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Spend over 100 bucks for a big time lighter and when it goes belly up in a year we'll hear about it.
SAve the money for cigars. C'mon.
DrMaddVibe wrote:
Bought a couple Lotus only to have them quit within a few weeks. Even sent them back for repair only to have them returned in working order and quit again in a few weeks. I've given up on all lighters, especially at an altitude of over 6,500ft. Z even sent me a Ronson that only worked a half-dozen times before quitting.
Bic & wooden matches all the way!
$3 each at Walmart. Damn near a disposable lighter for that price. They can be difficult at times so a spare is generally a good idea. For the price it's a no brainer.
$60 for a lighter? I could buy a lot of jetlites for that amount of money.
A month or so ago, I was in Texas and bought some cigars at Specs (Ithink that was the name of the place). At the counter was a cheap disposable jet lighter. Thing was still working till I lost it.
The Moretti is great...it just goes through fuel with those 4 jets. I am hoping the Xikar holds up for more than a few weeks. Otherwise I will be like you trying to fine a reliable lighter.
At least one each. (single, double, triple, quad flame.)
One breaks, send it back and they will replace it free.
PM me for their addy.
Most common malfunction?
Clogs due to cheap butane.
Use only butane which has been filtered at least seven times (7x).
Mark/BD
I have 3 Ronson jetlites that I can pick from. If I'm going on a short day trip I always bring a backup with me.
99cobra2881 wrote:
the jetlites are good and work well for the money.
I have a jetline table top that I got from a BOTL here. Its awesome. Never had an ounce of trouble with it.
Regular fixes for lighters that won't light. Make sure you purge all of the air out before refilling with butane.
If that doesn't work, Grab a q-tip and dip the swab in Vodka, grain alcohol or the like and clean the head of the lighter really good and let it air dry.
The other thing is to take a can of compressed air and blow out the head. This gets the little pieces out that keep it from lighting.
These three things have fixed a ton of lighters that me and my buddies were ready to throw away.
Ronson jetlites are great for $3 but the flame is small. There is a simple fix you can find on Youtube to increase the flame and make them much better.
Pro
Get yourself some Jetline lighters.
BlueDude wrote:
+1
Have a old jetline single in my golf bag and was just gifted a beautiful one from Burner02 in our Iron Bowl wager. They work great. Use the good butane.
I had a Prometheus and a Zippo torch - both leaked gas and were empty after a day or two. Not worth the hassle or the inconvenience.
I've been pretty happy with the cheap lighters I've gotten here and CI MMAO. All work, and I think all were 10 or less.
I think my favorite is my Colibri "jet" single flame. Though it has a small tank, only good for maybe 6-10 cigars if I toast the foot, it's been perfectly reliable despite going through the wash a couple times, being left out in the rain and generally being abused.
The Ronson Jetlites are good too. Sometimes can be kinda finicky when refilling.
Good butane will go farther than anything else when it comes to lighters.
a little more than the Ronson. Worth the money
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VT9inGkgXm0
Try this with your Ronsons. Makes them work much better!
