and puffing away, and I find the regular Zippo still has a soft enough flame to not deform or char a bowl. As with anything, use judiciously.
I've used regular Zippos for years and I find them just as good for a pipe as I do for a cigar. A pipe insert is nice but it isn't necessary. I'm not against the pipe insert. I'm in favor. I just don't see much need for it when the regular model works just as well. I'm a hard and hot pipe smoker, always relighting and tamping and relighting and puffing away, and I find the regular Zippo still has a soft enough flame to not deform or char a bowl. As with anything, use judiciously.
That picture is so beautiful that I'm getting all misty-eyed just by looking at it. Zippo make a fine lighter that has stood the test of time.