I dunno jeeb...I've prolly spent more than $1,000 on 15-18 or so "expensive" lighters, including a couple table models...but I keep using cheap plastic Eagle torch angle lighters. I bought a 20 pack from someplace for about $50, a few years ago. Still have about 10 new ones in the box... 6 are used and empty, but operational and refillable... a couple are in use in the man cave and have been refilled many times... and a couple gifted. Haven't had to throw one away yet, (maybe one or more of the 6 surplus lighters will be balky) but if I do...no biggie...
The problem with the expensive ones are that they are unreliable, or go through fuel quickly and need frequent refills. The cheap plastic "throwaway" but refillable Eagle single torch has become my go-to everyday lighter. I decided to go with the Eagles when I took a nice looking Xikar double torch slimline pocket lighter with me to a wedding a few years ago. Filled and checked at home before I left, yet it failed after a couple of uses at the wedding. I had an Eagle in the car, bought at some gas station, for on-the-road smokes, and that one worked every single time. It also has a bigger tank than most expensive lighters, and the translucent body allows you to see how much fuel remains. So it looks cheap...BICish...don't care...
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