Ronson JetLite Butane Lighter

[simplechords]

I bought one about a week ago and i love it. I had a zippo i was using, but it was too hard to light cigars with the dancing flame.

[SUOrangeGuy]

My Wal-Mart just restocked so I bought 4 more. They're so cheap that I keep them in my pocket with keys, change, etc... When the finish gets too wore I give them to my brother (a cigarette smoker). He loses more lighters than anyone I've ever met (I think he actually trades them for smokes).

[68TriShield]

Hmmm,great tip thanks...

[Benz_one]

I got one of these yesterday after reading about it on this thread. Thanks for the suggestion!

Benz

[Twill413]

Lost mine over the weekend at a festival...shoot, now I'm out $1.50

[tiptone]

Originally Posted by Twill413

Lost mine over the weekend at a festival...shoot, now I'm out $1.50

Brewed a batch of beer and herfed with my father- and brother-in-law this weekend and told my father-in-law he could keep the lighter when I was leaving since he didn't have anything but a bic and I was leaving him with a few smokes. He looked at me funny and gave me the old "Oh I could never....are you sure....." until I informed him it had cost me $3 a Wally World and he could get another right down the street.

Good thing I had two more at home from my last trip.

[burninator]

I just picked up some butane from walmart for $0.73. We'll see how well this sucker recharges.

[zonedar]

Don't have an Wally Worlds close to where I live. I'm in Oklahoma now and picked one up from the local WW. Haven't tried it as I need to put in my luggage. Can't go wrong for the price.

-Steve

P.S. burninator, love your sig. Big Van fan here.

[diagft32]

Originally Posted by burninator

I just picked up some butane from walmart for $0.73. We'll see how well this sucker recharges.

It will recharge just fine. Make sure to purge it, though(of corse, I'm sure you already knew that). I have refilled mine several times with the cheap stuff that would make most lighters sputter and die, and it works as well as it did when I bought it. Great buy, IMO.

[burninator]

Originally Posted by diagft32

It will recharge just fine. Make sure to purge it, though(of corse, I'm sure you already knew that). I have refilled mine several times with the cheap stuff that would make most lighters sputter and die, and it works as well as it did when I bought it. Great buy, IMO.

No, I didn't know that. First butane lighter. What you talkin bout?

[Twill413]

Originally Posted by burninator

No, I didn't know that. First butane lighter. What you talkin bout?

Just press the ignitor until no more gas is coming out. You can tap it then do it again to make sure there is no gas in there before you refill. Otherwise it can sputter. Also make sure that you let the butane warm for a few minutes before you try lighting it. It comes out of the canister ice cold.

[burninator]

Oh, yeah, I did that. Guess I purged it without even realizing that's what I was supposed to do.

[diagft32]

Originally Posted by Twill413

Just press the ignitor until no more gas is coming out. You can tap it then do it again to make sure there is no gas in there before you refill. Otherwise it can sputter. Also make sure that you let the butane warm for a few minutes before you try lighting it. It comes out of the canister ice cold.

What he said!

Also, after all the gas is out from holding the ignitor, I use a small screwdriver to depress the valve and make sure all the gas is out that way as well.

[RLembke]

Great call guys! Stopped by my Walmart Friday and thought they were out....there was one hiding WAAAAY at the back of the peg.

I prefer this to my Xikar Executive lighter. Compact, positive feel, great flame. And the comfort of knowing you can drop it, scratch it, break it and you're only out $3!

My garage lighter!

[trogdor]

Thanks for letting us know about this!!!
I just got 3... and they are a nice looking lighter for $3. Works great out of the package. If it lasts a few weeks it'll be doing better than the $15-20 lighters I've had. Why do manufacturers have such a hard time making a reliable lighter?
The only ones that have worked well have been the cheapies. I got 2 from CI years ago for ~$8 a piece that worked great. When those retired, I got another $8 one, which worked fine until it got drowned in a river. I then got a Colibri Firebird, and it was crap. Returned it for another, and it isn't reliable. I got a Z-plus Zippo insert, and that didn't work right off the bat (viper sent a replacement right away, though).
Anyway, I think I'm sticking to the cheap stuff from now on! Great find!