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• RidderSport@feddit.org ⁨22⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I found that to be the weirdest incorrect assumption. I bought a zippo during my time in the navy, they don’t work well in windy conditions certainly not much better than regular gas lighters. What does work better are storm lighters, those with high pressure flame

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  • Semester3383@lemmy.world ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I’ve definitely had better luck with them, although it depends on how windy and rainy it is. If it was so bad that a cigarette was going to be soaked before I got it lit, then nothing was going to work. Plus, you also have cold temperature performance; liquid fuels (for lighters) will continue to work in exceptionally cold weather, while butane lighters tend to not.

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• borokov@lemmy.world ⁨22⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Agree. I bought one to go on treck, but you need to refuel it every week. Maybe 2 weeks if you tight it in inner tube. I ended up buying a storm lighter instead.

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  • Chee_Koala@lemmy.world ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I was also pretty disappointed when i found out Zippo’s drain themselves passively in 1-3 weeks. I thought I was getting the best version of a lighter… :(

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• RaivoKulli@sopuli.xyz ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Zippo (too) sucks for windy weather. You want one of those blowtorch ones

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  • dditty@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Zippos don’t work when tipped upside down so they also suck for lighting pipes and glass pieces.

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• mika_mika@lemmy.world ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Zippos are really only around still because of aesthetic and cool factor and anyone who says otherwise is lying.

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