This was a great series. I just got the exotac, I wanted it for the longevity of the fuel…I use it for heating certain leather tools and I don’t have to constantly refill it.
Thanks for watching! The exotac is awesome! Def worth the price when you can grab one for $45-50. Watch out for places that price gouge due to supply though.
I would say that are as reliable as flint in different ways. Piezo can fail and has a shelf life but flint strikers can also wear out and need to be replaced. There is a Vector Thunderbird insert that uses a flint striker wheel and butane that I think is a pretty awesome combination.
@@theintermittentgentleman9517 thanks for the info re the piezo. one thing I might add re your trial with the peanut lighter is that I have a similar (brass) one I got from Amazon, but I have been weighing it on a lab scale accurate to 0.01g and noticed that it shows a very consistent drop in weight (the lighter has not been used or opened -- fueled a couple months ago) but I can't see any reason why. It has the "O" ring seal, etc. -- just like the one you have. I only put in about 2g (I weigh everything) of lighter fluid initially so at the rate of about 0.02g loss per day, by 90 days I would say most of the fluid will be gone! Your 90 day outcome may have come at just the right time before YOUR peanut lighter ran out! Re the T-bird -- mine is the torch which has many benefits over the regular flame type lighters (however they're fueled). I use it mostly for fire starting (I don't smoke).
@@drcoolit I think you're right that the peanut lighter wouldn't have lasted much past day 90. The Lotus Z-Plus 2.0 (double torch) zippo insert is the best torch insert out there. I'll probably do a review on them soon.
@@theintermittentgentleman9517 kinda makes you wonder whether this very slow loss of fuel occurs also occurs in the Exotac lighter. OTOH, given its larger size and capacity, it might take a LOOONG time before the loss would be noticeable, but using an accurate scale, documentation of ANY loss would be valuable and you could extrapolate from a limited data set how long it would be before you'd no longer have enough fuel to sustain combustion. I don't suppose you'd like to try weighing the Exotac model you have over a period of time (assuming you have a scale accurate to 0.01g) but it's just a thought. If you trusted me (!!!) I'd be willing to do that for you! (just a thought ...)
HOLY COW!!!!!! I'M FAMOUS!!!!!! I HAVE CHANGED THE HISTORY OF THE INTERNET!!!!!!! I WAS MENTIONED BY MY FRIEND ON UA-cam!!!!!!! (And I switched to an all-brass peanut lighter. :) )
Hi Craig! Thanks for commenting and watching the entire series. I appreciate the feedback you gave on your Surpus case - definitely valuable for the other viewers to know your experience. Stayed tuned for some more content to come!
I use the Exotac Titanlight. It has had less than 2 ozs of fluid put in it over a 3 year period . When I first got it, I filled it and lit it once and stored it for a year with standard Zippo flints in the bottom. At the end of the year, I turned it UPSIDE DOWN before I opened it so that any migrated fuel would be in the cap and not all over me. It was of course still full and wet. So I wiped everything off , hands and all and struck it after putting the small amount of fuel back into it. Lit right up. I fail to understand why owners of that lighter do not stop, think, and consider SAFETY when using a peanut lighter. It just escapes me😂
I like those lighters but the price is fucking ridiculous. I don't care if the fuel does not evaporate or not. I can't justify paying $70 for what is essentially an aluminum tube. I'm fine with filling my Zippo up every morning.
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The butane lighter would of failed in a cold temperature test
This was a great series. I just got the exotac, I wanted it for the longevity of the fuel…I use it for heating certain leather tools and I don’t have to constantly refill it.
Thanks for watching! The exotac is awesome! Def worth the price when you can grab one for $45-50. Watch out for places that price gouge due to supply though.
During colder temperatures or at higher altitudes butane lighters have some problems making liquid fuel king.
thank you for your work! keep it up, i am hyped for the next episode 🔥 greetings from 🇩🇪
Thanks Oliver for the kind words! I hope futures videos are hype worthy 🎉🚨👍
How has the ligther hold up till now bro?
has there been any issues with the thunderbird?
No issues at all. The thunderbird soft flame insert is one of their best.
I've had some piezo starters fail (gas grill strikers) so are these electronic strikers really more reliable than the flint?
I would say that are as reliable as flint in different ways. Piezo can fail and has a shelf life but flint strikers can also wear out and need to be replaced. There is a Vector Thunderbird insert that uses a flint striker wheel and butane that I think is a pretty awesome combination.
@@theintermittentgentleman9517 thanks for the info re the piezo. one thing I might add re your trial with the peanut lighter is that I have a similar (brass) one I got from Amazon, but I have been weighing it on a lab scale accurate to 0.01g and noticed that it shows a very consistent drop in weight (the lighter has not been used or opened -- fueled a couple months ago) but I can't see any reason why. It has the "O" ring seal, etc. -- just like the one you have. I only put in about 2g (I weigh everything) of lighter fluid initially so at the rate of about 0.02g loss per day, by 90 days I would say most of the fluid will be gone! Your 90 day outcome may have come at just the right time before YOUR peanut lighter ran out!
Re the T-bird -- mine is the torch which has many benefits over the regular flame type lighters (however they're fueled). I use it mostly for fire starting (I don't smoke).
@@drcoolit I think you're right that the peanut lighter wouldn't have lasted much past day 90.
The Lotus Z-Plus 2.0 (double torch) zippo insert is the best torch insert out there. I'll probably do a review on them soon.
@@theintermittentgentleman9517 kinda makes you wonder whether this very slow loss of fuel occurs also occurs in the Exotac lighter. OTOH, given its larger size and capacity, it might take a LOOONG time before the loss would be noticeable, but using an accurate scale, documentation of ANY loss would be valuable and you could extrapolate from a limited data set how long it would be before you'd no longer have enough fuel to sustain combustion. I don't suppose you'd like to try weighing the Exotac model you have over a period of time (assuming you have a scale accurate to 0.01g) but it's just a thought. If you trusted me (!!!) I'd be willing to do that for you! (just a thought ...)
@@drcoolit I'm sure there is def loss of fuel with the Exotac as well. I'll see what I can do with a longer term weight check in!
HOLY COW!!!!!! I'M FAMOUS!!!!!! I HAVE CHANGED THE HISTORY OF THE INTERNET!!!!!!! I WAS MENTIONED BY MY FRIEND ON UA-cam!!!!!!! (And I switched to an all-brass peanut lighter. :) )
Hi Craig! Thanks for commenting and watching the entire series. I appreciate the feedback you gave on your Surpus case - definitely valuable for the other viewers to know your experience. Stayed tuned for some more content to come!
I use the Exotac Titanlight. It has had less than 2 ozs of fluid put in it over a 3 year period . When I first got it, I filled it and lit it once and stored it for a year with standard Zippo flints in the bottom. At the end of the year, I turned it UPSIDE DOWN before I opened it so that any migrated fuel would be in the cap and not all over me. It was of course still full and wet. So I wiped everything off , hands and all and struck it after putting the small amount of fuel back into it. Lit right up. I fail to understand why owners of that lighter do not stop, think, and consider SAFETY when using a peanut lighter. It just escapes me😂
I like those lighters but the price is fucking ridiculous. I don't care if the fuel does not evaporate or not. I can't justify paying $70 for what is essentially an aluminum tube. I'm fine with filling my Zippo up every morning.