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midmofan
Herf-A-Holic Topic Starter

9 years ago

Happy-Happy, Joy-Joy! Bought a new car and while cleaning out from under the seats of my old one found something I thought had been lost for good - one of my favorite lighters ever: My NASCAR-Firebird (by Colibri) High-Altitude-water-resistant beauty!

It's a single flame lighter that has been dropped in the pool, in my pocket when over the side of the boat, banged around in golf bags and dropped down steps with never a failure to light. Came with a wrist strap and the cap pops well out of the way for lighting. This one has been missing almost a year but it fired right up.

https://www.cigarsinternational.com/p/colibri-firebird-ascent-lighter-lighters/1515923/

From what I remember that is a pretty darn good price as the NASCAR ones were going for twice that on ebay when I searched for a possible replacement for the "lost" one.

If you need a rugged inexpensive one-flame torch, this is highly recommended.

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Hank_The_Tank
Herf-A-Holic

9 years ago

That is a pretty good price. My problem with the refillable lighters is that no matter how many instructions I read on properly filling them, they never work again once they run out. Luckily I only ever buy Ronson's or other cheap ones.

MACS
Herf-A-Holic

9 years ago

Yeah, great... found a good lighter, sweet... who cares.

Now... on to the important stuff! What kinda car did ya get!?? 🇨🇮

SteveS
Herf-A-Holic

9 years ago

What I want to know is, does it REALLY work at high altitude ... I've had several that claimed to do so, but none (including the one I bought from Cabellas) that actually did so ... in looking at the description on the CI link you provided, I note it claims to work at altitudes as high as 12K ... if true, that'd work for me since my need is in the 8-9K range ... with a less than $10 price, it's not much of a gamble, but ... have you actually used this lighter above 5 or 6k feet ???

frankj1
Herf-A-Holic

9 years ago

Hank_The_Tank wrote:

I assume when you purge them before refilling you do it with the lighter upside down AND right side up?

qmech
Aficionado

9 years ago

A reliable Colibri??? Man there is another check on my bucket list.
Q

midmofan
Herf-A-Holic Topic Starter

9 years ago

Yeah, great... found a good lighter, sweet... who cares.

Now... on to the important stuff! What kinda car did ya get!?? 🇨🇮

MACS wrote:

Nissan Rouge. New but a 2016. Last 2016 on the lot so got a heck of a deal.

Gave the salesman a cigar, he loved it...Grand Habano 2002 om the cedar sleeve. Great Give-away cigar.

Edited by user 9 years ago | Reason: Not specified

midmofan
Herf-A-Holic Topic Starter

9 years ago

SteveS wrote:

Highest up for me with this lighter was Denver which is about 5200 or so I believe. But it worked fine there.

Edited by user 9 years ago | Reason: Not specified

elRopo
Aficionado

9 years ago

I bet you did, "Rouge" is not the most popular color. LOL!

midmofan
Herf-A-Holic Topic Starter

9 years ago

#10

I bet you did, "Rouge" is not the most popular color. LOL!

elRopo wrote:

LOL yes! As it happens the Rogue IS dark red so it fits

midmofan
Herf-A-Holic Topic Starter

9 years ago

#11

A reliable Colibri??? Man there is another check on my bucket list.
Q

qmech wrote:

Good one! I have had several "Freebie" colibri's that were not worth sh#t, but this one is great if you are OK with single torch.

MACS
Herf-A-Holic

9 years ago

#12

2 words - Ronson Jetlite

Whistlebritches
Herf-A-Holic

9 years ago

#13

2 words - Ronson Jetlite

MACS wrote:

Ditto

elRopo
Aficionado

9 years ago

#14

Lights under water!

SteveS
Herf-A-Holic

9 years ago

#15

Highest up for me with this lighter was Denver which is about 5200 or so I believe. But it worked fine there.

midmofan wrote:

Most decent lighters will be OK up to about 6K ... above that, problems begin. My Zippo w/butane insert works fine up to about 6500, but not much higher. As I say, I'm looking for something that actually works at around 8K or a bit more.

qmech
Aficionado

9 years ago

#16

^ Nothing like smoking a cigar at the summit.
Q

midmofan
Herf-A-Holic Topic Starter

9 years ago

#17

^ Nothing like smoking a cigar at the summit.
Q

qmech wrote:

I forgot that, in addition to Denver, I have been to Colorado Springs with this lighter. The base elevation there is 6,035 feet.

One day I decided to pack a knapsack with a couple of beers, a sub sandwich and some stogies and hike up into the foot hills of Pike's Peak as far as I could go. I headed up the mountainside and kept going up and up until I was exhausted and could go no further. I sat down, popped a beer and lit a cigar.

So we know the lighter works at 6,085 feet....

SteveS
Herf-A-Holic

9 years ago

#18

mine too ... I've yet to find one that'd perform above 8K, however despite their various claims ... it seems I'm gonna be forever blessed with a semi-burned thumb from flicking a Bic during the portion of the summer when I'm at altitude ...

MACS
Herf-A-Holic

9 years ago

#19

^Yeah, but didn't you start by rubbing two sticks together?

We've come a long way since then... 🇨🇮

Peckerhead
Connoisseur

9 years ago

#20

IM Corona Dbl. Corona works fine at Snowmass base, I believe that's 8K and rising.

Knowing what little I do, I don't think you're gonna get a "torch" to ignite at that altitude due to the lack of pressure.
It's only anecdotal, but I've been told the Dupont Maxijet is good at high altitudes but never seen/tried personally. I have my doubts.
If someone wants to send me one I'll be glad to test it for free. The gunmetal finish one. Nothing blingy people.

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