Lighting up buds with matches?

[FlyGuyOU]

i would think it has something to do w/ the fact bics are under pressure. zippos are not. zippos suck for smoking herb...nasty

[TomStoner]

Matches should be fine after the sulphur has burned off, man has been inhaling wood smoke for millions of years. Matches are also just the right size for cleaning out the holes in cones.

[fakeUsername]

i would think it has something to do w/ the fact bics are under pressure. zippos are not. zippos suck for smoking herb...nasty

The classic zippo doesn't use butane at all, it uses naptha and some other heavier petroleum distillates. Butane evaporates and disappears at atmospheric pressure, even if it's soaked into cotton. He specifically said butane zippo refillables so I assume he's not talking about those.. though I've never seen a butane zippo before. The oil filled zippos are going to taste bad because the fuel doesn't completely combust and you inhale some petroleum distillates with carbon monoxide and soot mixed in.

[SnSstealth]

The classic zippo doesn't use butane at all, it uses naptha and some other heavier petroleum distillates. Butane evaporates and disappears at atmospheric pressure, even if it's soaked into cotton. He specifically said butane zippo refillables so I assume he's not talking about those.. though I've never seen a butane zippo before. The oil filled zippos are going to taste bad because the fuel doesn't completely combust and you inhale some petroleum distillates with carbon monoxide and soot mixed in.

yeah...uhh...I was going off stoner memory on that one. guess there arent any butane zippos. thanks, thats exactly the info i figured was out there:thumbsup:

db:smokin:

[Mr. Clandestine]

Back in the day, when I used to smoke fancy cigars pretty regularly, I was always told by cigar afficionados that fine cigars should never be lit by anything requiring lighter fluid. Preferably not Bic lighters, either, because they took too long to light and saturated the tobacco with unneeded butane. Matches were the best way to go in order to retain the rich flavor of the cigars when lighting up, and butane torches were second in line since they'd light them quicker.

I'm much more partial to pipes for my mj, so matches probably aren't the best idea for me most of the time. Anyway, I love mah mini-torch too much to let it go... plus, the damn thing cost me $100 from - yep, you guessed it - the cigar store!:jointsmile:

[TomStoner]

yeah...uhh...I was going off stoner memory on that one. guess there arent any butane zippos. thanks, thats exactly the info i figured was out there

Zippo released a gas jet type lighter in Australia late last year, it looks just like the classic Zippo until you open it.

[SnSstealth]

Zippo released a gas jet type lighter in Australia late last year, it looks just like the classic Zippo until you open it.

keepin up with the times I guess:thumbsup:

db:smokin:

[TomStoner]

Price tag was a bit much for my budget at AU$120 though, I got a nice $25 Regal jet lighter instead.

[TheMetal1]

I just threw up in my mouth a little thinking about early match hits, or Zippo bowl hits. Definitely tried the matches, but didn't let it burn long enough and YES it tasted like shiiiiiiiiiiiite. (dry heaves)
Zippo's always leave a flavor IMO... and it's not a good flavor.
Sun hits are like a spiritual thing... I would even chop a huge hole in my roof just so sun could rain in, they are that good.
Bic lighters are my daily drivers. Reliable... and way less sketchy than those Calico (?) see-through lighters. Freakin flint pops out of them biatches like rockets, and could take out an eye.

My advice: Light the Bic away from bowl, hold the flame near the outer perimeter of the bowl, and just try to get a small piece lit by the flame creeping over the edge of the bowl... then through continuing to pull air and finger manipulation you get the rest going. Limited lighter fluid residuals, and way more convenient than striking a match everytime. And IMO... the smell of matches just makes me think someone dropped a deuce in the bathroom.
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