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Re: Zippo lighters Bigbuck215 #8783422 04/16/14
Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 6,969 Colorado Springs, Colorado USA KC Campfire Tracker
KC Campfire Tracker Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 6,969 Colorado Springs, Colorado USA	Originally Posted by Bigbuck215 You fellers that use them Bics to start fires with will learn the first time you try to use one at high altitude, especially when it's cool, that they just will not work unless you keep them in a warm pocket and put 'em to use quickly. I live in Colorado and camp at high elevation all the time. I use disposable butane lighters. I carry the lighters in my cook kit in my pack. The only time that I have trouble with them is when I carry one in my pocket and it gets filled with lint. KC Wind in my hair, Sun on my face, I gazed at the wide open spaces, And I was at home.

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Re: Zippo lighters KC #8783430 04/16/14
Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 26,389 Minnysoda G Ghostinthemachine Campfire Ranger
Ghostinthemachine Campfire Ranger G Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 26,389 Minnysoda	Zippo trick.

Re: Zippo lighters pahick #8783438 04/16/14
Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 1,168 NE MS J jeffdwhite Campfire Regular
jeffdwhite Campfire Regular J Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 1,168 NE MS	know all about the overfull Zippo/jeans pocket thing, learned the hard way as a teen! When I started carrying a pipe lighter again, ordered one of these - was pleased to see it's well made, and made in USA an old retired one, gift from a friend back in the day Last edited by jeffdwhite; 04/16/14.

Re: Zippo lighters kamo_gari #8783499 04/16/14
Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 5,753 MN cal74 Campfire Tracker
cal74 Campfire Tracker Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 5,753 MN	My dad has a little side business and is a zippo rep. He's probably got 200-300 in his personal collection. Sells a lot or used to at least overseas. For a run of 50 he can do a custom order. 24hourcampfire custom lighter, someone come up with the design and I can get an estimate. Life is just one damned thing after another

Re: Zippo lighters cal74 #8783505 04/16/14
Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 28,605 NE Montana rattler Campfire Ranger
rattler Campfire Ranger Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 28,605 NE Montana	Originally Posted by cal74 My dad has a little side business and is a zippo rep. He's probably got 200-300 in his personal collection. Sells a lot or used to at least overseas. For a run of 50 he can do a custom order. 24hourcampfire custom lighter, someone come up with the design and I can get an estimate. chit that would be neat as hell......im in for one if others are.... A serious student of the "Armchair Safari" always looking for Africa/Asia hunting books

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Re: Zippo lighters cal74 #8783534 04/16/14
Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 7,047 7th valley by the red oak grov... pahick OP Campfire Tracker
OP pahick Campfire Tracker Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 7,047 7th valley by the red oak grov...	Get it together and im in for one!

Re: Zippo lighters pahick #8783721 04/16/14
Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 7,437 Tennessee T TNrifleman Campfire Tracker
TNrifleman Campfire Tracker T Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 7,437 Tennessee	Originally Posted by pahick Get it together and im in for one! I'm in too μολὼν λαβέ

Re: Zippo lighters TNrifleman #8783982 04/16/14
Joined: Jun 2013 Posts: 4,822 Great Lake State C CharlieFoxtrot Campfire Tracker
CharlieFoxtrot Campfire Tracker C Joined: Jun 2013 Posts: 4,822 Great Lake State	Originally Posted by TNrifleman Originally Posted by pahick Get it together and im in for one! I'm in too +1 "A Republic, if you can keep it." ~ B. Franklin

Re: Zippo lighters CharlieFoxtrot #8784033 04/16/14
Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 5,228 Rainy Western Wa MallardAddict Campfire Tracker
MallardAddict Campfire Tracker Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 5,228 Rainy Western Wa	I'm down

Re: Zippo lighters CharlieFoxtrot #8784051 04/16/14
Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 3,225 East Texas T TexasRick Campfire Tracker
TexasRick Campfire Tracker T Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 3,225 East Texas	The story I always heard growing up was that the "inventors" of the Zippo lighters used to sell them out of the trunk of their car in the 1930's. They would go into a bar and place themselves at opposite ends of the bar. Then one would take out a cigarette and ask if anyone had a "light". His partner, at the opposite end of the bar would take out his "Zippo", light it and toss it to he other end of the bar....still burning. His partner would light his smoke and toss it back....still burning. He would close it and the questions would begin. Lighters of the day were NOT windproof so this was an impressive demonstration. They would then sell lighters to all the bar customers. Afew years later the milirary picked up on the Zippo and the rest is history.... I hate change, it's never for the better.... Grumpy Old Men The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know

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Re: Zippo lighters TexasRick #8784078 04/16/14
Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 4,720 Eastern PA steve99 Campfire Tracker
steve99 Campfire Tracker Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 4,720 Eastern PA	A good Zippo or three was necessary if you were a boiler tech in the Navy before they went to Gas turbines for propulsion. The scene in the movie "Battleship" where they light off a boiler with the torch on the Missouri, probably the only real thing in that movie. It was a hoot to do it. "Americans have the right and advantage of being armed-unlike the citizens of other countries whose governments are afraid to trust the people with arms." James Madison

Re: Zippo lighters steve99 #8784083 04/16/14
Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 3,927 De-tox J Jocko_Slugshot Campfire Tracker
Jocko_Slugshot Campfire Tracker J Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 3,927 De-tox	For a 24 HC design, how about a picture of somebody butt-shooting a dink. Keep your gun-hand ready and your eyes peeled.

Re: Zippo lighters MallardAddict #8784099 04/16/14
Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 6,750 humboldt C Craigster Campfire Tracker
Craigster Campfire Tracker C Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 6,750 humboldt	+1 Old Corps Semper Fi Get off my lawn. FJB

Re: Zippo lighters Jocko_Slugshot #8784115 04/16/14
Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 7,047 7th valley by the red oak grov... pahick OP Campfire Tracker
OP pahick Campfire Tracker Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 7,047 7th valley by the red oak grov...	Originally Posted by Jocko_Slugshot For a 24 HC design, how about a picture of somebody butt-shooting a dink. As long as we dont wind up with a Bricktop edition im good to go

Re: Zippo lighters pahick #8784136 04/16/14
Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 6,750 humboldt C Craigster Campfire Tracker
Craigster Campfire Tracker C Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 6,750 humboldt	How 'bout the logo that's at the top of the page? The campfire on one side, 24HR on the other. Old Corps Semper Fi Get off my lawn. FJB

Re: Zippo lighters Craigster #8784655 04/16/14
Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 5,753 MN cal74 Campfire Tracker
cal74 Campfire Tracker Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 5,753 MN	You guys design a logo/design and I'll do my part. Prices are pretty reasonably I believe, probably 30-35.00 ish? I'm not very creative some someone else that is, put the design together and we can get the ball rolling. I'll try to remember to call my old man tomorrow afternoon to get a better idea. Life is just one damned thing after another

Re: Zippo lighters pahick #8785618 04/16/14
Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 14,706 North Shore, MA K kamo_gari Campfire Outfitter
kamo_gari Campfire Outfitter K Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 14,706 North Shore, MA	Originally Posted by pahick Just watched a video Rep Causer posted on FB on how Zippo lighters are made.(his way of promoting local business in his area) Got me to thinkin. How many of you own one? Are they popular where youre from? Being from PA, theyve always been popular here, but ive never owned one. [img]http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n29/birddown/IMG_20140417_011710_828_zps77c9n5hv.jpg[/img]

Re: Zippo lighters kamo_gari #8785930 04/17/14
Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 18,033 North Central U.S. gophergunner Campfire Ranger
gophergunner Campfire Ranger Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 18,033 North Central U.S.	Your collection Leighton? I've got two-both my dads. The one he carried across Africa and Europe under Patton, and one he got from a contractor he worked for. My son has one of them which I gave him to remember his grandfather, and the other one's around here somewhere. Haven't run across it in a while. molɔ̀ːn labé skýla

Re: Zippo lighters Leanwolf #8799382 04/21/14
Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 18,075 GA, USA ready_on_the_right Campfire Ranger
ready_on_the_right Campfire Ranger Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 18,075 GA, USA	Originally Posted by Leanwolf Originally Posted by justin10mm The fuel evaporates pretty fast. Not if you slip a "ranger" rubber band over the opening. (I cut my bands from a bicycle tube.) I've run experiments with my three Zippos several times, and one filling of fuel will last for about ten weeks. For the experiments, I've fired the Zippo up twice daily for about seven to ten seconds, about what it would take to light a handful of tinder for my campfire. As I said, ten weeks and it still burns. Obviously leaving the "ranger" band on the Zippo would be inconvenient for a smoker who knocks off a pack or two of cigarettes a day .... but I don't smoke. Also a major advantage of a Zippo is I don't have to keep holding down a button for it to stay burning, and it is windproof, too. I also carry a couple 1/8 oz. cleaned Tabasco bottle filled with fuel, in my daypack. I would not be without my filled-with-fuel Zippo when I am going out in the boonies, etc. L.W. LW Did you ever test how long they lasted w/o the ranger rubber band? Mike God, Family, and Country. NRA Endowment Member

Re: Zippo lighters gophergunner #8799411 04/21/14
Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 14,706 North Shore, MA K kamo_gari Campfire Outfitter
kamo_gari Campfire Outfitter K Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 14,706 North Shore, MA	Originally Posted by gophergunner Your collection Leighton? Yes. Inherited. I have a dozen-odd others floating around here somewhere...

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