Pros and Cons of Zippo Lighters
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- The Pros and Cons of Zippo lighters as well as similar liquid fuel lighters such as IMCO lighters.
The Zippo windproof is a classic lighter, that uses liquid fuel (Watered down gasoline/petrol) they are built to last but do have some drawbacks, covered in this video.
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took me 12 minutes to realise that red swiss army knife lookin thing on the far right was just a hole in the board
Yeah red bed cover under the board
Me too!
Didn't notice till you said something lol
Holy shit
Haha!! I thought the same thing!
I dont smoke I just like em.
Same
same here. It's a good alternative to fidget spinners lol.
Me too
Same
Same here.
Zippo's are guaranteed for life. If you find one in a river ,, clean it up and send it to zippo. They will repair or replace no questions asked.
That's pretty cool actually
@@Weaponsandstuff93 sure is!
I bought a discontinued design on eBay and wanted to know if it was genuine. I sent it to Zippo, turns out the case was a Zippo case but the insert was a knock off, and they actually sent me a genuine Zippo insert...no charge.
@@alexhenry5542 that's great customer service right there
@@alexhenry5542 yup any case you send without an insert they will give an insert. If you dont value your time or have many zippos you could just ask them to give you an insert instead of buying wicks/flints, but really, why would you do that... And also they do not give an insert unless you sent them one if its a gold zippo. Since they are, well, 20k$.
Fun Zippo fact: The hole in the felt on bottom of the inside of the lighter (where it says "Lift to fill") is meant to store an extra flint.
@@woofy8373 Well, an extra flint fits perfectly!
What i usually do is take the outer casing off, open the lighter fluid with the lip of the casing, and use the pointy part to poke into the hole and open it up. Please tell me im not the only one
I don't like putting a flint in fuel
Yes that's what the hole in the felt is designed for. If you look at the instruction booklet that comes with the zippo box it says to store an extra flint there. Most people don't know about it because nobody reads the instructions
@@mustangrt8866 It's what the little hole is designed for, and if you fill it correctly the flint is not stored in the fuel. You are supposed to lift the felt and soak the cotton underneath it, not like how the guy in this video does it. There's a reason it says "lift to fill" 3 times in capital letters.
I inherited my zippo from my dad. Who Inherited his from his dad. My zippo lighter is is from 1973. And it still works.
Cool!
Man that's cool
Really cool i have one from 1969 and it looks brand new tbh it came from a collection of lighters so i don't think it was used regularly
HOW !!! 😂 that’s rlly cool
I honestly believe Zippo lighters are timeless. They may be inefficient, but timeless by design.
The wick should last a lifetime, you might need to pull a bit of it out once every 30 years.
Well yeah a zippo works even with a totally burnt out wick to a degree.
I'd like to see proof of that statement, 30 years ! I replace my Wick and clean my Zippo every 2 years, the wick has been pulled up 2-3 times during that period ! In 10 Years I lost about 6 of these lighters !
Doesn't sound right to me. I've used the same zippo for 10+ years and I must have replaced the wick at least twice
@@BadgerUKvideo Definitely ! Every 2 years or so (Pack/Day), I maintain my Zippo with a good internal mechanism cleaning and repack with a new wick ! Seems lately, I loose more Zippo lighters then reaching this 2 year maintenance interval ! I must have had 6 different Zippos in the last 10 years !!
Lew Scagnetti Someone "lost" my Marlborough Zippo when I was young. Never let anyone borrow my current one. Bastards!
I have had the same brass zippo for 21 years, i love it more every day.
Pros you instantly become a American patriot
an* :)
I don't want my Zippo anymore
@@SlavicBoi why? I want some reasons not to buy it...
@@Aki-tu2pu oh I said it as a joke because he said you instantly become an American Patriot
@@SlavicBoi oh! Haha 😅
I carried a Zippo every day in the Army. I had the basic silver colored one. My only complaint was that for a couple of days after refilling it I couldn't risk carrying it in my pocket because the fuel would leak and cause a chemical burn on my skin.
Whats so special about them zippo lighters can you plz explain. Can they be used for a long time or are they just like normal lighters?
@@vincecool72’The swag’ also they are very reliable if they are maintained right and they last for a while
@@vincecool72wind resistance is awesome on post
Dang, looks like you got “zippo leg” You musta overfilled it otherwise it wouldn’t have leaked out.
Don’t mind me, Doc just had some edu-micating to do
@@vincecool72 They just look cool, and they've become pretty iconic. They're just normal wick lighters, nothing fancy there. Their customer support is superb, though, I've heard people praising them quite a lot
~IMO, Zippo Lighter have many Pros with only a few Cons. The only con that I acknowledge is the fuel does evaporate over time.
~I have owned and used daily a Zippo Lighter for over forty years.Currently I use solid brass Zippo Pipe Lighter (with the hole). For me, it's,the best Lighter for all around use; indoors or out. I smoke only pipes.
One other advantage of a zippo over a butane lighter is in the welding profession. There are welders who have ended up with a hole in their leg or chest from a hot spark that has ignited a plastic butane lighter.
That sounds scary
I mean you have butane inserts for zippo but i get your point
@@karvast5726 a hot spark isn’t going to melt through a metal zippo insert though
@@glenbuyer8738 yeah but gasoline vapors are flamable that could be an issue too,but a butane insert for a zippo lighter is great
@@karvast5726 you don’t use gasoline in zippos though
Lighter fuel is cheap it's not a problem.
I been using my brass zippo for about 14 years. Very reliable,
I even thought about getting a additional one....Too thumbs up on this product.
I class it into 3 categories now obviously there are many in between and beyond. Zippo, Bic and matches. Zippo is my favorite, good windproof flame, tough design, love the click, great as a smoker. Bic, cheap, lasts for a long time and a flame when you need one. Matches, cheap, and of course these dont run out until the box or book is done. Ive had weeks with others but years with a zippo. No lighter can come close to replacing it.
Glad you brought up it’s temperature an wind tolerance, both of with are essential here in North Dakota
Cool, yeah liquid fuel lighters are better than butane lighters for that.
Nobody commenting “lift to refill” 🤔 - Fuel should last much longer if filled correctly....
Yes !!!
he did a horrendous job at refilling
I used to take a section of bicycle inner tube and roll it down around the area where the top meets the bottom kinda like a condom. That gave me an extra week of fuel. Around here the only people who really use a zippo anymore are old sailors and marines who smoke and the occasional kid trying to look cool. I fell in the third category.
Yeah the bike inner tube idea is a good idea, I prefer my IMCO anyway simply because the fuel lasts longer inside and it's a bit more compact.
Lighter condom
The most lit and hottest condoms out there
Im a young guy that bought it because I like older things, its fun to have and use, and the sounds it makes is amazing.
Some people just like older, dependable things we can take apart and that save us money in the long run.
I'm young I use it to light a joint because the flame doesn't go out ( I'm 27 btw)
My grandpa uses his Engraved zippo from the late 80’s, he’s not a marine or sailor
(not sure if already mentioned in comments) a simple solution to stop it leaking fluid onto a surface when refilling is to flick up the piece opposite to the striker wheel and then turn it upside down and it will slide into the case, so any fluid leaking will stay at the bottom of the case and can get absorbed by the cotton after a few uses.
I do like the zippos, but as you say all lighters have pros and cons so its a case of getting something for your own needs really.
Yeah lots of people seem to think there is a one size fits all lighter which doesn't really exist to be honest.
yeha i like it for the aesthetic and ecofriendlyness
There have been aftermarket butane inserts for Zippo's for a while now, either torch or regular, but Zippo themselves finally dropped their own versions, a single torch insert, double torch insert or a rechargeable X arc insert. Pretty awesome! I use a metal Clipper with a LighterBro lighter case right now and I don't think I could give up the extra functionality of my case to rock one of my Zippos, but I may keep one in my bag with one of the torch inserts for sure.
Cool didn't know Zippo started making them
I have 70 Zippos now . Absolutely love them . I have 60 collectors items that have never been opened , and 10 that have been used . I have a special edition that has a lanyard and attaches to my belt for going out , and a normal beaten up Zippo for daily home use . And for going out , I also have a clip on Zippo pouch , as well as a keychain fuel canister keychain.
Yeah I really want one lol, wish I had one.
How can you even contain yourself? When I got mine I could barely contain myself before I tested it out!
Zippo is a piece of American history, they helped shape WW2, and they are an icon. A Zippo is a life long Ally. Smoking is bad, I don't smoke, but still, a Zippo is just good to have.
may i just say that i find your videos very comforting. they help me sleep alot better (the gas mask ones are my favorite). so i just want to say thanks for that!
Okay I guess.
@@Weaponsandstuff93 dude thats kinda rude
You forgot the lifetime warranty on Zippos, and they have both a butane and an electric inserts that can be swapped for the standard windproof insert.
I've worked in temps that make butane flames smaller. I like that the flame of the zippo starts the same no matter what. I have a portable fluid container that isn't as bulky as the big cans.
There is also another cool thing about Zippos I discovered recently: Zippo makes different inserts now. You can put in a Butane version, & the kind I recently invested in, a dual arc electric lighter.
I don't smoke. 🚬 So, the fuel would just evaporate in my case, so the arc insert is ideal, since it is mini usb rechargeable.
I love the zippo I bought mainly use it to smoke my cigar's it's the only thing I smoke so it's bigger improvement then those cheap bic lighters also the zippo lighters you can refill it and change the flint when it gets too used and old, I know that my cigar's set up is very expensive and so was the zippo cigar's as well can get expensive but I say well worth it for me as I enjoy them most of the time
I just adore the design of the zippo because of how stupidly simple it is yet does the job well enough.
I have a bunch of zippos. but my always goto lighter is my IMCO like yours... I love it.
this video is waaay better than the other videos ive seen
In the canadian winter butane lighters tend to get too cold to work if they are out of your coat for a few seconds so for winter camping its matches and a zippo, for the summer tough i just carry a bic around as it can get dunked in water and is pretty much indestructible
Makes sense, what sort of - C temperatures are those?
I tried testing that by putting some butane lighters in the freezer for a while but after I got them out they all worked, that would be -4C or something though, nowhere near as cold as it can get inside the arctic circle.
Love ur vids man keep up with the good work
Cheers
I like imco lighters, I have an imco streamline 6800 it’s from 1959 made in Austria it works fine still!
You should check out the butane insert that zippo sells on their website. They also make an electric rechargeable insert
You lift the felt to fill the lighter. You want to wet the cotton not the felt covering the cotton
Thanks for the informative video, I never had a zippo before but I got one as a gift from this guy who sources and restores vintage lighters. It was made in 1999 in Ontario, which is cool, that’s my home province, and they don’t make ‘em there anymore. The original seller claims it was used on stage by David Lee Roth one time, there’s a picture of it and it has the same engraving of his name. No way to prove it, but I believe it, this dude was SERIOUS about sourcing old lightees
Thank you!
The flame height vary depending from the height of the wick
I loved this video as it was very informative, although I’d recommend not blowing it out as it wears out the fuse 👍👍
Cheers
I love my Zippos. So reliable, durable, stylish. Every other lighter I've tried eventually frustrates me because it breaks or isn't reliable. If you use a lighter every day the Zippo is my favorite.
Wrong.
They can't all be stylish.
I've got a mountain of free Bic lighters and none of them have broken.
You're a liar.
Smack yourself, really hard!
When it comes to lighters Zippos are one of the best for quality and reliability also another reliable lighter i had about 25 years ago was moden manufactured version of a world war one trench lighter made from a bullet case that works on the same principle as a zippo
Jimmy Hendrix used a Zippo lighter for slide gutar on the Bob Dillian song
ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER !
Put Seranwrap on the bottom of the insert before reassemblein after fueling to help slow up evaporation.
"How long before the fuel evaporates out and the lighter won't light?"..... Weaponsandstuff93 has the answer, he's done the research. OUTSTANDING again great vid thank you.
Cheers
Zippos are fun fidget spinners for adults, but they compare to modern lighters the way an abacus compares to a calculator. You can get a modern windproof refillable torch lighter for like 2 USD and all the fuel doesn't evaporate out of it every other week like with a zippo. Not to mention the fact that zippos suck for candles and pipes whereas the cheapo plastic lighter works well for all three.
I'm so intrigued by this little thing after playing the Metro games lol
Zippo lighters, cheap, simple, reliable, and will last for generations. You can buy one for 10 bucks at Walmart and it will outlast your great grandchildren. I like that you can use pretty much any liquid that burns as fuel, I'm currently using naptha gas in mine, ( 7 dollars a gallon ) just to see if it would work, and it does, works just fine. I could buy a cheap ass piece of Chinese junk at the dollar store, but I'm not going to, the " proudly made in America " zippo is a nifty little piece of machinery, and I really like mine, I have the brass 1937 replica model and it's as cool as cool can be.
Zippo fluid is actually just naptha sold in tiny quantities. So of course it's going to work.
In my country zippo is really expensive. You can get original zippo lighter for 1000-3000php. But costomized is far more expensive!
Of course it would, my comment was directed to the people who didn't know it ... of course.
I understand. Here in Canada a Zippo is more expensive than it is in America, however America is only 3 miles away so I bought mine there.
i had a mini heart attack when he poured the fuel on the felt pad.
My friend has a zippo but doesn't put any fluid or flint in it. He just opens and closes it as a fidget at home. he loves that classic click!
Yeah it's satisfying
Me to it makes high quality,
I don’t smoke and will never but there’s a sick scarface zippo that I want to get just to light fires and stuff it’s $25 and I think I’ll get it
did you get it?
Spike Brownlees its from greece and would cost $68 to import
Lol that's why I'm here I just bought 2 Scarface Zippos $4 for both at my local gas station
@Darrell Hooker almost a year i think? It can be hard to get them in my area but i also collect buc type lighter
Im from northern norway and the cold weather is not a problem at all👌🏼👌🏼
You can hold an extra flint in the bottom of the lighter where the hole is. You can also buy small containers to carry with you, its about the size of a regular Bic lighter, that'll keep extra fuel in it and a flint. I have one but haven't used it in about a year, it still has fuel in it.
I personally love Zippo lighters. I also have a little Zippo pouch that slides on my belt. Its pretty nice to know exactly where your lighter is, every time you need it.
Great video, a bit off topic but i can hear very slight shaking in my gas mask filter but its not leaking, is it safe to use and will it work? it sounds like the charcoal is moving in there, but is it normal?
Sometimes that's just because the filter is not 100% crammed with charcoal granules so they move around a bit if you shake the filter, is the filter sealed properly and in date? If so it should work fine.
Alright, thanks mate!
Zippo makes butane and arc inserts for their cases, as does thunderbird.
👍👍very nice. Subscribed👍👍
Hi ! Do you have any idea if a 1983 M74 Romanian gas mask filter is safe? I know that is long expired but I want to know if it contains asbestos.
I just got the Zippo Brand torch insert of the Official Zippo Website. Made this year you should definitely check it out.
Cheers I will soon
i believe that everyone at the very least should have owned a zippo. even if you arent a smoker, you can still utilize it. The staple of the lighter in itself is so synonymous with the history of our country just as much as the lever-action rifles are. i cant think of any lighter that you can use that is good for the environment (due to less waste, you can recycle the fuel tins), and you can just get new parts should you need them. i think it also teaches you carefulness and patience when using just a zippo. the brass one looks really nice though, i might just pick up a solid brass one on amazon while im out on my trip. i managed to snag a free collectible harley davidson zippo with it's tin from my neighbor who left it in one of the drawers of his throwaway things. i dont even bike. take care of your things and they will take care of you :D
I guess I have definately overfilled my Zippo because it leaked out of the chimney and stinks really hard
nice video bro can anyone tell me if the zippos use Asbestos wicks or not?
No it's a cotton material
My problem with my zippo is that when outside and there is a bit of wind the flame goes small and then big anyway to fix this?
Maybe pull more of the wick through?
@@Weaponsandstuff93 Or less
have you tried.makinh sure that you have enougb wick in the rayon balls?
You can get rubber gaskets to replace the felt on the bottom on eBay, it'll make your fuel last a little longer
I heard about them. Do they make much of s difference?
There is a lighter called permanent, forever, or survival match. It has a little screw cap that you pull out. It's a tube with a wick and flint that you light with a striker on the body. There is also the peanut style lighter that has a cover that screws on. There are also the lift arm style lighters.
This video is about Zippos though, not liquid fuel lighters as a whole.
when you're in a survival situation. Zippo delivers spark to start a fire fuel to start a fire even after the lighter is spent you can use it to store things like greased cotton balls extra flint! alot of blade material can be made from it as well!
3:51 also a bike inter tube are sometimes used
Is the M Co. lighter similar to the Duxi Karat lighter? They seem to be pretty similar
is an asbestos filter safe when plugged up and is the Fm12 respirator completely safe my friend just wanted to know because hes getting one but did not believe me lol
Yes and yes.
You must try the frezer bag corner trick fill your Zippo insert then before you reinstall it place the frezer bag over the felt on the bottom of the insert this drastically inproves fuel econemy , also you could cut an 1.5 inch bicycle tire tube more than an inch overbthe top and bottom casevof your lightet it also prevents evaporation !
nice
Your comment about the solid brass ones; You have what looks like a 204 model there, the text saying "SOLID BRASS". There is also a 204B model without the text. Would you say these two would be identical?
I heard zippos were developed for soldiers during WWII so they could light up in all weather conditions
I own 1 Zippo 1 arc lighter and 1 butane torch that's all I need for my pyro needs
got my first in 1968. a zippo can; be a lighter for most anything, it can be a stove, a pocket or foot warmer, it can cauterize wounds (or just make scars to tell lies about later), it can seal wounds, it can create wounds; asphyxiate, burn, cut or as a brass knuckle, it can be used as a signaling device, and finally, it can be used to pick up chicks if you know how to snap it open and light it with one movement...
wait, when the hinge pins fall out, it can be used to take up space in the junk drawyer
Send it to zippo they'll fix it for free.
desertfox xx98 i knew once upon a time they would but i’ve read that any warranty is now much different. i have 2 in the junk drawyer that need hinge pins; the last 2 i bought; a 3rd got tossed - same thing, hinge pin...
@@_dave4460 the warranty is same as it was 82 years ago look it up.
desertfox xx98 i may do that and you better be right
@@_dave4460 I am right.
They are cool that's it
You can still buy the Imco new. I just bought one along with a spare parts package.😊
It seems Zippo lighter fluid also evaporated out of their bottles.
Old school. Right school.
The biggest con for me personally is that there is no real warning that your low on fuel many times I’ve been out and about and it’s ran out on me and I’ve opened it up and can still smell fuel but it won’t light, disposable lighters you can sometimes get one or two last lights out of one before it’s totally empty (enough to light your cigarette till you can get a new lighter anyway) but still, wouldn’t change my zippo for anything else, something charming about the fact they are still made in usa aswell and haven’t moved production abroad like a lot of companies do!
Yeah most of the flaws a Zippo has are pretty unavoidable with liquid fuel lighters of all types, some have better O-rings than a Zippo but in general they can all suddenly dry up without warning.
Weaponsandstuff93 deffo, price you pay though for that click sound and the charm that comes with them I guess 🔥👍🏼
Do you think it would be practical to convert a .50 BMG round into a zippo like in the metro games?
Well it wouldn't be a Zippo but bullet lighters are a real thing.
I love my Zippos but I would like to own an IMCO.
Is there any lighters from wild west cowboy era?
Zippos are like those expensive pens. Kind of pointless because you can get the job done with a BIC pen for a few cents, but ionno. I've always liked these sort of pointless things, even if better alternatives are there. I guess it's the fact that you can customize it to how you want and are forced to interact with it so it works (changing wick, refuel etc). Gives it a bit of charm.
It's got a wind guard?
Wind guardium leviosa?
You can put tape around the seam to preserver the fuel
I think you might of forgot that you can use different fule for them. Like high proof alachol.
I've tried that before, most other fuels don't work very well.
I found non-vaporize fluid lighter. German war time screw cap model. Need flint and wick. I bought ZIippo repairs and wick and flint fit. Zippo flint diameter is 2.3 mm
I live in a part of Canada where temperatures drop well below -40 Celsius in the winter months. A regular Bic lighter will stop working properly at around -25 and will have to be held against the skin to warm up and repressurize. I've never had a Zippo fail to light due to the cold. It will even light when it's a bit wet - such as during heavy snowfall.
there's a reason that literally 600 MILLION of them have been sold, and no, I am not exaggerating!
Are you also a Manitoban?
@@buthol1355 Saskatchewanian
@@fpsknifer9906 oh nice were neighbours
I just like them and I like to light fireworks on special events/occasions 😂🙂
Where can I find naptha in the UK? The branded lighter fluid is so expensive...
You can buy it in bulk online, otherwise hardware stores I guess.
Not sure what you have there but i have been super happy finding fuel meant for small 4-stroke engines such as lawnmowers. I get it 2 €/liter instead of the 20+ €/liter for real lighter fluid, and it's just as good as the real one except it evaporates even faster. At that price though i'm happy to refill the lighter more often. Americans have some Coleman camping fuel or something that works for them.
What do you think on zippos lighting cigars?
Supposedly effects the taste, but I've quit smoking now anyway
When did they first come out?? I have my grandads old one and it looks a little more chunky than these and far more ancient, the face plate says Zippo in fine etched writing
www.zippo.com/pages/then-now I assume it was around the 1950s when the design changed to the modern Windproof.
Weaponsandstuff93 hey mate thank you for the reply and the link for zippo 👍🏻
Around ww1. You can date a zippo by looking at the insert, just google "how to date a zippo"
Sorry that this question is very off topic but does a green nato filter found on isreali gas masks have asbestos
Without knowing the filter no idea, if it's a Israeli Type 80 filter it's safe.
@@Weaponsandstuff93 is it a green type 80 filter if the shape is identical as a normal isreali type 80 filter
Use "Coleman fuel" or white gas as your lighter fluid if your worried about cost efficiency
the hole in the felt pad is for an extra flint you lift the felt pad to fill the lighter base!
ah nooo... ..."Lift to Fill". The hole in the felt doesn't go all the way through. To avoid waste, the fuel goes on the cotton underneath. Your spare flint goes in the hole.
I have Avery old solid brass zippo is scratched looks old and I think if I’ll send it are they going to change it for a new one
No idea I'm afraid
Cool
It took me a while to figure out that was a handle in the board and not a Swiss army knife
I think for the price of a bic or a basic Zippo there's no reason not to own both. The bics are dependable and have a much longer shelf life but Zippos perform better in wind and can be rebuilt with everyday items like cotton and can run on different fuels. You can even use the flint from bic lighters in a Zippo. Back when I used to smoke there were many times where I had lost all of my bics so I'd grab an old Zippo add a little fluid and be back in business.
I like the lighter's you can buy at the Dollar Tree for $1.00
Markus Brackley RIP
Until they crack...hope you have a few😃
So you like crack lighters.
Good video :)
How do you know it's good when you made a comment a soon as the video went live...
+Weaponsandstuff93 He is obviously from the future sigh ;)
@@Weaponsandstuff93 magic