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gui_tarzan · 11-16-2013, 09:52 AM

I posted the link in a thread in the Cedar Room but it might get more looks here.

I won't pay big money for a lighter so I've tried several inexpensive brands and types, mostly triple-flame, in the < $7 range. I've had great luck with an off-brand unit from a shop in Lansing, MI but they're an hour away from me so replacing one is not an easy task. We were in WalMart the other day and they have a Ronson single-flame torch that's shaped like a Zippo for around $5 so I got one to try.

It feels well-built and works great! I am going to pick up a couple more because they fit in the pants pocket much better than a round 2x or 3x flame and if I lose it I'm not out that much. They're available at a lot of other places like Walgreen's too.

Link

Shadow · 11-16-2013, 12:30 PM

Great little lighter for the price. I bought 5 when they first came out a couple of years ago, still on the first one and the way it's working I might not ever have to use the others.

Rob G · 11-16-2013, 01:09 PM

For a reliable and cheap lighter these seem to be the way to go. If I ever need a another I'll stop by Walmart for sure.

Briandg · 11-16-2013, 02:49 PM

been using them for a few years. Yes, less than five at a wally. They don't hold up in finish when you put them in a pocket with keys, but whatever.

They work, and work as well as a torch can be expected to, and I have not had one of them go bad. The only problem is I have easily a dozen of them lost around my house, and even when I find them, I can never find my refill tank.

The other day, I couldn't find my keys after getting gas. Turned out I threw them in the trash can with a coffee cup.

gui_tarzan · 11-16-2013, 02:55 PM

Oh Brian...

I don't think I've ever done that.

Mad Dawg · 11-16-2013, 04:23 PM

I've never been able to find these locally. Anybody want to work a trade (coffee/cigars) for a half-dozen or so?

hockeymaniac · 11-18-2013, 09:09 AM

I have two of the ronson lighters and they are great. One went through the wash in my jeans and when I tried it after it went through the cycles it lit right up.

Briandg · 11-18-2013, 02:54 PM

That's how you clean and refresh them. It's in the 10 page users manual.

11-16-2013, 09:52 AM	#1
gui_tarzan Herf God Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: The 26th state Posts: 28,796	Lighters on the cheap I posted the link in a thread in the Cedar Room but it might get more looks here. I won't pay big money for a lighter so I've tried several inexpensive brands and types, mostly triple-flame, in the < $7 range. I've had great luck with an off-brand unit from a shop in Lansing, MI but they're an hour away from me so replacing one is not an easy task. We were in WalMart the other day and they have a Ronson single-flame torch that's shaped like a Zippo for around $5 so I got one to try. It feels well-built and works great! I am going to pick up a couple more because they fit in the pants pocket much better than a round 2x or 3x flame and if I lose it I'm not out that much. They're available at a lot of other places like Walgreen's too. Link __________________ Jim...<>< The four most dangerous words in the US government: "and for other purposes" I am an AJ Fernandez ho...

11-16-2013, 12:30 PM	#2
Shadow Charter Member Herf Meister Join Date: Feb 1998 Location: Shelby, NC Posts: 5,400	Great little lighter for the price. I bought 5 when they first came out a couple of years ago, still on the first one and the way it's working I might not ever have to use the others. __________________ Age, experience and deviousness will always overcome youth, exuberance and perceived mental superiority.

11-16-2013, 01:09 PM	#3
Rob G Contributing Editor Herf God Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Camillus, NY Posts: 16,119	For a reliable and cheap lighter these seem to be the way to go. If I ever need a another I'll stop by Walmart for sure. __________________ Rob If people can tell me where to smoke, I can tell them where to go, too.

11-16-2013, 02:55 PM	#5
gui_tarzan Herf God Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: The 26th state Posts: 28,796	Oh Brian... I don't think I've ever done that. __________________ Jim...<>< The four most dangerous words in the US government: "and for other purposes" I am an AJ Fernandez ho...

11-16-2013, 04:23 PM	#6
Mad Dawg Administrator Herf Dog Herf God Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Republic of Texas Posts: 34,199	I've never been able to find these locally. Anybody want to work a trade (coffee/cigars) for a half-dozen or so? __________________ Gone, But Never Forgotten. ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ That which does not kill me....has made a grave tactical error.

11-16-2013, 02:49 PM	#4
Briandg CW Squirrel Wrangler Herf God Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: southwest Missouri Posts: 35,518	been using them for a few years. Yes, less than five at a wally. They don't hold up in finish when you put them in a pocket with keys, but whatever. They work, and work as well as a torch can be expected to, and I have not had one of them go bad. The only problem is I have easily a dozen of them lost around my house, and even when I find them, I can never find my refill tank. The other day, I couldn't find my keys after getting gas. Turned out I threw them in the trash can with a coffee cup.

11-18-2013, 09:09 AM	#7
hockeymaniac Herf Meister Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Hutto, Texas Posts: 6,674	I have two of the ronson lighters and they are great. One went through the wash in my jeans and when I tried it after it went through the cycles it lit right up. __________________ Member Full Flavored Federation Such a long long time to be gone and a short time to be here "No, I'm not a pessimist. At some point the world shits on everybody. Pretending it ain't shit makes you an idiot, not an optimist."

11-18-2013, 02:54 PM	#8
Briandg CW Squirrel Wrangler Herf God Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: southwest Missouri Posts: 35,518	That's how you clean and refresh them. It's in the 10 page users manual.

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