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Fight'n Hampsters
Number of posts: 275
Location: Kentucky
Tobacco: Virginias
Pipe: A no name bulldog that gurggles, Grabow Savoy and a Savinelli Porto Cervo 320
Registration date: 2011-07-28
 | | Subject: Zippo pipe inserts Fri Nov 11, 2011 11:04 am | |
| My new zippo insert works great and I love this company, they do customer service right. I noticed on my new insert that it has a 'cap' over the top that I don't remember the older pipe inserts having. Anybody know what they are for? It doesn't bother me but it would if I also smoked cigars or even cigarettes for that matter.  |
| | | | NeroWolfe
Number of posts: 430
Location: Southwest United States
Tobacco: Robust Virginia Flakes and Virginia-Perique Blends; Varietal Orientals on occasion
Pipe: Paolo Becker, Mark Tinsky (American Smoking Pipe Company), Perry White Pipes (Bob Swanson), Radice, Castello, pre-1970 Dunhills, Baki Meerschaums, a Calabash on occasion
Registration date: 2009-07-29
| | Subject: Re: Zippo pipe inserts Fri Nov 11, 2011 11:26 am | |
| The cap helps keep the flame going down the sides through the holes, and not out of the top and burn your pipe!! I have used Zippo pipe lighters for many years; the only way to go. Butane is hot and can char your pipe; a cigar torch lighter can turn your pipe into a charred mess in a few seconds. Zippo fluid burns relatively cool and will not char your pipe. The new fluid Zippo introduced a few years ago eliminated most of the chemical odor, and is excellent. |
| | | | Fight'n Hampsters
Number of posts: 275
Location: Kentucky
Tobacco: Virginias
Pipe: A no name bulldog that gurggles, Grabow Savoy and a Savinelli Porto Cervo 320
Registration date: 2011-07-28
| | Subject: Re: Zippo pipe inserts Fri Nov 11, 2011 11:30 am | |
| Yeah i love it! I assumed that it served a purpose like that. Thanks for the info! |
| | | | texastitan1
Number of posts: 18
Location: Texas
Tobacco: Black Cav , Sqd Leader, Nightcap
Pipe: Lots of them...Savinelli Estella, Savinelli Non-Peril, Peterson Spigot for now
Registration date: 2011-04-19
| | Subject: Re: Zippo pipe inserts Thu Nov 17, 2011 10:16 am | |
| I've sent some back with loose hinges and they've fixed or replaced the hinges and replaced the regular insert with a pipe insert... no questions asked.
Now THAT'S customer service.
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| | | | Kyle Weiss
Number of posts: 11538
Location: Reno, NV
Tobacco: SG-KP/SL/BBF, R-HOTW, MacB-VA#1/NF/ODF, GLP-Emb/US/JKP/SXT/Nav, D-EMP/NC, C&D-BB, JP-SF/OD, S-660, WTF, BBQ -- hissing at Old Lady Lakeland; Cajun Hater.
Pipe: Slightly bent bulldogs, classy Rhodesians, venerable cobs, pithy pokers, curvy blowfish, sleek Canadians, and almost anything bizarre.
Registration date: 2011-09-18
| | Subject: Re: Zippo pipe inserts Thu Nov 17, 2011 10:17 am | |
| Not a fan of the naphtha flavor, but in the wind right now, I'm sure wishin' I had one.  |
| | | | DrT999
Number of posts: 2503
Age: 54
Location: North Carolina
Tobacco: Current main rotation: Bracken Flake; NYPC Bedloe's Island; Guilford Flake; Westmoreland Mixture
Pipe: More than I need, not as many as I want.
Registration date: 2011-08-31
| | Subject: Re: Zippo pipe inserts Thu Nov 17, 2011 4:47 pm | |
| | NeroWolfe wrote: | | The new fluid Zippo introduced a few years ago eliminated most of the chemical odor, and is excellent. |
In that case, I think I should retry the Zippo! |
| | | | Kyle Weiss
Number of posts: 11538
Location: Reno, NV
Tobacco: SG-KP/SL/BBF, R-HOTW, MacB-VA#1/NF/ODF, GLP-Emb/US/JKP/SXT/Nav, D-EMP/NC, C&D-BB, JP-SF/OD, S-660, WTF, BBQ -- hissing at Old Lady Lakeland; Cajun Hater.
Pipe: Slightly bent bulldogs, classy Rhodesians, venerable cobs, pithy pokers, curvy blowfish, sleek Canadians, and almost anything bizarre.
Registration date: 2011-09-18
| | | | | riff raff
Number of posts: 1975
Location: Western Maryland
Tobacco: Boswells Northwoods, GLP Chelsea Morning and Meridian, MM965
Pipe: Ashton (Taylor & JC), GBD, James Upshall and other British makers. Two Castellos on the rack as well.
Registration date: 2011-05-24
| | Subject: Re: Zippo pipe inserts Thu Nov 17, 2011 5:24 pm | |
| I like the cap and wish they would seal one side, like the Vector insert. That would really direct the flame down into the bowl chamber. |
| | | | DrT999
Number of posts: 2503
Age: 54
Location: North Carolina
Tobacco: Current main rotation: Bracken Flake; NYPC Bedloe's Island; Guilford Flake; Westmoreland Mixture
Pipe: More than I need, not as many as I want.
Registration date: 2011-08-31
| | Subject: Re: Zippo pipe inserts Fri Nov 18, 2011 4:26 pm | |
| | DrT999 wrote: | | NeroWolfe wrote: | | The new fluid Zippo introduced a few years ago eliminated most of the chemical odor, and is excellent. |
In that case, I think I should retry the Zippo! |
The local Tinderbox had 1 Zippo pipe lighter! ('had' being the correct tense; I'll try 'er out tomorrow!) |
| | | | plumbernater
Number of posts: 720
Age: 53
Location: Huntsville Alabama
Tobacco: Blends
Pipe: Petersons, Savinelli, And a growing English collection
Registration date: 2011-02-26
| | Subject: Re: Zippo pipe inserts Fri Nov 18, 2011 4:33 pm | |
| When I first started smoking a pipe a older gentalman told me not to use zippo because of the oder. I didnt know they had upgraded their fuel so it didnt stink. |
| | | | DrT999
Number of posts: 2503
Age: 54
Location: North Carolina
Tobacco: Current main rotation: Bracken Flake; NYPC Bedloe's Island; Guilford Flake; Westmoreland Mixture
Pipe: More than I need, not as many as I want.
Registration date: 2011-08-31
| | Subject: Re: Zippo pipe inserts Sat Nov 19, 2011 9:48 am | |
| | plumbernater wrote: | | When I first started smoking a pipe a older gentalman told me not to use zippo because of the oder. I didnt know they had upgraded their fuel so it didnt stink. |
There was just a hint, the barest fraction, of the old lighter fluid taste (back in the '80s, a zippo was my main cigar lighter, so I know it well). I like it much better than a disposable lighter. Thank you, Mr Wolfe! (only his childhood friend and one torch singer could call him 'Nero') |
| | | | NeroWolfe
Number of posts: 430
Location: Southwest United States
Tobacco: Robust Virginia Flakes and Virginia-Perique Blends; Varietal Orientals on occasion
Pipe: Paolo Becker, Mark Tinsky (American Smoking Pipe Company), Perry White Pipes (Bob Swanson), Radice, Castello, pre-1970 Dunhills, Baki Meerschaums, a Calabash on occasion
Registration date: 2009-07-29
| | Subject: Re: Zippo pipe inserts Sat Nov 19, 2011 9:53 am | |
| DrT999: You are quite welcome, Sir; quite welcome!!! Enjoy !!!! Regards.......Nero Wolfe |
| | | | Fight'n Hampsters
Number of posts: 275
Location: Kentucky
Tobacco: Virginias
Pipe: A no name bulldog that gurggles, Grabow Savoy and a Savinelli Porto Cervo 320
Registration date: 2011-07-28
| | Subject: Re: Zippo pipe inserts Sat Nov 19, 2011 12:03 pm | |
| I have not been able to detect much of any odor or taste in the fluid. On occasion I have gotten a wiff but if doesn't linger after the initial light. |
| | | | Briar Boy
Number of posts: 63
Location: Florida
Tobacco: Mostly English, Balkans, flakes, Peretti's #333, and a few select aros.
Pipe: Butz Choquin gourd Calabash, small unmarked metal rimmed gourd Calabash, Peterson S.L.E. 302, Green Spray Spigot 302, African meer Cumberland 303, sandblasted Cumberland 317, Becker squat Rhodesian 2 club, Rinaldo Lithos Silverline YYY3, Altinok SG120 meer, Baki Cumberland Cherrywood poker meer, Yanik skull meer, Savinelli rustic 320 KS, Chacom Tom Eltang Contrast Oscar, Mario Grandi sandblasted Squat Tomato, Nording bent Brandy African meer, capped Rauch antique meer, large antique meer churchwarden, Thompson rustic African meer, Barber B-line sandblasted full bent, Brebbia meer-lined Ebonite churchwarden, Aristocob, bent Falcon International with meer-lined snifter bowl and a Blue Collar Piper handmade clay.
Registration date: 2011-12-08
| | Subject: Thunderbird pipe lighter insert for your Zippo Sat Dec 17, 2011 1:39 am | |
| There is also a product called the Tunderbird pipe lighter insert, it is a perfect fit inside the Zippo lighter shell but runs on butane, no more leakiness, stinkiness, and a lot less filling, I have one on the way (ebay $14 shipped) I will post it's performance when tested. UPDATE: it works pretty good but is less wind resistant than the original Zippo pipe insert. |
| | | | Dave_In_Philly
Number of posts: 1326
Age: 32
Location: Philly
Registration date: 2011-08-18
| | Subject: Re: Zippo pipe inserts Mon Jan 09, 2012 9:13 am | |
| | Briar Boy wrote: | | There is also a product called the Tunderbird pipe lighter insert, it is a perfect fit inside the Zippo lighter shell but runs on butane, no more leakiness, stinkiness, and a lot less filling, I have one on the way (ebay $14 shipped) I will post it's performance when tested. UPDATE: it works pretty good but is less wind resistant than the original Zippo pipe insert. |
Mine crapped out on me. Never really worked perfectly, but at the end she stopped working altogether.
At that time I sent my original Zippo back to be fitted with a pipe insert. Now I'm in love. This thing is absolutely perfect. I still have an old can of the original zippo forumla I actually like the smell, but shied away from it because its supposed to taint the tobacco. This new stuff gives just enough of a whiff to transport me back to the time when I was 13-14 years old sneaking Newports to prove that I was cool. But it doesn't effect the tobacco at all. |
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Which is unfortunate.