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Secondhandwolf
Number of posts: 17
Location: Ellettsville, IN (outside Bloomington)
Tobacco: GLP Odyssey, Maltese Falcon, & S.Gawaith Full VA Flake, Esoterica Stonehaven and Margate.
Pipe: Cavicchi slight bent dublin, Don Carlos full bent, Peterson 05.
Registration date: 2009-03-06
| | Subject: Your Experience of the Lotus 11 Pipe Lighter Tue Jun 16, 2009 7:23 am | |
| Several of you negatively reviewed any Colibri lighter. What about a Lotus 11 pipe lighter. It seems similar in design and price.
Many thanks,
Secondhandwolf |
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Guest
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| | Subject: Re: Your Experience of the Lotus 11 Pipe Lighter Tue Jun 16, 2009 8:04 am | |
| | Secondhandwolf wrote: | Several of you negatively reviewed any Colibri lighter. What about a Lotus 11 pipe lighter. It seems similar in design and price.
Many thanks,
Secondhandwolf |
Hey buddy,
I've owned one. And had it for many years, trouble free. I believe it was stolen in a bar, and I could not find another one locally. I went with my first colibri which lasted less than a month. I could not get it reparied because they wanted the original receipt box, and a blood sample. So I threw it away. I've been dumb enough to buy more colibris mainly because that's all that was available locally at the time ( I didn't know about Internet shopping yet).
I digress. My Lotus gave me no trouble, but I've only had one. It was nice enough that someone stole it. |
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Doc Manhattan
BoB's Team
Number of posts: 3738
Age: 34
Location: Land of Steady Habits
Tobacco: GH Flakes
Pipe: Gregor Lobnik
Registration date: 2008-05-26
| | Subject: Re: Your Experience of the Lotus 11 Pipe Lighter Tue Jun 16, 2009 8:35 am | |
| I have one, and I like it a lot for indoor use. Good adjustable flame that goes where you point it.
Outside, the piezo ignition always had a hard time sparking in the slightest breeze. But that happens often with piezos, in my experience.
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Secondhandwolf
Number of posts: 17
Location: Ellettsville, IN (outside Bloomington)
Tobacco: GLP Odyssey, Maltese Falcon, & S.Gawaith Full VA Flake, Esoterica Stonehaven and Margate.
Pipe: Cavicchi slight bent dublin, Don Carlos full bent, Peterson 05.
Registration date: 2009-03-06
| | Subject: Re: Your Experience of the Lotus 11 Pipe Lighter Thu Jun 18, 2009 7:25 am | |
| Is the flint system of sparking a bit better in a breeze than the piezo? Is there another sparking system that would be better? |
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Doc Manhattan
BoB's Team
Number of posts: 3738
Age: 34
Location: Land of Steady Habits
Tobacco: GH Flakes
Pipe: Gregor Lobnik
Registration date: 2008-05-26
| | Subject: Re: Your Experience of the Lotus 11 Pipe Lighter Thu Jun 18, 2009 7:39 am | |
| In my (limited) experience, flint is a little better for lighting a butane stream outdoors. Side-by-side, my Corona Oldboy [flint] will light more reliably than my Corona Pipemaster [piezo].
A Zippo is the champion for outdoor lighting, but it's a different beast with its flint+wick arrangement.
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Guest
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| | Subject: Re: Your Experience of the Lotus 11 Pipe Lighter Thu Jun 18, 2009 7:48 am | |
| Flint is just better all around. The problem with the other ignition systems is that they are usually what goes bad in a lighter. For a flint lighter, just replace the flint.
The problem I am having with my Old Boy is that the gnarling on the flint striker has worn off some and it doesn't always cause a spark. Not sure what to do about this. May have to send it in for repair.
The Pipemasters are cool lighters, but I don't trust that ignition system. Think I'll get a pipe magie for my next lighter. |
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Secondhandwolf
Number of posts: 17
Location: Ellettsville, IN (outside Bloomington)
Tobacco: GLP Odyssey, Maltese Falcon, & S.Gawaith Full VA Flake, Esoterica Stonehaven and Margate.
Pipe: Cavicchi slight bent dublin, Don Carlos full bent, Peterson 05.
Registration date: 2009-03-06
| | Subject: Re: Your Experience of the Lotus 11 Pipe Lighter Thu Jun 18, 2009 12:49 pm | |
| Gentlemen . . . I appreciate your insights and experience. Think I'll go with an Xikar Pipeline for now and put an Old Boy on my Christmas list.
Best wishes,
Secondhandwolf |
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Guest
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| | Subject: Re: Your Experience of the Lotus 11 Pipe Lighter Thu Jun 18, 2009 5:19 pm | |
| | Secondhandwolf wrote: | Gentlemen . . . I appreciate your insights and experience. Think I'll go with an Xikar Pipeline for now and put an Old Boy on my Christmas list.
Best wishes,
Secondhandwolf |
Good choice. Which one are you getting? I fancy the black and silver myself. let us know how you like it. |
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Kapnismologist
Number of posts: 1096
Registration date: 2008-11-09
| | Subject: Re: Your Experience of the Lotus 11 Pipe Lighter Thu Jun 18, 2009 5:40 pm | |
| Wooden matches can be quite good too (just had to get that in, sorry!). |
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