Show us your Zippo...

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ZippoV8 said:

My thread has arrived.

Mine is battered and abused but wouldn't be without it.

Somehow smoking is better with the. Click-Rasp-Clack sound of the Zippo. I cant be doing with the plastic throw away lighters, it's just not the same.

I have lots of Zippo's but the old V8 is the daily.

Edited by ZippoV8 on Saturday 7th July 04:00

Edited by ZippoV8 on Saturday 7th July 04:06

That is awesome.

Cock Womble 7 said:

Do Zippo still offer a "free" lifetime repair/refurbishment service if you post your lighter back to them, or was this some urban myth?

Fairly sure that is standard Zippo practice. I think you can even download a warranty card off the website.

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So when did you pick up the lady lighter then, Baz?

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Cock Womble 7 said:

I honestly can't remember - I've had it for donkey's years. Longer, in fact, than the "proper" Zippo shown.

Probably another "I found it in a pub" thing.

I swear that 20% of Zippo circulation is people losing/finding them

Seems that loads of people with Zippo's have lost/found them at one point, myself included. I lost the Jack Daniels one I bought when I was 14/15 a few years ago when I dropped it in a mates car and he scrapped it the next day. Absolutely gutted about that I was.

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I use the Zippo stuff because it is easily obtained and generally cheaper.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=sea...

£1.41 on amazon, for example.

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I very much doubt it TBH, you could probably run a Zippo off unleaded without too much badness. May need to re-wick it and replace the padding but it would work.

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Pfff, show me someone who wouldn't like a bit of extra length and I'll show you a liar.

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I actually almost bought one of those yesterday, but I ordered http://www.amazon.co.uk/Zippo-28059-Color-Block-Li... this instead. Yours is on my list of ones to buy

I like the whole South American day of the dead thing it has going on

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Cotty said:

Well that turned out to be a bit larger than I thought it would be, or needs to be. I thought it would be a get you home, small top up. I could run my Zippo for a week with what this will carry.

It is two full fills apparently.

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marksx said:

We need a 'things to do with a Zippo when you don't smoke but still want one' thread.

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My recent purchases. The orange one and the dark chrome are my originals, the others except the black one came today. The black one isn't mine.

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Cracking

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onesickpuppy said:

Cheers mate. In other news, I am now bidding like a on a load of 'Nam Zippos on the bay, and it's all your fault.

Good stuff. Keep the pictures coming, you're building up a tidy collection

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KaraK said:

Oops!

Very nice, I am insanely jealous.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Marlboro-Brass-Zippo-Lig...

WANT!

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I like that very much. Very nice

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Nice

Welcome

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Morningside said:

Stupid question. Can I use unleaded petrol?

Certainly can, and it is a damn sight cheaper than the fluid. I imagine it is what all the 'nam ones pictured previously would have been run on too.

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GenePoolReject13 said:

Mine and my girlfriends.

I really like those, don't know which I prefer.

I take it you have had them a while?

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Xaero said:

My one (selling on eBay at the moment):



30th Anniversary pacman one. I'm a non-smoker but couldn't resist when I saw this.

That is top quality. Dare I ask how much it is currently on?

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KaraK said:

Just found that on eBay.. it's tempting, very tempting - might be too rich for my blood though given it's still got a day to go

Roughly the same price as a new one at the moment, may have a punt tomorrow.