Lighters

[BigMacFU]

Don't waste the money. If a lighter is going to cost that much, it should at least have a built-in cutter or punch. Spend 10 bucks on a zippo and 40 on cigars, you'll feel much better.

[ashauler]

Don't waste the money. If a lighter is going to cost that much, it should at least have a built-in cutter or punch. Spend 10 bucks on a zippo and 40 on cigars, you'll feel much better.

Well, at the risk of exposing my "cheapness", this hits my cigar purchasing philosophy dead on. I don't spend my $$ on the fancy accessories, and save it for cigars. I have a couple of "cheapy" torch lighters that work fine when I have to use them in windy conditions, but other than those times, I use a bic or matches and they work perfectly.

Same for me with cutters, the $4 cheapy guillotines work fantastic and last quite a while before getting dull and needing replaced. One of my b/m's gives pretty good ones away at events, or if you make a large enough purchase. It doesn't hurt as bad to lose one or throw one away because its worn out.

For some, the accessories contribute greatly to their smoking experience, and I don't knock that at all, for me its just not the case. A $50 lighter + a $40 cutter = some pretty nice cigars, imho.

[chefchris]

Buy a box of Fumadores at Holts ($40) and get a free lighter that works fine. Problem solved.

[BigMacFU]

Buy a box of Fumadores at Holts ($40) and get a free lighter that works fine. Problem solved.

yup, that works great too.

[cigar no baka]

I guess I'm in the minority here, not that i give a rats ass. I smoke a lot of higher end smokes $10 and up, and lighting them with a bic or gas station torch would be like buying USDA prime steaks, cooking them up perfectly to medium rare with nice crust on the outside, then eating them on paper plates.

Diamonds in a goats butt, as my dad would say.

[BigMacFU]

In the case of cooking though, the flame power can make a difference. A steak house cooks a steak at over 900º, that's a lot of BTU's. A butane flame is a butane flame though with a cigar. I wouldn't use a bic, but cheapy butane flame is just as good as a colibri, dupont, or xikar butane flame. And with the former two, just as reliable if not better. But, if you can afford a Xikar lighter, get it, they're probably the most durable butane lighters made. But even they sell ones for 30 bucks.

As everyone knows though, something like this is still ultimately preference.

[ashauler]

I guess I'm in the minority here, not that i give a rats ass. I smoke a lot of higher end smokes $10 and up, and lighting them with a bic or gas station torch would be like buying USDA prime steaks, cooking them up perfectly to medium rare with nice crust on the outside, then eating them on paper plates.

Diamonds in a goats butt, as my dad would say.

Well, since I do the dishes and the wife cooks.......I'm all about the paper plates. I understand where your coming from CnB, just different strokes for different folks.

[bigwhiteash]

Steaks cooked to MY preference would likely bleed through a paper plate

I love my Colibri Afterburner, so far, it hasn't let me down. ($17.00 on eBay), but I'll use whatever is on hand. I would like to have a nice table lighter though