48 thoughts on “Are zippos still the ultimate fashionable EDC you can carry? The mere sound of it screams cool.

      • Anonymous says:

        i assumed that, but i wanted to ask first, since smoking is not fashionable. so i was wondering what fashionable could warrant a lighter. in any case, whatever lighter can be hidden inside whatever carrying container you utilize for your cigarettes is the most fashionable. you’ll be standing outside in the rain with your head retracted into your jacket because it’s cold. there’s nothing fashionable about smoking.

        • Anonymous says:

          >whatever lighter can be hidden inside whatever carrying container you utilize for your cigarettes is the most fashionable
          I only see trash hiding their lighter in their cigarette box.

          • Anonymous says:

            Dohoho, Zippos start at €30, going up for anything fancy, going up through €75 up to €120.
            Only cringelords spend their money on Zippos, let alone mods. Lighter flick tricks are all up there on the cringe level of 2005 amateur beatboxers.

        • Anonymous says:

          I smoked a pack a day for years and used a Zippo, but that was just because the lighter affects the taste of the cigarette and I preferred the way my favorite brand tasted when lit with one. I’m also in the habit of opening Zippos slowly so that they just click and don’t make the loud metallic sound typically associated with them.

        • Anonymous says:

          this

          I smoked a pack a day for years and used a Zippo, but that was just because the lighter affects the taste of the cigarette and I preferred the way my favorite brand tasted when lit with one. I’m also in the habit of opening Zippos slowly so that they just click and don’t make the loud metallic sound typically associated with them.

          cringe
          if this was true you would know zippos make ciggies taste like shit

          • Anonymous says:

            You do know people have different tastes right? Someone milk like the zippo taste, some people thick cigarettes taste disgusting. My point is that you’re an idiot.

          • Anonymous says:

            >My point is that you’re an idiot.
            that’s rich coming from a stupid that apparently likes the taste of lighter fluid. just spray some aerosol in a bag and inhale it and save yourself some money on smokes.

          • Anonymous says:

            >just spray some aerosol in a bag and inhale it and save yourself some money on smokes.
            >making fun of someone while literally addicted to inhaling toxic smoke for fun
            I stand by what I said, you’re an idiot, I’m also not the guy who enjoys the taste of lighter fluid, I don’t smoke at all.

          • Anonymous says:

            Come back to me when you quit inhaling toxic smoke for fun and then we can have a discussion about intelligence.

  1. Anonymous says:

    why can’t I find those slim gold butane roller lighters? They seem ubiquitous from old movies but I don’t know if they make them anymore.

    • Anonymous says:

      They make new ones, but they are expensive, a vintage one from etsy is your best bet, but beware of fakes, dont pay too much.

      https://i.imgur.com/4Xlmdel.jpg

      This is cooler, and more efficient, and you don’t end up smelling like lighter fluid by handling it

      >€1000 for a hecking lighter
      Here, I found the right one for you.

      • Anonymous says:

        I guess you have to worry about if it even works, though, right?

        If I were rich enough to spend $1000 the same way I spend a dollar now, I’d buy a Cartier lighter.

    • Anonymous says:

      Try cigar shops or especially places that sell tobacco pipes and accessories if you can find one, that’s where I’ve seen them before. The real Dupont ones are stupid expensive but I’ve seen reasonable knockoffs that aren’t totally insane, maybe $80-100 for passable quality.

  2. Anonymous says:

    >Are zippos still the ultimate fashionable EDC you can carry? The mere sound of it screams cool.
    Yeah, if you’re 12.

  3. Anonymous says:

    Dunhill are superior but expensive, Ronson are pretty good. Tbh zippos are nice for that nostalgic old school feel not reliable at all. If you want reliability just use a bic.

    • Anonymous says:

      Thank you anon, I was trying to remember which other brand that started with D made those rollagas style lighters apart from dupont.

  4. Anonymous says:

    >Are zippos still the ultimate fashionable EDC you can carry?
    they certainly look nice and are wildly impractical compared to a standard bic, so yes.
    >Or are there better lighters out there?
    most gas station bic lighters are going to be more useful, cheaper, and you won’t feel like an idiot when someone steals it from you at a party. the other options are super tryhard like a plasma lighter or any non-zippo, non-disposable lighter

  5. Anonymous says:

    >Are zippos still the ultimate fashionable EDC you can carry? The mere sound of it screams cool.
    >Or are there better lighters out there? Butane insert aside.

    I’ve got my dad’s 1959 Zippo but the only time I use it (after refilling it with fuel because it all evaporated…) is when I need to dress up for a wedding or funeral, to go along with my (modern) nickel plated cigarette case.

    As a fashion accessory, Zippos are cool and classy and the construction top notch and history is neato but as a practical tool, a simple Bic disposable lighter is much better.

  6. Anonymous says:

    Max /fashion/ – vintage all metal lighter that’s not a Zippo

    High /fashion/ – vintage Zippo, the older the better

    Modern /fashion/ – all metal butane lighter

    Daily /fashion/ – Bic lighter, color-matched to the cigarette pack

    pleb /fashion/ – cheep shit Chinese lighter you get for free when you buy a carton of smokes which never run out of fuel, as it will break long before that, with the heat shield first falling off after a couple of days requiring you to keep pinching it back on, then the spark wheel completely breaks off while the lighter is still half full of butane rendering it utterly useless and you now have to ask someone to borrow their lighter, like a hecking hobo.

  7. Anonymous says:

    Clippers is where it’s at. Well made, refillable and good for clenching in your hand if you need to punch someone in the nose and don’t want to break your hand.

  8. Anonymous says:

    Zippos are cringe.

    The reason smoking is cool is because it gives off an air of nonchalance. Spending more money than you need to on a smoking accessory diminishes that.

    Every Zippo user I’ve ever met has made using a Zippo their "thing".

    That’s the opposite of nonchalance.

    • Anonymous says:

      >smoking is cool

      https://i.imgur.com/SlKLHZo.jpg

      i assumed that, but i wanted to ask first, since smoking is not fashionable. so i was wondering what fashionable could warrant a lighter. in any case, whatever lighter can be hidden inside whatever carrying container you utilize for your cigarettes is the most fashionable. you’ll be standing outside in the rain with your head retracted into your jacket because it’s cold. there’s nothing fashionable about smoking.

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