I like the zippo with the zippo pipe insert a lot.
I didn't realize the zippo fuel formula changed that much over the past years. For a long time the heavier fractions of the distilate would build up in the lighter because of evaporation and burning off the lighter fractions and it passed on...
No, but there are a few small things I keep in stock just in case.
A local copy of wikipedia .. see http://www.kiwix.org/index.php/Main_Page.
I keep a good stock of bicycle tires and misc. parts, a tick I got from seeing too many Dutch WWII pictures w/ people riding bikes with wood on their...
Operating systems. I have a network with scores of VAX/PDP11 and 386 emulators running various operating systems like RT11 BSD Ultrix Fuzzball UNIX etc..
My current pipe lighter plain sucks, flame too high, flame too low, stuttering, refusing too ignite etc..
I have been using Zippo like forever, the 1941 replica being my favorite, so I thought I give these a try.
Just in the mail..:
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Once, twice, max.
I pull up and cut a wick only once if it wears out[1] and then reweave/replace the next time. If you can workaround the issue with a drop of fuel on the wick you probably have a problem with the capillary action of your wick. It's could be too short, bent too tight somewhere...
From what I gathered the current incarnation of three nuns is from different tobacco strains. A bit of a bummer as I would love to get a good feel for what a few decades in a tin does to a blend. I'll give the current blend a try anyway, if anyone knows a good replica of the original blend, let...
Hi all!
I'm a longtime tobacco user fairly new to the pipe. I started smoking as a teenager, mostly shag (rolling tobacco) as I couldn't afford cigarettes. My favorite brand was Drum. Nowadays I mostly smoke Camel cigarettes (EU JTI blend). I keep a bag of Van Nelle zwaar just in case I run out...