Thanks Guys I will try your suggestions .....

I thought you might of had some special mix of Vaseline and Zippo Fluid or liquid White gas.....Oh well ...Great forum....

Thanks Again ...Blowfish.

I'm prolly gonna get in trouble for bringing this up since there are a lot of diehard Zippo fans around here but here goes anyway. For $2 you can get air tight fluid storage and a million times better flint and striker than in a Zippo and (for you smokers) a great conversation piece.

Behold the permanant match!.!.!!@#$%^&* <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

You've got a point there... but it doesn't have the same character, if you're not a Zippo conneseur, you just can't understand <img src="/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/images/graemlins/smirk.gif" alt="" />.

Troy

Hehehe I knew someone would say it. <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

I do not use my Zippo for anything daily and have found that wrapping it in 3-4 layers of Saran wrap retards evaporation for many weeks. A couple of rubber bands keep the Saran in place. I slip a small note under the wrap with the date filled.

I also carry the Tabasco bottle and that works very well. About 2.5 fills in the bottle. The Zippo canister is also very nicely made and carries more fills.

I wouldn't try it with a prized zippo, but...

Lamp oil (like Ultra-Pure) seems to last forever in oil/kerosene lamps without evaporating away. Granted, they're probably a little more closed, and exposed to less heat...

I guess the real question is whether a lamp-oil soaked wick can be ignited from sparks. That I don't know, it may well require vapors, which by definition means evaporation. I don't smoke or own that style of lighter.

Brian,

I'll second the Permanent Match. I've had one for about a month, and no evaporation of the lighter fluid yet. It always works, but usually takes a few strikes to get a flame going. And it's smaller than a Zippo.

Brian: That's a particularly nice looking example. Can you point to a site where they're offered? -- Bear

I've been a happy Permanent Match owner since Craig posted a link on them a few months ago.

I will periodically "top it off".......but, actually, I've never noticed any evaporation.

Harley

I got the idea from Craig, too. (Thanks Craig!) I even ordered it from the same place:
www.therestlessmouse.com

It was too inexpensive to pass up. So I bought 4 of them.