Quote Originally Posted by cigar no baka
I have bought about six or seven Colibris by now, and I've already had to send one back for warranty work. Anyone out there have any experience with Colibris, and if so, are they dependable for long periods of time?


Definitely happier with my Colibris than with the one novelty lighter I bought. The first time I refilled it, it falred into a huge flame about six inches high and burned out all the butane, so I pitched the stupid thing.
My experience with Colibris is that they suck. I gave up on Colibris when they essentially become expensive disposable lighters for me. Pain in the ass sending then back to get fixed. Small tanks.

Blazer brand lighters are not as pretty but they are workhorses.

In either case, make sure you use quality triple refined butane fuel ( Lava is excellent if you can find it ) at all times .Totally empty the tank and blow out the jet with compressed air between fill ups.