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#33816 - 10/31/04 04:58 AM Re: Queston about good old lighter fluid need advi
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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.

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#33817 - 10/31/04 03:21 PM Re: Queston about good old lighter fluid need advise..
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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="" />

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#33818 - 10/31/04 07:16 PM Re: Queston about good old lighter fluid need advise..
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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

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#33819 - 11/01/04 01:11 AM Re: Queston about good old lighter fluid need advise..
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Hehehe I knew someone would say it. <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
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#33820 - 11/01/04 07:16 PM Re: Queston about good old lighter fluid need advise..
Schwert Offline
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Registered: 03/13/02
Posts: 905
Loc: Seattle, Washington
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.


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#33821 - 11/01/04 07:36 PM Re: Queston about good old lighter fluid need advi
Mr_Dead Offline
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Registered: 10/30/04
Posts: 34
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.
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#33822 - 11/01/04 07:45 PM Re: Queston about good old lighter fluid need advi
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Registered: 12/09/02
Posts: 204
Loc: Long Island, New York
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.
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#33823 - 11/01/04 08:29 PM Re: Queston about good old lighter fluid need advise..
dchinell Offline
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Registered: 02/08/02
Posts: 312
Loc: FL
Brian: That's a particularly nice looking example. Can you point to a site where they're offered? -- Bear
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#33824 - 11/01/04 08:56 PM Re: Queston about good old lighter fluid need advi
hthomp Offline
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Registered: 02/27/01
Posts: 89
Loc: AR
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
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#33825 - 11/01/04 10:18 PM Re: Queston about good old lighter fluid need advi
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Loc: Long Island, New York
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.
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