Okay, I have a Xikar Executive lighter that I bought a couple of months back. I know its one of the cheaper ones, I took care if the thing really good. I have one question though.
Why does my 3 dollar Ronson torch flame work better?
The flame goes literally goes about an inch and a half high and it is more resistant to wind.
What is up with that?
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Originally posted by Gespinoza1: Okay, I have a Xikar Executive lighter that I bought a couple of months back. I know its one of the cheaper ones, I took care if the thing really good. I have one question though.
Why does my 3 dollar Ronson torch flame work better?
The flame goes literally goes about an inch and a half high and it is more resistant to wind.
What is up with that?
My executive works great. Been using it a year and it performed tonight as well as it did the first day i got it. I will say that it doesn't hold a lot of butane, but as a casual smoker that doesn't bother me a whole lot.
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Posts: 1066 | Location: Signal Hill, CA | Registered: April 26, 2007
Bought a Xikar Ellipse Triple Flame Lighter and it is great. I have been struggling with a Zippo Blu for months now. I have sent the zippo in for repair twice (2) now and it stil does not work. I e-mailed Zippo and same day purchased the Ellipse. Elliipse has come before Zippo returned my email. Lighter is great and has not failed to light once yet.
Wow, I was at Finks a couple of days ago and didn't notice the sale. I've had some of the same experiences with some lighters. My Ronson that I bought at Wal-Mart is extremely dependable while a couple of Colibri's I've bought just stop working. Not putting the cheap butane in them either. Haven't tried a Xikar or Dupont yet, maybe give one of them a try.
It has been my experience that Colibri's are beautiful, but don't last long. I have had two and have had problems with both, neither work now. The last year or so I have been using the Z-Plus insert in a zippo and it has worked great, not a single problem yet, and you don't have to refill very often. I use Colibri butane and the z-plus is great, and only like ten bucks, you just have to have a zippo. I love the look of my Colibri's, but no luck with them at all. I had one work for about six months and that was the longest, it stopped working so I sent it back to Colibri for repair, they repaired it and in about 4 months it stopped working again. Another Colibri only worked for a month before it quit. I wish they were built better.
It has been my experience that Colibri's are beautiful, but don't last long. I have had two and have had problems with both, neither work now. The last year or so I have been using the Z-Plus insert in a zippo and it has worked great, not a single problem yet, and you don't have to refill very often. I use Colibri butane and the z-plus is great, and only like ten bucks, you just have to have a zippo. I love the look of my Colibri's, but no luck with them at all. I had one work for about six months and that was the longest, it stopped working so I sent it back to Colibri for repair, they repaired it and in about 4 months it stopped working again. Another Colibri only worked for a month before it quit. I wish they were built better.
So the z-plus is great? I have about 4 zippos at home that I love, but never use for my cigars?
Where did you get yours from?
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Posts: 179 | Location: NOVA | Registered: January 14, 2008
I got my Z plus from Famous Smoke shop online I believe, I think it is 9.95. The cool thing about it is you can pull it out and use it in any standard size zippo. I have been real happy with it.
