OK, decision time here...Old Boy or Zippo?

[morefifemusicanyone]

Originally Posted by wharfrathoss

since you mentioned smoking outdoors & wind, i'd go for the zippo. i'd recommend getting an IMCO lighter for the charring light. they're soft flame, angled, refillable, replaceable flint, $10.

I too experience difficulty with the charring light. I usually use matches for the charring light and a zippo for the rest, but in wind that is not really an option.

I have used a ronson jetlite for the charring light, but that is risky when it comes to charring the bowl/over burning the baccy. Plus the force of the flame can send ashes into your lap (happened to me in the car...ouch!).

[WWhermit]

Well, I done gone and did it. Ordered the Old Boy. To quote a wise man, "It teach us patience." Also, I decided what the hell, I'll wait till the breeze dies down.

I'll give a report on just how easy or hard it is to work with outside.

WWhermit

[Kayak_Rat]

Originally Posted by dogsplayinpoker

After trying most on the market......its an Old Boy hands down. My local tobaccanist was kinda enough to let me try every lighter he had. The Old Boy was the most reliable and classy looking.

[Mister Moo]

I get flawless service from my Zippo, indoors and out.

With the black-can fluid I never notice an unpleasant taste (not so with the green-can Ronson fluid. Feh.) I'm sure the Old Boy is a fine piece of work; if I ever lose the Zippo I'd consider one just because IHT and K'Rat said so. They're stable.

[csb]

I have an Old Boy, Zippo, and Corona Pipe Magie and I like them all for different reasons.

Zippo will work better in adverse conditions and if you let it burn for a few seconds first you won't have any aftertaste to worry about. With the larger flame it is easier to draw down into the bowl and covers a larger bowl more quickly that smaller butane flames.

Old Boy is the most sensitive to wind but, when the enviroment is perfect, it's my favorite to use; it just feels wonderful. The tamper has been a lifesaver too. That being said I have to send it in for a slow fuel leak and I know of others with the same problem.

The Magie grew really fast on me. Simple and it never seems to run out of fuel. I bought one from a local shop and his was over 30 years old without any repairs. It isn't as bulky as the Zippo or as heavy as the OB. This is the one I trust implicitly and feel it is the best compromise. Not as finicky as the Old Boy but doesn't need the constant refilling of the Zippo.

All being said though, I would get them all again. They are all tough having survived falls. Much like different pipes, sometimes I just want the change.

[Hermit]

Originally Posted by parris001

You can buy a handful of Zippo's, a big box of wooden matches, and a corner convenience store butane lighter for the price of an old boy.

You could...but then you wouldn't have an Old Boy.

[VFD421]

Well I ordered an Old Boy and it came today. I had to see one for myself. I am impressed, not only with the looks and the way it functions but just the way it feels in my hands. There is some heft to it which to me means it is built solid.

I will still throw the zippo in my pocket with my change and keep the Old Boy in my pipe pouch.

[CGScotty]

Corona Old Boy by far. WOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOO !!!!!!! My first post.

[pistol]

I have both, and honestly, my Zippo with the pipe butane insert (I think it's called the Thunderbird, got it on Ebay) absolutely blows my Old Boy out of the water. In fact, I never use my Old Boy anymore because the zippo is that much better. Oh by the way, the Thunderbird insert only cost me $12. If you go with the Zippo in the future, I'd definitely get that Thunderbird insert, it's awesome.

Here's a link for it http://cgi.ebay.com/Butane-Lighter-I...3%3A1|294%3A50