t33bone
Tuesday, November 29, 2016 8:45:11 PM

Colibri - The Gurkhas of lighters.... I tried a couple/few Colibri lighters from cbid, largely because they looked cool...and they could be had for well below MSRP. The best of them lasted most of a month

dstieger wrote:

+1

corey sellers
Tuesday, November 29, 2016 8:47:08 PM
I use morretti quads and xikar fluid any other fluid and they sucks got 2 that are 2 years old
corey sellers
Tuesday, November 29, 2016 8:49:42 PM
Or oyx and acetylene which works good for Gurkhas
jjanecka
Tuesday, November 29, 2016 10:08:18 PM
I bought a quad torch at a bucky's for $3 back in 2006 and it lasted me until 2012 when I got drunk and lost it. I never spend the cash on Xikar or Colibri or any of the known brands anymore. The gas stations always sell reliable torches around here.
glongoria
Wednesday, January 4, 2017 10:47:13 PM
Had bought a colibri that looked like a little silver flask. Set it down at a family gather and it grew legs and walked.

really liked it.

boileremt
Wednesday, January 4, 2017 11:06:34 PM
The Colibri Talon is my all-time favorite lighter. I have a couple still in the box to replace the current ones I will lose at some point. The Xikar Stratosphere is another favorite.

Glad I stocked up a couple years ago.

For pipes I'm a Zippo gal. I got the pipe inserts for them and I'm happy. I couldn't light a pipe or cigar with matches without using half a box.

clickbangdead
Wednesday, January 4, 2017 11:13:06 PM
I had a Ronson jetlite that lasted almost 7 years. Just used vector fuel in it and it was very dependable, though the tank wasn't the biggest. Now I'm using some Rockey Patel lighter that was a late friends, works well after I fixed it, the small hose from tank to jet had come undone, popped it back on and works a treat. Hate to think he stopped using it for that minor repair. 😞
KingoftheCove
Thursday, January 5, 2017 6:36:16 PM

I had a Ronson jetlite that lasted almost 7 years. Just used vector fuel in it and it was very dependable, though the tank wasn't the biggest. Now I'm using some Rockey Patel lighter that was a late friends, works well after I fixed it, the small hose from tank to jet had come undone, popped it back on and works a treat. Hate to think he stopped using it for that minor repair. 😞

clickbangdead wrote:

Well, the other point of view is this:

It's just a cheapo lighter.

And thus, had it not "broken", in all likelihood, your friend would have used it until it did really break, or lost it, or given it away, etc.

Instead, you ended up with it. Now, every time you use it, you're thinking of him, even if just for a few moments.

That's pretty fuqin cool imho.

Pudding Mittens
Thursday, January 5, 2017 9:59:22 PM

you ended up with it. Now, every time you use it, you're thinking of him, even if just for a few moments.

That's pretty fuqin cool imho.

KingoftheCove wrote:

It's very cool indeed. I still have, and use, a lot of things my late father owned and used. Every time I pick one of them up, I think of him. It's a kind of continuity between the folks still here, and the folks of yesteryear. A connecting thread.

I hope the lighter keeps working for a very long time.

Speyside
Friday, January 6, 2017 9:16:20 AM
Had 2 Colibri's. Neither lasted 6 months.
Hank_The_Tank
Friday, January 6, 2017 9:53:23 AM
I get a lot of Ronsons but they never seem to work again after refilling. I have tried every suggestion in the book and it doesn't seem to help. Maybe I just need to buy better butane for them.
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