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MetsFan · 04-16-2003, 07:46 PM

Someone on another thread suggested this lighter so, on a whim, I picked on up. The lighter arrived today and I can attest this is really a nice lighter for the money ($40-ish). It's got a nice size to it (similar in shape and style to the DuPont Ligne line) and it's a flint-based lighter, which I like. It's got a HUGE flame and is perfect for cigars. By huge I mean wide, not high. Although if you crank it up, you can probably get a high one too. It also has a built-in punch which could come in handy some time I suppose.

grtrx · 04-16-2003, 08:21 PM

:insert pouch joke here:

Cabaiguan · 04-17-2003, 05:31 AM

Nice. I prefer flint, butane lighters over torches because of reliability. I've had my Dupont for over a year and it works like a charm. I'm sure your lighter will be just as reliable.

darkstar · 04-17-2003, 05:31 AM

Lately I have been seeing a lot of threads regarding the use of Wide Flint lighters as opposed to the torch.

Anybody want to comment on their preference?

MetsFan · 04-17-2003, 06:00 AM

To me, there's just something about using a traditional flame to light your cigar. I also use a Zippo lighter although I suspect that won't get as much use now.

There are really only two drawbacks to a regular flame that I can find. The first is they don't work too well in the wind. The Zippo gets around this and stays lit but it can still be difficult to light a cigar if it's windy outside. The other is a torch really works better for touch-ups and corrections.

Renaissance Man · 04-17-2003, 07:08 AM

Flint all the way. I have two Prometheus Churchills and a Colibri: nice soft flame, reliable and classy.

emind56 · 04-17-2003, 07:09 AM

Hey Metsy what model lighter is that you got? I looked at the vector website and the closeset I could find to what your describing is called the Emperor, is this the one you got?

MetsFan · 04-17-2003, 11:20 AM

Oops. It's the Emperor.

http://www.bargainhumidors.com/itemd...=ACC-VTEMPEROR

emind56 · 04-17-2003, 11:41 AM

That is a nice looking lighter. I may have to pick one up as well. What sort of Waranty does vector have?

MetsFan · 04-17-2003, 11:42 AM

5 yrs

04-16-2003, 07:46 PM	#1
MetsFan Herf God Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 12,223	Vector Emperor lighter Someone on another thread suggested this lighter so, on a whim, I picked on up. The lighter arrived today and I can attest this is really a nice lighter for the money ($40-ish). It's got a nice size to it (similar in shape and style to the DuPont Ligne line) and it's a flint-based lighter, which I like. It's got a HUGE flame and is perfect for cigars. By huge I mean wide, not high. Although if you crank it up, you can probably get a high one too. It also has a built-in punch which could come in handy some time I suppose.

04-16-2003, 08:21 PM	#2
grtrx Contributing Editor Herf God Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Naperville IL Posts: 44,579	:insert pouch joke here: __________________ "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts." - Sir Winston Churchill "A sick thought can devour the body's flesh more than fever or consumption." - Guy de Maupassant

04-17-2003, 05:31 AM	#3
Cabaiguan Club Member Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: NJ, USA Posts: 4,767	Nice. I prefer flint, butane lighters over torches because of reliability. I've had my Dupont for over a year and it works like a charm. I'm sure your lighter will be just as reliable. __________________ Jamas abandonaremos nuestra patria - Brigada Asalto 2506 In God We Trust. All others we monitor. * Member, Full Flavor Federation

04-17-2003, 05:31 AM	#4
darkstar Club Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: On a Northbound Train Posts: 3,431	Lately I have been seeing a lot of threads regarding the use of Wide Flint lighters as opposed to the torch. Anybody want to comment on their preference? __________________ Once in a while you get shown the light!

04-17-2003, 07:08 AM	#6
Renaissance Man Owner Emeritus Herf God Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Reno, NV Vatican City Posts: 16,692	Flint all the way. I have two Prometheus Churchills and a Colibri: nice soft flame, reliable and classy. __________________ *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.*

04-17-2003, 06:00 AM	#5
MetsFan Herf God Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 12,223	To me, there's just something about using a traditional flame to light your cigar. I also use a Zippo lighter although I suspect that won't get as much use now. There are really only two drawbacks to a regular flame that I can find. The first is they don't work too well in the wind. The Zippo gets around this and stays lit but it can still be difficult to light a cigar if it's windy outside. The other is a torch really works better for touch-ups and corrections.

04-17-2003, 07:09 AM	#7
emind56 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Tucson, AZ Nepal Posts: 1,586	Hey Metsy what model lighter is that you got? I looked at the vector website and the closeset I could find to what your describing is called the Emperor, is this the one you got?

04-17-2003, 11:20 AM	#8
MetsFan Herf God Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 12,223	Oops. It's the Emperor. http://www.bargainhumidors.com/itemd...=ACC-VTEMPEROR

04-17-2003, 11:41 AM	#9
emind56 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Tucson, AZ Nepal Posts: 1,586	That is a nice looking lighter. I may have to pick one up as well. What sort of Waranty does vector have?

04-17-2003, 11:42 AM	#10
MetsFan Herf God Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 12,223	5 yrs