Hello -

I looked around on the forum, but I did not find any information related to this. I have previously lit my pipe with matches or a soft flame butane.

Today I picked up a Zippo lighter with the intent on purchasing a butane insert for lighting cigars, but I saw one that was labeled as a "pipe lighter." I sprung for it thinking it might be a nice pipe lighter instead. I also picked up some Zippo fuel, but it is certainly not odorless in comparison to butane fuel. Cool design though. I definitely won't burn my fingers like before.

Finally to my question....Do you guys think the "odor" will affect the taste of my tobacco? Or should I just buy the butane insert and light up some cigars with it? Just looking for an opinion since I haven't tried it out yet. I'm from Syracuse, NY and its in the 20's outside!!!
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One man's opinion: a Zippo-flippo with pipe insert and the black can fuel is the undisputed cat-daddy of not-a-Corona-Old-Boy pipe lighters. Wipe insert sides with Vaseline to extend the time between refills. After a while a pipe being lit without that little hint of naptha seems pointless. If you have the shiny cover you can use it, mirror-like, to check out if your initial light was even, too. And you stick a spare flint in the little hile in the felt if you didn't already know about that. Lifetime warranty? Natch.
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My zippo pipe lighter was one of the best pipe purchases I have ever made. You cannot beat the dependability of a zippo and the taste it imparts on the tobacco is very slight.
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Kind of on topic...has anybody tried the Xikar Pipeline lighter? It looks pretty nice and I was considering picking one up. At the moment I'm just using a bic to light my pipe.
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Actually, I friend of mine has one of these. It works great, but somehow I still manage to burn my fingers with it. Then again, that's just me. :-) I'd say go for it! (or you could always get a Zippo like myself :-))
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Unfortunately, I do not have the shiny one but thanks for the hints. :-)
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I know if you sned it in you can get a free pipe style chimnea,however , this worked for me.

http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/showthread.php?t=415
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You're right. There is very little taste imparted on the tobacco. I just tried it tonight with some Habana Premium tobacco (can't remember the blend). Mmmmm delicious :-)
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Its Anniversary Kake just for future reference Nick :-)
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And here I thought it was spelled cake...like chocolate cake. :-)
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nope.... Kake is much tastier than cake :-)
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I agree wholeheartedly with Moo. I havee had other lighters before but they always crap out and I always come back to my zippo.

I won't stray anymore. They are also awesome with their customer service. I had to send mine back to get it repaired and they send a spare pipe insert and some extra flints when they sent it back to me.
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I've been using the zippo pipe lighter with great success and don't want to use anything else.
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If you are talking about a butane torch insert for your Zippo they work great for cigars, not so good for pipes..Don't do it...
Here is another option, if odor is your concern, a soft flame butane insert for Zippo's.
Walkers sells them and they have a lifetime warranty.
http://www.walkerbriarworks.com/html..._lighters.html
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I use a regular zippo for my pipe I find that I simply rotate the pipe onto its side and light without needing a special insert. By the way I use the zippo with the Zippo fuel to light cigars as well.
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I use my Zippo pipe lighter to light cigarettes. I only use it to light a pipe if I'm outdoors and wind is a factor, in which case is a lifesaver. Having to puff so hard to reverse the flame's direction down into the bowl inevitably zorches my tongue.
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