Best Windproof lighter?

[Outdoors Fanatic]

I'm in the market for a new lighter, anyone have a recomendation? I'm not looking for a firestarter, just a good reliable lighter to enjoy a pipe in the woods.

Cheers.

 

[CWL]

Take a look at the windmill brand of torch lighters. Made from polycarbonate so they can take some punishment and they come in a variety of colors like orange in case you drop it.

 

[Outdoors Fanatic]

Yeah, that's a good color. I'm almost pulling the trigger on a Brunton Firestorm ==>> http://www.brunton.com/product.php?id=6

It looks like it's built like a tank.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nK-cbHKRzCM

 

[Calebklyne]

What is your altitude? I find a plain old bic or zippo works best

 

[Charlie Mike]

What is your altitude? I find a plain old bic or zippo works best

+1

I have smoked many different pipes with a zippo

 

[madhappy]

I like the zippo.

 

[Charlie Mike]

I should have a solid brass lighter with CNC custom engraving in a week or so from Bil-Lit.

 

[Calebklyne]

Yeah, that's a good color. I'm almost pulling the trigger on a Brunton Firestorm ==>> http://www.brunton.com/product.php?id=6

It looks like it's built like a tank.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nK-cbHKRzCM

Have one worked for a couple months then hasnt reliably worked since

 

[Outdoors Fanatic]

Have one worked for a couple months then hasnt reliably worked since

I heard that most high-performance butane lights don't work well with cheap non-filtered gas like the Ronson. You need premium (3x filtered) gas to work long-term.

 

[Outdoors Fanatic]

And thank you all for suggestions. I bought the Windmill Trekker in emergency orange.

I love Zippos and Bics, But I need a blowtorch style, butane-fueled, maintenance-free and waterproof.

 

[TedPalmer]

the zippo pipe lighters work well. They have a hole in the side to light the pipe. kinda looks like the wind screen was shot with a 45....

 

[Brian Andrews]

I love Zippos and Bics, But I need a blowtorch style, butane-fueled, maintenance-free and waterproof.

Keep in mind that pipe enthusiasts always generally recommend a soft flame lighter to protect the bowl and cake from unwanted heat.

B

 

[mtwarden]

<- not a pipe smoker, but can say that the windmill stormproof lighters have proven very reliable

 

[peterj]

Keep in mind that pipe enthusiasts always generally recommend a soft flame lighter to protect the bowl and cake from unwanted heat.

B

OP could be talking about a different kind of pipe.

 

[jds1]

I bought a Firestorm when they first came out and it has never failed to work. I like to carry it on a neck lanyard and just unscrew the lighter portion for use. Although mine has never been dunked, the O-rings appear to be fairly bombproof.

Jeff

 

[Joezilla]

OP could be talking about a different kind of pipe.

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