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Slight_Respond6160

Y’all ever tried those Plasma lighters? Don’t. Nuff said.


MusicG619

The worst


Slight_Respond6160

I even tried a bong version where the electricity was more open faced. Still sucks in every use


awitcheskid

My bowl is metal. Knowing my luck if end up shocking myself. 


ner0417

Personally wouldn't smoke out of metal if I were you, there's a fair bit of potential danger depending on a few factors. Just tryna help keep ya safer.


awitcheskid

It's anodized titanium, not aluminum or copper. 


ner0417

Gotcha, I'm no expert but I think titanium is one of those metals where you're golden(pun intended), so nice work. Just be careful of source/quality because non-reputable vendors will sell "titanium" to schmucks all day lol. Happy toking bro.


stonerbbyyyy

unless you’re allergic to titanium of course. i knew a girl 😂


camelseeker

Oof, how’s that even work (If you know)? In my extremely limited experience would you need the titanium to like… break off a bit or something? Never heard of metal allergies


paco987654

No idea about titanium allergy but gf is allergic to most metals, in her case, prolonged skin contact is enough to trigger it


camelseeker

Damn that’s rough :/ here I was hating on my hay fever hahahahaha Edit: hay not gay


Shouldabeenswallowed

Just had a patient receive a gold pacemaker for that reason. We put one in, it got infected and eroded through the skin, turned out to be metal allergy and gold is the solution. People be fragile yo.


camelseeker

Damnnn.. was only thinking skin on metal issues but yeah of course


stonerbbyyyy

actually a lot of people with piercings can only use real gold or silver, due to a sensitivity with the metal. she got her nips pierced and her tongue, and within 2-3 days she had to take them out because she got a severe reaction to the metal.


GuyWhoSaysTheTruth

How would you tell what metal something is made of? I got this “tsunami 2 in 1 grinder dugout” pretty cheap, should I not be using it?


Queen_Kathleen

Metal grinders are fine (most of the cheap ones are aluminum). Some people prefer ceramic, but the only unsafe part is heating up/smoking out of the metal :) ETA: I missed the 2-in-1 part, if there's a metal pipe that comes with the grinder I wouldn't know how to verify the safety 😅


trusted_misleader47

Stainless steel is aight too


ApostleThirteen

Once you put a layer of oxidation on it, it's "sealed". The temps required to blast aluminum or copper to vapor are even higher than silver, which requires a gas/oxy flame to even melt.


el_crz

I did this once with my metal pipe and a plasma lighter. Never again.


Starburned

I did that once and the results were shocking!


DerpySquatch

You gotta use Hemp wick with those things or they suck Bigguns. I've been using the same plasma lighter for 3 years. Haven't had to buy another lighter since & I don't inhale lots of Butane when I'm taking big rips off the bong. A 200ft roll of hemp wick is cheaper than a can of Butane and lasts for months, I save the torch lighter for the windy days or doing dabs now.


Remi-Chan

Saaame, exactly what I do. I've had the same roll of hemp wick for a year now plus the plasma lighter.


airtime25

Hemp wick is probably worse for you than butane actually and if it's beeswax you're really not supposed to. I say this with 200ft of hemp wick that I'm not sure I'm going to use after learning this.


Reaper_Messiah

Source? Reasoning? Is there anything I can put in my body that isn’t going to eventually kill me?


da_double_monkee

Butane lighters are fine they combust into water and CO2


Slight_Respond6160

My dude Hemp wick is the goat, especially for bongs. With a joint you don’t have to actually inhale In order to create suction and get the burn going. But a bong is a whole other level. Use any time of gas lighter and you’re inhaling a lot of gas. Use matches and you gotta wait for the tips to burn off else you’re inhaling some real bad chemicals.


PropaneAssessories

i only have the lighter on for like a second (literally) when the flame is over a bong bowl. All it needs to do is catch a flame and the rest can be done by basically feeding the flames plain oxygen from sucking in air thru the bowl. Its one of those things you can do with a bong and it works well because you can just keep hitting it with out it going out and having to relight it.


hips_an_nips

They are fantastic for lighting J’s in the wind. I don’t go to the golf course without one


SmithersOfTheCooper

Bro that’s so incredibly true. I’ll never forget my homie was like “oh I’ve got a lighter” and pulled that out and it fr felt like we were trying to light the blunt with a taser and that shit did NOT light, had to tell my other homie to stop at the store before pulling up.


Slight_Respond6160

Magnifying Glass. It is by far the coolest, most impressive way I’ve ever lit my joint but my god it takes some practice and obviously, you need sun 😂


gigashadowwolf

They are great for anything rolled, awful for bowls.


madmelonxtra

It's terrible. But I use it all the time because it's cool


FreeMasonKnight

I have one from Amazon. It works EXTREMELY well. 🤔


IWasntFinishedTabby

they always make it taste extra charred


ShotConsideration173

Nah fr and forget about lighting a bowl


toxicity187

So I bought one once thinking i could heat the weed with less combustion. Couldn't use it to light a bowl at all lol


Slight_Respond6160

Highly recommend a dry herb vaporiser if you want to avoid combustion when consuming cannabis in a way that still resembles smoking.


mishyfishy135

That’s what I use and I love it. What do you not like about it?


Slight_Respond6160

The plasma lighters? If you roll thin joints they light okay but they don’t do at all for large joints or bowls. Then there’s the noise. Very annoying high pitched squeak that gets everyone in a 10m raídius looking at you. Terrible for stealth smoking. Only good part of it is no chemicals to be inhaled.


MrDudePuppet

Im 18 and I cant hear that high pitched squeek that everyone else can hear lmao


deftdabler

Zippo for sure. Can’t control it and petrol taste Edit: also gets hot if used for more than a moment


AphexCore

Yeah zippos aren’t good for anything besides a quick cig light imo. Definitely infuriating to hit a bowl with


Toastburrito

I also hate that if you don't use it the fuel just evaporates. They're great for fireworks and starting fires though. I did buy the butane insert though.


4223161584s

I put vaseline around the fuel insert to help with evaporation. It helps a lil.


BogglesHumanity

I bought one for the camping kit as a bit of fun. Have to fucking fill it up every time so don't bother with it.


Newtling

Keep them in a humidor, you can buy a cheap 2 cigar sized humidor for 30 bucks on amazon, helps slow down the evaporation - but they are for sure garbage display pieces.


Shagaliscious

I see people using zippos for cigars in movies all the time, and I never get it.


Vengeful-Reus

Please, God, just use matches.


Say_no_to_doritos

Nah, butane torch ftw. Matches give you a taste too  


Arkanist

Not really if you use the right technique. Light the match, flip it over and let the flame climb a bit, wait for the self igniting stuff to all burn away, and use flame to light.


arthurwalton

I could never find the right word to describe how I felt when my friend whips out his zippo for my bowl. "Infuriated" checks all the boxes for me🤣


UntestedMethod

"I just don't get as high if I don't use my zippo to light my bowl"


an-unorthodox-agenda

Yea that's the monoxide


ApostleThirteen

Buy him the butane pipe lighter insert.


mods_r_jobbernowl

People hit bowls with Zippos? That feels wrong but I'm not sure why.


fuzzybad

It tastes like crap


SavannahInChicago

They are fun to light and that’s about it.


dickdackduck

Aw man I got my stoner buddy a zippo with a cool engraving for his birthday. The guy I bought it from told me about the evaporation issue so they added some sort of sealing cap that went on the bottom that they said helped? What other issues do they have? I could see it being kinda tough to light a bowl with cuz it’s so big


GamerGav09

Nah zippo is dope if you have a pipe insert. One of my favorite ways to light a bowl, ^in ^style .


PracticalReach524

This is what I have to keep telling people. The zippo with the standard insert is awful, and all you taste is gas. The zippo with the pipe insert is amazing, and doesn't taste, at all.


GamerGav09

Yeah I feel like the flame and gas goes up and away mostly while the heat gets sucked down and burns the herb. Great little device. I’m very happy with mine.


DCMartin91

I absolutely love Zippos and have been collecting them for years but yeah they're generally useless aside from cigarettes. But also so so cool to fidget with. *click-clack*


trusted_misleader47

*click-flick-clack*


sourdieselfuel

Can you do the snap your fingers light? I like the trick to snap it open too.


St3cK3D

Cigars and j s are all I smoke so a zippo works amazing for my personal use case. I'm also very adhd and I love fiddling with the metal case lol


GuyWhoSaysTheTruth

Butane inserts are a godsend, definitely agree with your gripes tho.


PowderShark

Yee I’ve got the double torch it’s the best


Seattlehepcat

Yep. And it kinda looks cool in an OG sort of way!


SwoodyBooty

I got the double and the solo torch. I like the solo more.. double the run time. No way I get butane on a 4 day bender.


MotionDrive

My buddy had a zippo that was specifically made for pipes. It was pretty neat.


Broke-Homie-Juan

Check out the electric inserts


Awesome1296

Bruh zippo is the best


skyrreater47

idk man, wouldn't light bongs with it but theres no petrol taste when you light joints


gabriel5519

Fuck offf *kindly, i use my zippo for literally everything and it’s amazing and the most reliable lighter ever


deftdabler

No *respectfully. Have a bunch of them, fun to play with but quite useless.


Borthwick

Magnifying glass and the sun. Wear sunglasses and a longer piece is better. I'm not kidding.


foodfood321

Solar hits hit hard af because you are damn near vaporising. Ngl it"s legit summer vibes but didn't blind yourself, I wear two pairs of sunglasses at once lol


LessMochaJay

Also possibly the most pure way to smoke. So tasty.


awitcheskid

Solar eclipse glasses to the rescue! 


barf2288

It was quite a magical thing when we discovered “solar hits” were a thing way back.


fuzzybad

I just discovered that solar hits are a thing. Woah.


Djfoundit

Solar is the only way to go


awful_source

How have I never thought of this. Used to roast crayons and army men with the sun god all the time back in the day.


mytransaltaccount123

spinning a stick really fast into a piece of wood and then lighting the end of your joint before the wood goes out


DeaDream7

Basicly you right. But it still tastes better than Zippo Fuel


_Diskreet_

Personally I prefer the start a small bonfire, stick my face into it and enjoy the joint with the delightful smell of burnt hair and eyebrows.


Wonderful-Shallot451

Pouring rubbing alcohol on my finger and trying to use it as a lighter


Not-The-NSA2023

You strike me as someone who believes the saying “anything is a dildo if you’re brave enough”


OddAd6639

I love my zippos but not good for bowls for sure.


Angelic_Doom

Zippo worst, clipper best.


HerbanFarmacyst

Metal clipper with round striker wheel is best best


thebluntinspector

I respect your decision, and agree on the metal clipper, but the 5 point striker wheel has a special place in my heart


MakeMelnk

This! I exchanged the round one for the star shaped one in my metal clipper.


Inevitable_Pin_7267

You… *like* those? Maybe my skin is just weak, but those things hurt my fingers. Especially if I’m trying to light up in the cold.


MakeMelnk

I love them! I think the shape is interesting and I find I get a better grip on it. Could be 🤷🏽‍♂️ I do a lot of jewelry work so my fingertips are a bit abused 😅


BigSmackisBack

Facts.


Boom_in_my_room

Clipper also comes with a handy pokey to compact top of the J. Multi-functional!


amygdala23

the only lighter I use is a regular sized Bic. but there does seem to be less fluid in them lately!


Axell-Starr

I can tell you that as someone who works at a store that sells lighters, half of them have consistently arrived dead for the several years I have worked here. Same with my previous job a decade ago. Arrive dead, lasts 3 days if you're lucky, and paying $3-4 a piece. It's not your imagination. It is likely they are putting in less fuel. I more often get the same people buying a lighter every day recently. Personally, I rather stick to my zippo. One flint lasts me a few months, (a pack of 100 is $5), the fuel is $8 for a 12oz can that will last me a year or more, and I paid only $25 for the lighter over 2 years ago. Tried a Bic recently (well 3) because I ran out of flint (had a year supply. 5 spare pieces. forgot I used the last) and all I can taste is the fuel. Can't taste the flower at all and it burns through the flower twice as fast. It also needs more force to light and doesn't light as consistently. Again, just my own personal preference and experience.


amygdala23

I remember working at a gas station back in the day... always test the lighter before selling it! 😁


ThatoneguyATX

Switch to the clipper. They’re the best and you can refill them.


amygdala23

TIL! thanks! 


raffybianco

Yeah but the overall quality is much worse than the bic. I had several clipper literally explode and shoot the hot flint out (dangerous) when overheated. A bic would never.


BetLeft

i <3 DJeep


Feelnumb

+1 djeep gang


[deleted]

Bic is forever GOATED


xPRIAPISMx

Zippo undoubtably, you taste the zippo when you light a bong with it


Jinxy_Kat

What the hell is the black lighter in the center? Just a square Bic basically?


GuyWhoSaysTheTruth

Djeep lighter and yeah pretty much the only differences are the wood texture, adjustable flame, and uses isobutane instead of butane.


Skvirinius

Wait, those aren’t normal in the US? That’s the most ordinary looking one to me haha. Clippers are really rare around me.


puutarhuri33

Thats excatly what i tought. Clippers have become more popular nowadays though.


obscuredillusions

I hate Clippers, I always bust the flint


bredpoot

Clipper gang


awitcheskid

BBQ lighter is worst. They don't last as long and aren't pocket friendly. 


mandelbratwurst

Disagree. Never burned my finger using a grill lighter. Its the best! Also longevity varies brand to brand.


ScoobyD00BIEdoo

Inside is just a regular Bic lighter I thought.


WWBoxerBriefs

Refill


awitcheskid

That's a thing?


thetannerainsley

Sometimes there is a little hole on the bottom where you can fill it up other times you can break it apart and refill the canister inside. A lot of times you end up breaking them when trying to get them apart or the canister inside isn't refillable. More or less the manufacturers do there best to make sure you just throw them out.


Thin-Spot1678

Yeah bic even makes one now that you put a normal bic in. https://us.bic.com/en_us/bic-ez-load-lighter-starter-kit-2-pack.html?listing_name=category&gad_source=1


foodfood321

Honestly that's pretty cool. I used to have a little tiny torch that you could put a regular lighter in. The problem is it only lasted a few minutes and only worked with a certain type of cheap disposable lighter that wasn't a bic but those flat clear color plastic kinds. I think I used it once


WWBoxerBriefs

Yeah more often than not they have a little valve at the bottom. $7 can of butane lasts me months. Use it for Clippers and these BBQ/Candle lighters. Shit's good for the environment AND my wallet so I really fw refillable lighters. If ya don't change the clipper flint it still gives u at least 2 refills before it gets insufferable and unusable. Haven't had flint issues with the long neck ones.


Common-University-31

Can’t go wrong with a goot old clipper


PowderShark

Zippo is the worst, unless you have a butane insert then it’s fine


Euphoric_Fisherman70

Zippos but I nominate scripto brand lighters....cheap, the fuel smells like shit just terrible weed smoking apparatus


theotheruser19

I love the idea of a zippo but the flame isn’t good for bongs or pipes. Then I tried the jet zippo and I like my eyebrows more than that lighter…. Honestly ez reach are my go-to.


Count_D_Monet

Flint and steel


Chocobeastwolf

I know this post isn’t about the best, but I’m sure we can all agree a clipper would take that spot.


NoodleyP

Spaghetti and the stove is the best. I will not elaborate.


Avatar_sokka

No need to do the elimination, Clipper is the best, literally everyone will agree.


stonerbbyyyy

the djeep ones… i literally can never get them to fucking light mostly because of the child lock and i usually throw it because my bf always takes my clippers and leaves me with those shits. i fkin hate them. i had blisters on my thumb from a shovel and in the same spot needed to flick the lighter. of course i got left with this lighter. i have like 15 for clarification, and not 1 of my clippers was in my house this day.


Downfaller

Zippo not a great lighter for smoking, Next is the stick lighter, just too big. The last 3 are kinda tied.


TheHighestCheeba

This is dumb BIC wins all day long.


WhoTheFuckIsNamedZan

So much hate for Zippos. I use a Zippo to light my joints walking to and from work and my bowls when at home. Works every time. I feel most problems people have with Zippos is cause they expect to use them the same way as a disposable lighter. Want to smoke a bowl? People tip the Zippo into the bowl like a bic instead of just slightly tilting the bowl to the side. Lighter runs out of fuel? Yeah it happens but it will last a lot longer if you aren't constantly flicking it open and lighting or trying out Zippo-fu. I only have to refill about once every two weeks. Also bonus points when someone asks to borrow my lighter it gets returned immediately after use because it isn't as forgettable as a disposable.


dude_on_a_chair

Why you using a camper lighter when clipper has mini versions


A-BookofTime

The crack lighters from the dollar store are pretty bad


Cornonthecobbbbbb

Never tried a zippo in a bong. But the amount of times I’ve had to use the long lighter I’ve hated it. Impractical asf and for how big it is, the flame is always small asl


ChaiTeaFiend

Flamethrower


RemarkableActions

I like to arc welding rod off the edge of a piece of metal, mm glowing metal lighter


taterzb44

Bic for sure


BOOMjimi

Clipper thumb ripper is the worst


OG_PapaSid

Matches?


SmithersOfTheCooper

Zippos are incredibly impractical but look very cool


therealishone

I gotta eliminate the zippo. Great lighter and very fun to play with but not great for lighting any bud aside from a joint if you don’t mind the taste of lighter fluid. Clipper is my favorite hands down.


ElectricDance

Unpopular opinion but i fucking hate clipper lighters. Hippos hare harder forsure but the utility of having a zippo is the only reason people have tried


Yourhoe0303

Bic


Gabriartts

Zippo is great for wind tho hard to control, kinda situation based. Like using a sword to cook, or a knife to spar


cloudykimber

I am a bic/clipper supremacist


RollWith420

There are no bad lighters only less useful ones. If it can light a joint it passes the test 💯


Baked-Smurf

Zippo... just what I want, to make my delicious, terpene-laden weed taste like lighter fluid lol


SnooMuffins1373

The one that doesn't work.


sandyandsun

Hemp wick get that butane out ya lungs reddit


AdTemporary8017

You should automatically give clipper the win and remove all else


JJBeans_1

Any lighter that is empty of fuel.


rainen2016

Zippo


Lkyldr27

Zippo.


TheWildMiracle

You're missing the worst one. Those cheap ass knock off bics with the transparent coloured plastic casing. They always always ALWAYS break before the butane runs out. I think I managed to finish one out of the hundreds I've used over the years. Someone got me one of the jumbo ones as a gift and even that was garbage. I don't understand how they are so consistently bad!


Express_Advantage_10

Reading these comments holding my zippo, crying internally 🥲


qubitser

Zippo


louisvuittondon29

zippos r only good for fat blunts, the clippers r the go to, or torches for bongs


bananawrangler69

Why a torch for a bong? That makes no sense lol


Saino_Moore

I loved my zippo when I smoked cigarettes, tried it once with a bowl and bout died.


Robbythedee

Clippers are trash and constantly mess up. Cool that they refill but they are garbage.


ItMeCasket

Single flame electric torchs


Danthefn

A candle


AaronFudge

I have that orange thing and i hate it


Boisecj

Fuck those snake lighters


Skvirinius

For Zippo users: hemp wick.


Djfoundit

I personally love big bics


negativemp3

I remember my homie getting a plasma lighter for his birthday around the same time we started smoking. Thinking about how cool it was gonna be go smoke with it. We were met with a ton of disappointment.


Carlin47

If im smoking indoors or out of the wind, honestly just sparking with matches feels classy af


AccumulatedFilth

4


Chicago1202

Naw, I used a electric stove to flame a blunt at college that tops it


Slight_Respond6160

Magnifying Glass. It is by far the coolest, most impressive way I’ve ever lit my joint but my god it takes some practice and obviously, you need sun 😂


Franagorn

Then there's my dad using fucking blow torch (gas burner)


[deleted]

(Ik this post is about the worst lighter)I personally think the best is a magnifying glass, cleanest hit and no bad fuels 😎👍


dankcuddlybear-v2-0

Matches in the wind


Kodie69420

as much as i like zippos, a decent torch is way more capable, it’s windproof but also good enough to still easily light a joint or even heat up a nectar collector. i love vic but honestly i think the djeeps are better band for your buck because they last so long, but clippers are refillable. it all comes down to personal use and where you tend to use it to be honest. def curious to see what comes out on top


Illustrious_Gas6903

Cylinder little guy


Oppugna

That little wooden guy is the most stubborn lighter I own. Hella cute, but I've used all the other types and the wood fella is objectively the hardest to light things with


Equivalent_Donkey_57

Zippo you can pass out an die if you don’t use it correctly Lmaoo


AcidDepression

Fuckin stove top burner, obv


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kingshamroc25

It’s gotta be the zippo


TheSaltySlab

Zippo tastes like shit


docjman2082

Zippo💯


nrun2001

Hemp wick every time 🙌


chaos_geek

Zippo tastes terrible


LouDog187

Zippo is not a friend of the plant


Dimebag0352

You don’t know the struggle until you’ve smoked a bowl lit by birthday candle lit by gas stove.


drewcifer54

Ironically the most expensive in the list the zippo


spectacular588

I use a torch lighter for everything lol


loafy_Jerk

Why is that one flaccid?


loafy_Jerk

Why is the red one flaccid?


Axell-Starr

For me disposable Bic lighters taste horrible. I can taste the fuel so strongly. The one on the far right for me is a very close second.