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Zippo Lighter vanity
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Posted on 10/26/2010 7:02:08 AM PDT by Cringing Negativism Network

Recently acquired a Zippo lighter.

Don't even smoke, but it goes everywhere with me. Still made in USA!

Thing is:

A Zippo lighter is sort of a hobby. About once a week the lighter needs fuel, since it slowly evaporates.


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To: Cringing Negativism Network
Another Zippo plus. They claim they'll always repair their lighters for free. True. I've had the same Zippo for about 40 years and have sent it back to the shop about five times. They repair the top hinge and supply totally new innards. A real stand-up company.
21 posted on 10/26/2010 7:28:40 AM PDT by JPG (Sarah Palin says: "Buck-up or get out of the truck.")
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To: alarm rider
AHHH! Case Knives! I have been trying to arrange a factory tour for our family for a few years but we never seem to be able to all go together.

Case was one of my first pocket knives and I still prefer them. The only thing is they don't make a multi tool like the Victorinox Fireman - which is ALWAYS on my belt. Case blades are better. I go through 2-3 Victorinox a year because of the stainless. Yes, I use my knives A LOT!

I wish Case would make a knife similar to the Fireman that has a couple of locking blades and LOCKING tools. As it is I carry a small Case for cutting and use the Vicky for other applications.

22 posted on 10/26/2010 7:30:43 AM PDT by prisoner6 (Right Wing Nuts are holding The Constitution together as the Loose Screws of The Left come undone!)
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(he says, joking)


23 posted on 10/26/2010 7:34:15 AM PDT by Cringing Negativism Network (GOP establishment are dinosaurs. Tea Party is a great big asteroid...)
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To: Hang'emAll

4later


24 posted on 10/26/2010 7:36:19 AM PDT by harpu ( "...it's better to be hated for who you are than loved for someone you're not!")
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To: macquire

We learned in the military, when going out of “your comfort zone” .....have two zippo lighters. Take masking tape, or medical tape out of your first aid kit and tape one shut. That way you should have almost 4 weeks or so of lighter capability. Extra flints under the cotton wading and you are set.

No way do you want even a small container of flammable or combustible liquid on or about your person.

I still have 3 zippo lighters that I use. My wife just bought me a Calibri lighter for my cigars. Just for old
times sake I keep my main 2 zippos filled and use them every once in awhile so they do not feel left out after all these years.


25 posted on 10/26/2010 7:47:33 AM PDT by PWK arch
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To: prisoner6
I have been a Case knife fan since I was but a squirt. My dad gave me one when I was about 7. There is nothing that feels like a good pocket worn Case knife. I collect as many as I can that catch my fancy, but I carry a “toothpick” or a “stockman” daily.

Still made in the USA when other companies, (Frost,Schrade etc.) bailed out for Japan, China and Pakistan. Although I have a few Boker, Schrade (when still a US company), I will pay more for a new or classic Case anyday.

If you like pocket knives, or hunting knives consider a Case. Maybe they will someday make a multi-tool.

26 posted on 10/26/2010 7:48:25 AM PDT by alarm rider (The left will always tell you who they fear the most. What are they telling you now?)
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To: FateAmenableToChange
probably because of the propensity of most guys to spray it on the fire straight from the bottle.

What?!? You're not supposed to do that? I thought that was standard grill operating procedure.



Yes, I'm joking... maybe.

27 posted on 10/26/2010 7:51:50 AM PDT by IYAS9YAS (Liberalism can be summed up thusly: someone craps their pants and we all have to wear diapers)
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To: macquire
Store it in a quart sized zip lock plastic bag...

It's da bomb.

28 posted on 10/26/2010 8:04:14 AM PDT by decimon
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To: Cringing Negativism Network
Representing the birkenstock-shod smoking police viewpoint, I see.

Ahhhhhh, no. Days I don't bathe while out in the country hunting or fishing without scolds like you spouting off about perceived insults.

Think before you post: If I was the smoking police, I'd use no subtlety whatsoever.

Now light one up and chill out, comrade.

29 posted on 10/26/2010 8:17:02 AM PDT by Zuben Elgenubi
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To: Cringing Negativism Network

Z-plus and Thunderbird make drop in butane inserts for Zippo - they can be refilled.

Just me say’n, the times have changed....


30 posted on 10/26/2010 8:32:57 AM PDT by ASOC (What are you doing now that Mexico has become OUR Chechnya?)
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To: Cringing Negativism Network; Zuben Elgenubi

Oh my. I just realized you started this thread and I’m slapping your hand. lol.


31 posted on 10/26/2010 8:36:13 AM PDT by Zuben Elgenubi
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To: macquire

Wouldn’t it just evaporate into the air in the bag?


32 posted on 10/26/2010 9:56:42 AM PDT by Defiant (I'm a Fabian Constitutionalist. Roll back FDR and progressivism!)
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To: Cringing Negativism Network
You can still buy Ronsonol lighter fluid at Walgreens, CVS, Walmart, Amazon, etc.


33 posted on 10/26/2010 10:03:08 AM PDT by 6ppc (It's torch and pitchfork time)
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To: Defiant

It was a joke; a guy walking around with his zippo in a plastic bag.


34 posted on 10/26/2010 10:45:20 AM PDT by macquire
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To: Zuben Elgenubi

Been there, done that.

Had a chemical burn scar on the inner part of my leg for about a year or so. (and I bathe everyday)


35 posted on 10/26/2010 10:59:52 AM PDT by 2111USMC
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To: brownsfan
The torch lighters are nice, but they break so easily.

zippos dont hold up well either. i'm around 2 dozen, and half of them have ceased to work for various reasons. i probably should start sending them in for service, but i've acquired so many haven't needed to.

BTW- the reason for so many zippos- every friend who's shipped over seas hands me a zippo. every time i light a cigarette, i say a little prayer for them. every one has come back unharmed.
36 posted on 10/26/2010 12:09:14 PM PDT by absolootezer0 (2x divorced, tattooed, pierced, harley hatin, meghan mccain luvin', smoker and pit bull owner..what?)
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To: Zuben Elgenubi

Ouch-had that happen a few times after overfilling.

I quite smoking about 5 years ago but I still have a bunch of Zippos from the ships I was on and others I traded for. Some are still new in the box others were daily users and have a lot of wear.


37 posted on 10/26/2010 1:27:56 PM PDT by GATOR NAVY ("The bigger the government, the smaller the citizen." -Dennis Prager)
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To: JPG

Old zippo’s are big collector items...


38 posted on 10/26/2010 4:46:32 PM PDT by goat granny
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