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IronBar · 06-07-2005, 12:23 PM

I've been hearing snippets about these lighters of late and I was wondering if any of you owned one? These are essentially identical to a Zippo lighter, only they work on refillable butane. They're made by Vector and for the price, I'm very interested in picking one up if I hear more good things about them.

Renaissance Man · 06-07-2005, 12:54 PM

I love the one I've got.

However I heard, but have not verified, that Vector doesn't make them anymore.

Fia · 06-07-2005, 01:19 PM

Are they torch or regular flame?

IronBar · 06-07-2005, 02:44 PM

They are flame. They look and work exactly like a Zippo, but use butane.

Renaissance Man · 06-07-2005, 02:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by IronBar

They are flame. They look and work exactly like a Zippo, but use butane.

You can also use the insert, just like the new Blazer torch insert, in your favorite Zippo.

JustKevin · 06-08-2005, 06:25 AM

My absolute favorite lighter of all time, and I lost it in a strip club about a month ago... Makes me cry just to think about it...

I've also heard that Vector isn't making them anymore, either. Or at least they no longer have the same dimensions as a Zippo now.

If anyone knows where the original Thunderbird is still being sold, post it here!

knife · 06-08-2005, 09:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JustKevin

My absolute favorite lighter of all time, and I lost it in a strip club about a month ago... Makes me cry just to think about it...

I've also heard that Vector isn't making them anymore, either. Or at least they no longer have the same dimensions as a Zippo now.

If anyone knows where the original Thunderbird is still being sold, post it here!

I think these are the originals: http://www.thetobaccoshop.com/Lighte...hunderbird.htm

However, I like the wooden one here: http://www.thetobaccoshop.com/Lighte...hunderbird.htm

Harleyrider · 06-08-2005, 11:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JustKevin

My absolute favorite lighter of all time, and I lost it in a strip club about a month ago...

You're lucky that's ALL you lost!

IronBar · 06-13-2005, 02:58 PM

Well, I purchased a couple from the link posted above, and got them just the other day. All I can say is that they work perfectly, and I don't think I'll ever use a torch on my stogies again. The light with the soft flame was much better than the blasting hot torch flame.

knife · 06-15-2005, 01:45 AM

OOops. Bad link for the woodgrain Thunderbird:

http://www.vectorkgm.com/catalog/tem...r/thunder1.cfm

06-07-2005, 12:23 PM	#1
IronBar Banned Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Like the Bird of Paradise, I've flown up your nose. Posts: 1,795	Thunderbird lighters by KGM I've been hearing snippets about these lighters of late and I was wondering if any of you owned one? These are essentially identical to a Zippo lighter, only they work on refillable butane. They're made by Vector and for the price, I'm very interested in picking one up if I hear more good things about them.

06-07-2005, 12:54 PM	#2
Renaissance Man Owner Emeritus Herf God Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Reno, NV Vatican City Posts: 16,692	I love the one I've got. However I heard, but have not verified, that Vector doesn't make them anymore. __________________ *My current rotation: Bolivars (RC, PC, BBF, CE and Corona JR), Punch Punch, El Original Claro Corona and Lancero, Davidoff Grand Cru #1, VR Famoso, Upmann #2, and R&J Churchill.*

06-07-2005, 01:19 PM	#3
Fia Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Makakilo, HI Posts: 630	Are they torch or regular flame? __________________ Aloha Fia

06-08-2005, 06:25 AM	#6
JustKevin Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Murphy, TX Posts: 437	My absolute favorite lighter of all time, and I lost it in a strip club about a month ago... Makes me cry just to think about it... I've also heard that Vector isn't making them anymore, either. Or at least they no longer have the same dimensions as a Zippo now. If anyone knows where the original Thunderbird is still being sold, post it here! __________________ -Kevin "Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away." - Philip K. Dick

06-15-2005, 01:45 AM	#10
knife Club Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: La Nouvelle Orleans Posts: 2,322	OOops. Bad link for the woodgrain Thunderbird: http://www.vectorkgm.com/catalog/tem...r/thunder1.cfm __________________ RIP Cubano67

06-07-2005, 02:44 PM	#4
IronBar Banned Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Like the Bird of Paradise, I've flown up your nose. Posts: 1,795	They are flame. They look and work exactly like a Zippo, but use butane.

06-13-2005, 02:58 PM	#9
IronBar Banned Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Like the Bird of Paradise, I've flown up your nose. Posts: 1,795	Well, I purchased a couple from the link posted above, and got them just the other day. All I can say is that they work perfectly, and I don't think I'll ever use a torch on my stogies again. The light with the soft flame was much better than the blasting hot torch flame.