Well my 4 to 5 month old Colibri lighter has given me nothing but problems since I bought it. Its a Colibri Quantum Triumph, the side silver grip on it started getting wobbly a week or two after I bought it and finally came unscrewed last week, the hinge no longer stays closed because the spring decided to break as I was opening it and it has started to get really hot around the button while I'm lighting a cigar with it so much so that I cant light a cigar properly without burning myself. Basically, do you guys have any fairly cheap (less than 50$) recommendations on lighters. I poked around an old post and I think joe mentioned something about a conversion kit for a zippo, if so is it worth getting? Sorry for being hard on the eyes but this does not want to format for some reason.

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If you can do a half-assed job of anything, your a one-eyed man in a kingdom of blind - Kurt Vonnegut

I use this lighter here CLICK, and it has been a solid performer for me. The cool thing about this lighter is that it has a soft flame and a torch flame.

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When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty.

Thomas Jefferson

I use a Vector TriForce, it runs through fuel like a V8, but construction is solid as a rock. I took it apart the other day to get a look under the hood, and everything seems to be simple and clean. I can usually ignite 6-7 stogies before its time to refuel and it is takes up some premium real estate in my pocket, but is effective and yet to begin to fall apart. The cigar punch built in the bottom is great when I'm in a bind also. I did order a Z-plus insert for my Zippo, but haven't yet put it to use. I'll give it a try and let ya know.

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"As I grow to understand life less and less, I learn to love it more and more." - Jules Renard

I've been using a Blazer EVO Dual Torch Lighter. It really burns through fuel because of the dual flame, but it has a built-in cigar punch. I never use the punch, but it's nice to have around if I forget my cutter. The thing is like a rock too, I can't imagine breaking it if I tried.

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Sometimes a cigar is just a penis- I mean cigar! - Sigmund Freud's well known quote in it's unedited form.

I use a Xikar Exodus and this sucker is bullet proof. It has a natural flame and lasts about a month between refills.

I have a few, everything from soft flame to triple torch... The triple torches are "cool", but in my opinion just not all that practical... They're just too hard to control the heat from... On the other hand, I really like a nice single torch... While I don't have any ridiculously expensive lighters, I do have some that were higher on the price scale.... Still for some reason every time I go to light up I almost always grab what I consider my "'ol reliable"...

Expensive? LOL... Far from it... I'm not even sure who the "real" manufacturer is (probably Colabri) but I found it in a local Walgreens one day... I can't even remember what name brand was stamped on the packaging, but the lighter model itself is a "Firebird"...

It's a single torch in a fairly compact package... Two small "cylinders" fused together... Lesse if I can find a pic real quick .....

Got it... Here ya go...

And the best part? Grand total cost: $9.99

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Luko:

Just keep in mind if you do, you're pissing off a dude who shaves with a sword.

Yea thats a colibri or colibri knock off. Colibri's are notoriously unreliable. Congrats that you got a good one shirley.

I have a Xikar single torch 'Plunge'. I love it.

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I don't wanna hold a job down if its just to make ends meet. I prefer rapid rise and faster falls, I wanna die the American dream.
~~ Josh Martinez

I find myself using matches instead of lighters more and more lately.

Firebirds are made by Colibri. I have owned 4 of them so far: one, I gave to my brother when he started occasionally smoking cigars, another I got for my girlfriend, which is now used as the general "candle lighter" around the house, and I have two myself. None of which have had any problems.

I also have a cheap triple flame with a punch cutter built in that I bought at a local shop for $15 bucks that the shop guarantees for life. The guy told me if there's any problems, bring it back and they'll replace it - he can't offer the same guarantee for any of the fancy lighters with a name on them though.

here's my usual lighter, a colibri tri-flame:

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Would like a Gurkha HMR PM me if you have any extras...

I have a half dozen or so butane lighters. Lately the one I've been using most is my Prometheus Magma, but the one I can most consistently rely on is my converted Zippo. I got the Z-Plus as a gift, and I just switch it back and forth between my different Zippo cases.

here is my lighter



mine is a few years old and shows a little love. the edges are turning to the brass under the finish. It has yet to fail me.

this pic is familiar to those who read my catalog:


im not sure the "love" is visible in that pic

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Kuzi's cigar catalog blending 101 developing your palate

I also use the same lighter as Kuzi16, but its new.

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"But I, being poor, have only my dreams;
I have spread my dreams under your feet;
Tread softly because you tread on my dreams."
-William Butler Yeats

I have a few Colibri's, but I don't care for them at all. My favorite: a $3 Ronson from Wal-Mart. It's never not lit for me. Kinda sad a $3 lighter beats my $35-40 ones but it does, every time.

dep691:

I find myself using matches instead of lighters more and more lately.

I usually use matches to light my cigar around the edges and if by doing so I light a good portion of the center also, I will just finish it with matches ( usually about 4 matches to light it entirely). Otherwise I light the outside with matches and finish it off with my torch lighter. The lighter I use is the cigar.com torch lighter. I just looked at the lighters section and it's not there anymore. I got it a while back for free for spending like $75 or something in that ballpark. I've had no problems with it except it wont light unless the flame is turned up pretty high. But it does the job.