i keep losing mine and want ot buy like 10 of something good

  • Uranium 🟩
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    1 year ago

    Obligatory European recommendation for a clipper lighter; the unparalleled joint smoking lighter.

    You can refill them, you can replace the flint, you can take the strike wheel out and use it as a pokey.

    The base of the lighter is a perfect tamper for a bowl, iirc it works better to light bongs also (less likely to burn your fingers compared to a bic)

    There are constantly new designs for them, you can get metal sleeves for them.

    Me and a friend have got a thing going where 8 years ago he accidentally pocketed one that I’d found, and it’s been in common use since, obviously having had the flint replaced and the gas refilled.

    • @[email protected]M
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      21 year ago

      I’m American and even I know Clipper is the king. Nice explanation of all the little perks.

      That being said, we get a ton of knockoffs here, and a lot of times they won’t actually refill. Then again, Bics can’t refill anyway.

      Tangentially related, OCB papers are also the best and we also get a lot of knockoffs of those.

  • TurboTurbo
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    21 year ago

    Maybe if you buy a nice, more expensive one, e.g., a Zippo, you are more careful and keep track of it better? Just a thought.

    • @[email protected]
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      51 year ago

      This. I was always losing bics but my wife got me a Zippo and engraved a picture my kid drew on it. It will stay with me until I die. Then my kids can toke up with it.

      • TurboTurbo
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        41 year ago

        I can relate. My Zippo does not have a design as fancy as yours, but I bought mine on a vacation abroad and because of that it is special to me. Also, the sound a Zippo makes when opening, igniting, and closing it don’t get old to me :)

        • @[email protected]M
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          21 year ago

          Zippos do have a great tactile feel. Almost like a fidget spinner. I’m terrible with keeping track of lighters so I don’t have one though.

        • @eyolf
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          11 year ago

          I found mine on the venue floor after a Dylan concert. I’ve considered taking up smoking just to get some use for it. But it’s nice to have on a hike as well. A bit more healthy too.

  • Eddie
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    21 year ago

    I spend extra for the bic with the button and little thingy that looks like a candle lighter. It costs more money and I don’t give a fuck. Love that shit.

  • nick
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    11 year ago

    i use a zippo, sometimes a spare bic is good if someone asks to use your lighter and you don t wanna hand your custom painted fresh as fuck zippo (everyone steals lighters)

  • @MiddleWeigh
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    11 year ago

    The shitty free lighters they give at smoke shop. Bics are nice, but I’ve already got a million of the cheapies. I have a few zippos too that I love but sometimes I’ll lose interest in maintaining them for months at a time. The grill lighters are 🐐 though.