Some time ago, I had a specially marked Vietnam War Zippo lighter that was broken. I sent it back to the Zippo factory, and they fixed it free - no charge. Their service was excellent! I was very impressed!!!!!
Late roll Butt well they are bad lighters for smokes cause you will taste a nasty gasoline taste. Which fucks up cigars and ruined the first puffs of cigarettes.
BRANDMADE.TV when I smoked I collected old Zippo lighters, early models are still out there..they will cost you but you can find them ..I had about four early models in my collection.
legolas of mirkwood they said it doesent go out if u blow air at it guess what did that and the flame whent out like wut i think it goes out when u blow at it from the top but from the sides its imposible to go out xd
Fluid lasts me for a week and I smoke a pack a day... The flint lasts me a month or month and a half... So it's pretty good for use and you don't need to worry that it's gonna brake or nothing like regular lighters and the fluid isn't a problem cause I just refill it every 4-5 days.
I use zippos because I'm a welder. Regular bic lighters that are plastic and filled with pressurized gas can explode on you if you happen to get a spark on it. I've had red hot metal go in my pocket and never had a problem with zippos. Best lighters out there.
T.T.G Krydder definitely not. I would never use anything but a flint striker made for welding to light an oxy fuel torch. While it could technically work, the possibilities of it going terribly wrong are endless. Your best bet is to go to Home Depot and get a striker for about $3.
Krisco Dangus thanks, just was wondering since like you said the plastic ones explode. I thought since it was all metal and easy to light in gloves it might work for that.
@@emmanuelmontalvo1676 Well that's a big rip. My limp wrists cant actually carry a gun, only a PS3 controller, in my opinion we did go to war, with Makarov!
@@Beowulf_98 no disrespect to the armed forces but the military isn't the only career path in the world and certainly not the most profitable or family-suitable.
2:00 "28,000 lighters a day are finished and shipped out of this facility." Back in 2002, the BBC made a similar video about the Zippo manufacturing plant. Back then, they said that 70,000 Zippos were manufactured per day. That means that between 2002 and 2015, Zippo's sales went down by over 60%! That's crazy! Nobody is commenting on this??
@@SergeantExtreme I meant completely different factory's altogether. Not every zippo factory is the same size. -Side note I completely agree that the industry has gotten smaller.
Ha ha, yeah, I use naptha gas too, it's actually a pretty clean burning fuel, and at that price, you can't go wrong, the ' bargain ' brand is 7 dollars a gallon.
Just a marketing technique, just the same as waterproof phone case manufacturers call there products “water proof” when in fact the are water resistant.
I've have had a Zippo lighter for 25 years you still go by there today I would never have to buy another lighter thank you Zippo when making a great product
It's a survival tool, or it certainly could be. In the trunk of my car I have an emergency case, included in that is a Zippo lighter, two 12 fl oz cans of lighter fluid, two sets of flints, two spare wicks, and a bag of cotton balls. The Zippo fluid is $6.20 per 12 fl oz can, the flints come in a plastic shell with a rotating top and have six flints in them & they cost 80 cents, the wicks only come in singles and also cost 80 cents, the 100 count cotton balls were maybe $1. The lighter is a backup, so it's the most basic, the Slim Street Chrome for $14.95, the material inside the lighter is actually 5-7 rayon balls, but cotton will work as replacements. So for all of that, about $30 plus tax, and Zippo has a REAL lifetime guarantee on it, if it is broken, they will fix it, if it gets flattened by a train and you send it in, they send you a new one, best warranty on the planet, 100% compliance rate. If some insane situation happened, as long as I could get that box, it could last a solid decade as a survival tool, in fact it could last way, way longer, but there is some evaporation of the lighter fluid via the wick at a very slow but steady rate, if I were careful I could have the ability to summon fire with a flick and a click for 25 years. As a survival tool, for peace of mind to having that "I can make fire however bad it gets" mental insurance policy, that's one hell of a great cost/potential benefit ratio. My personal Zippo I've technically had since I was two years old. It is the Scrimshaw Ship (Tall Ship and Lighthouse) design introduced in 1988, I was born in 1986, and my Pop noticed how much I kept staring at it. I was allowed to carry it at age 5 because I grew up on a tobacco farm surrounded by 300 acres of forest, so I spent most of my childhood "in the woods" and by that age I could hand dig a basic fire pit, bank it, and wall it with stones by the creek, so my Pop knew I wasn't a moron & going to burn down the forest. Had a little backpack with some of the Zippo gear, a collapsible mini fishing rod & tackle, Swiss Army knife and sharpener, canteen and water purification tablets, first aid kit, a collapsable trench shovel, a large tarp, rope, bungee cords, and a combination hatchet/spear (had a spear tip added and a reinforced handle with grooves so that it could be securely attached to my hiking pole) that my grandfather designed and made for me. It drove my mother insane at times, because I could spend multiple nights out there, longest I remember as a kid-kid was six days, five nights (Sunday Church the next morning that I wasn't allowed to miss and only come back home as proof of life (getting yelled at), had I wanted to, I could have made it a month. Oh, and no, I was never in Boy Scouts or anything like that, reading/practicing from military field manuals that went from WWII, Vietnam, Korea, and some other general ones, as well as some guides I had purchased on survival in the field, trapping, shelter, field dressing, etc. You could pick those up for just a dollar or two in thrift shops, my mom was always happy to give me book money, which I read a ton of other stuff too, and my Pawpaw was always on the lookout for stuff I might like, he loved thrift stores/flea markets, had my own hand crank powered radio, awesome field compass, what else could a young kid want? (Nintendo/Super Nintendo, I also had that) So never let it be said that ALL Millennials are, well, Millennials. If you're wondering what the hell kind of kid I was and if I could REALLY read and learn all that, I have multiple Presidential Academic Achievement Awards signed by former POTUS Clinton and some others awards from James Martin & James Hunt, 70 & 71 Governor of North Carolina respectively. I was a straight A+ or 100 student until I burned out sometime at the end of 7th grade and stopped giving a damn, I was fixing my own toys by age four and was reading at the Grade 12+ reading level when tested in the 3rd grade. So, yeah, I was a strange farm boy who liked to camp, fish, hunt, read books, write poems and short stories of my own for fun, and "play" in equal parts with my telescope, SNES, pellet gun, mini-crossbow, and reading any novel deemed "too advanced" for me by anyone. All in all I was a very strange young boy who grew to be an equally strange man. Hell, if you read all that, you're probably strange as well, keep right on being you. Unless you are secretly a stalker or serial killer, stop doing that and find something enjoyable AND socially productive.
Actually, yes, I'd rather have a long term solution than a short term solution. And, at times, it's quite relaxing to get away from the technological era and do things yourself. As to your rather pointless admonition that "no one cares" I have to use the tried and true, well, why did you bother reading it and insulting me over it then? If you're planning to come back with something along the lines of "Well why do you care enough to respond?" I'll try and keep it simple. You think long term preparedness is a stupid plan while you compare a decently quality lighter to a Bic. I'm guessing that if you've ever been camping you're in the RV or weekend camper category. Come to the Appalachians, spend a month on the trail, might allow you both some insight and a release from your own hostility. I respond to comments, I don't troll through threads looking for someone to insult. The starter of the thread asked for reasons to buy a Zippo beyond being a smoker, a survival kit is a good one, don't believe me? Ask a member of the Navy SEALs or other Special Force branches. A Zippo can still work after being hit with a 9mm round, a Bic? Not so much. Also they make that lovely clicking sound, so if you use one of those containers of lighter fluid to soak a man tied to a chair in a cabin it makes it much more dramatic when you click it and toss it in, Bics have trouble with effective arson-murders Jay, everyone knows that.
I use mine to spark up all my joints. Got a beat up brass armor zippo that I've had on me everyday since 2011. Got my uncle the same model that I had beautifully custom engraved at the factory for his birthday. I love seeing him pull that lighter out and lighting up a fat zig zag man! Good times
Jacob parker not false but I think the bullet bounced off of something because people have been testing it and a the 7.62x39 the north had and it's basically impossible to repeat how the zippo stopped a bullet. The clothing the Vietnam vet was wear could of also helped.
I visited their museum/store in Bradford PA - what a beautiful drive to the place it was from NC, and then, the Walter Nadler lighter, check the history on that, amazing story.
Bought one for my cousin, and engraved it myself with the logo of his favourite football team. He smokes all the time, and loves the zippo. Got a 1935 replica with slashes myself, and even though i dont smoke, I carry it with me all the time. Its awesome.
Regarding 3:17, lighter “flint” is not natural flint. Instead lighter “flint” is ferrocerium metal alloy man made from approximately 20.8% iron, 41.8% cerium, about 4.4% each of praseodymium, neodymium, and magnesium, plus 24.2% lanthanum.
So the craziest thing happened to me I had found my old Zippo lighter and I got on UA-cam and press this video on how Zippo lighters are made but I was going to just search that up how long they been around crazy😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁
If the wick is always soaking in fuel doesn't that mean that the fuel will deplete by itself, even if the lighter isn't being used? It seems like a design flaw IMHO.
"Friend for a life time" I guess it used to be. Nowadays, my 8 year old zippo, broke the spring, that metal tab the goes from the central hole to the cam. It's so thin I don't know how it didn't break sooner. (Lifetime warranty? Yeah, try living in a country that the shipping to and back from the distributor for repair is almost the price of a new lighter.)
Spartacusse my lighter is 20 years old and opens and sparks like new I've been lighting my cigarettes with it for a year, you don't know how to use it :/
buy USA made stuff when you need somthing ,you can find Zippo lighter at walmart they go for 10$ even if you don't need one buy one it's American made and you'll never know when you may need one ,patronize USA made things don't give up we still have lots of US made stuff even if you pay a little more your not going to starve becose you pay a few $s more and your saveing USA jobs.
Joe Guzman while I understand and appreciate what you're saying I'm pretty sure US industry has basically lost at this point; we have a few things here but we've mostly became a service industry
So that would mean that the American-made Zippo should be in the shape of a person that can't spell a fairly simple word? Also, the Swastika, or Sawastika, (probably) originates from India. The Hakenkreuz is a different thing.
Great for the times I enjoy a cigarillo, don't mind a cafe creme with a cup of coffee now and then. Also fun just to play with, and to keep as a useful tool that's with you for life. The click is so satisfying. I lost my first one after 10 years but I got a replacement, still not quite the same, but it's a must own item IMO.
My Grandfather had a limited edition of zippo, 1932-1997 anniversary one, then my dad had it, it passed away two years ago, and now a take care of it, its a little thing, but it also reminds me of them.
28.000 zippo are made a day and transported! So why zippo is so expensive if they can make 28.000 zippo perday? I mean they could sell it more cheaper than a cheap lighter?!
Where I live, you can buy a basic one for around 30$ on their website, that includes lifetime guarantee (or however much they can do legally). In that price, you get a durable metal construction, but you also pay for the name a bit. Zippo is a prestigious brand, people recognize it when you pull one out.
Not everyone grew up in the city or suburbs, it's nice to be able to spend the night by a pond camping where you catch, clean, and cook your own dinner. Outdoor living has plenty of health benefits, and a Zippo is a far better survival tool than a Bic. Why do people always assume that someone with a lighter is either a smoker, doing drugs, or going to commit a crime? People carried a steel and flint set for centuries as part of normal behavior. It's instant portable fire, thats one step away from being an Earth Mage.
I own five Zippo lighters. I replaced the inserts with butane ones (cigar smoker.) I love the fact that during WWII the Zippo factory delegated all lighter-making operations for the troops.
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Some time ago, I had a specially marked Vietnam War Zippo lighter that was broken. I sent it back to the Zippo factory, and they fixed it free - no charge. Their service was excellent! I was very impressed!!!!!
Not in Germany i hate my country Here they arent repairing at all 😢🇺🇸🇺🇸
And they always will.
@@TheHeretic2011 but not mine
@@user-ot4fv5uy8r Did they say why? I have really never heard of a refusal. I mean, they brag about their guarantee.
@@TheHeretic2011Idk im really sad about it still today
I don't even smoke and never will but those are hella dope
Late roll Butt smoke weed bruh
Late roll Butt you can use them for fires if you're into camping, or smoking weed like the other guy here said.
I dont smoke or light fire and i have one. Cause why not.
Late roll Butt well they are bad lighters for smokes cause you will taste a nasty gasoline taste. Which fucks up cigars and ruined the first puffs of cigarettes.
I carry one and don't smoke.
Do you know the difference between a Hippo and a Zippo?
One's rather heavy and the other's a little lighter.
underrated comment. someone give this man a cookie
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I love it just for how elegant it is
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How do you recognize a zippo man?
- He smells like gas and asks for light.
It smells like kerosene not like a regular car gas that ur thinking of.
@@LUDDB-tj2se You must be fun at parties.
@@LUDDB-tj2se“gas” can be many things
Hahahahahahaha
I'll always have a zippo in my pocket & its usually a late 1937 to early 1939. 80yrs old and they still work perfect (not surprising).
Incredible, but as you said - not surprising. Quality product.
Sonny Gunz I picked up one from an antique store for 6 dollars, I wasn't sure how old it was, but I check and it's from 1953
paul chandler Seems like a good find, did it work or was it missing something?
BRANDMADE.TV when I smoked I collected old Zippo lighters, early models are still out there..they will cost you but you can find them ..I had about four early models in my collection.
A zippo has the most basic function. It’s not a smartphone lol
Zippos are my fidgit spinners.
legolas of mirkwood mine too
legolas of mirkwood Ha Ha. The original!
legolas of mirkwood they said it doesent go out if u blow air at it guess what did that and the flame whent out like wut i think it goes out when u blow at it from the top but from the sides its imposible to go out xd
Yeah they are the OG fidget anything lol
Same here. I don't even smoke but it calms me when I play with my Zippo Lighter.
Never seen workers so passionate about what they do, amazing company hope they last many more years.
Great lighter, but thirsty!
I absolutely feel you . I but I still love my . 6 zippos 💪🏽👌🏽👌🏽
Zippos only last about a week or two. But its my favorite.
Get a butane insert for it.
Fluid lasts me for a week and I smoke a pack a day... The flint lasts me a month or month and a half...
So it's pretty good for use and you don't need to worry that it's gonna brake or nothing like regular lighters and the fluid isn't a problem cause I just refill it every 4-5 days.
When you’re walking around with a zippo lighter and a zippo hand warmer, a full can of lighter fluid is a must carry.
If they could only invent a way for fuel to not immediately evaporate.
Player Review Use Thunderbird butane insert.
Ekin Görgü Thanks for the tip!
You sir, are a gentleman, and a scholar among men :o
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"It's kind of a friend that you have, for a lifetime."
Or until you lose it. :'(
BTW the factory workers are masters of twang.
Losing one is the worst!
BRANDMADE.TV Especially when it's a really nice one and you can never find another one like it, and you never grow to like your new one as much.
+BRANDMADE.TV I carry my zippo with me everywhere I go.
moonshineman33 Of course, how else are you going to lose it?
+LemonSlice I make sure it doesn't fall out of my pocket
I only commit arson with my Zippo® lighter
Lolz 😂
Finally someone who uses it for something useful instead of using it to smoke.
you a pro
same profile picture gang
I would hope so!
1:18 brush fetish machine
I still have my brass and chrome Zippos. I got them around 40 years ago ! 😊
I use zippos because I'm a welder. Regular bic lighters that are plastic and filled with pressurized gas can explode on you if you happen to get a spark on it. I've had red hot metal go in my pocket and never had a problem with zippos. Best lighters out there.
Krisco Dangus are these good for lighting the torch? I am trying to get into welding and I own a Zippo already.
T.T.G Krydder definitely not. I would never use anything but a flint striker made for welding to light an oxy fuel torch. While it could technically work, the possibilities of it going terribly wrong are endless. Your best bet is to go to Home Depot and get a striker for about $3.
Krisco Dangus thanks, just was wondering since like you said the plastic ones explode. I thought since it was all metal and easy to light in gloves it might work for that.
Krisco Dangus i know the feeling i was a welder to
I want to be a welder, already got the zippo part down just need the trade school part now haha
Even since watching captain Price kill Makarov in MW3 and then pulling out a Zippo to light a Cuban, i have always wanted one.
Only real men remember that
Men who has a Zippo in the actual war are very dissapointed from you.
@@emmanuelmontalvo1676 Well that's a big rip.
My limp wrists cant actually carry a gun, only a PS3 controller, in my opinion we did go to war, with Makarov!
@@ollyhp you're a wuss.
@@Beowulf_98 no disrespect to the armed forces but the military isn't the only career path in the world and certainly not the most profitable or family-suitable.
2:26 Simple perfection. Wanted it XYZ, and made it as easy as 123. Beautiful. Genuinely inspiring.
The zippo is nice but if a lighter is the only friend of a lifetime you have it's kinda sad
...three lifetime friends for some: lighter, cigs and a bottle
What a sad man
Those friends are gonna kill u
Hyperbole
Yes (flyingby) , you is correct, but a Zippo will keep you warm when your woman is gone.
2:00 "28,000 lighters a day are finished and shipped out of this facility."
Back in 2002, the BBC made a similar video about the Zippo manufacturing plant. Back then, they said that 70,000 Zippos were manufactured per day. That means that between 2002 and 2015, Zippo's sales went down by over 60%! That's crazy! Nobody is commenting on this??
Yeah I remember that, because nobody is smoking as much now.
They could just be different sized factories?? 🤔
@@SMM_NAA The fact that they downsized to a smaller factory still indicates lower sales.
@@SergeantExtreme I meant completely different factory's altogether. Not every zippo factory is the same size. -Side note I completely agree that the industry has gotten smaller.
This is so cool. My dad's Zippo to thus day still clicks and lights. I believe he's had that for almost 25 years.
*this
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Jeremy Malmstead
My dad's zippo is over 30 years old and it still pings
Jeremy Malmstead I got my grand fathers it’s 40+ years old still works great!
Best customer support i have ever dealt with. they truly care about their customers!
Wish I still had my zippo. Got drunk one night and lost it. Time to buy another I guess
Eviltower101
Drunkenness is a sin. Everyone needs to repent and believe in the gospel of Jesus Christ or they will perish.
@@GM-uy3cm god shut up you Bible thumper
Haha, has the same exact thing happen to me with my favorite zippo
I appreciate everyone who’s labor goes into making these badass lighters
Just bought 90 flints, 14 fuses, and a gallon of Coleman camp fuel I'd say I'm set for a while lol
Meldins STI you're probably covered for several lifetimes lol
Ha ha, yeah, I use naptha gas too, it's actually a pretty clean burning fuel, and at that price, you can't go wrong, the ' bargain ' brand is 7 dollars a gallon.
4:57 that is "THE FASTEST FLICK" I've EVER SEEN 😮.🤣
i always light my blunts with zippo lighters
gassluc get some hemp wick bro
Nice
@AYE OK SURE i only use natural lightning started fire to light my weed, only the best african bush fire for me.
@AYE OK SURE Zippos dont stink out weed.. There are different kinds of fuel you can use, many of them dont smell
gassluc if you smoke weed with a zippo how have you not lost it yet?
I’ve never smoked in my life but I love zippo lighters, as a kid I was fascinated with them.
Wind proof my ass. Wind resistant. Maybe but not wind proof
Just a marketing technique, just the same as waterproof phone case manufacturers call there products “water proof” when in fact the are water resistant.
I assume you blowed directly to the wick.
ledgen95 yes i think your ass is wind proof
ledgen95 nothing is "proof" always resistant
@@bravskii10 well said sir
I love how they still make these
Now if they can make their hinges more durable... that'd be just great.
Martin Vivekananda you must be doing something wrong
No the dude above is right the hinges are always the part that gets fucked up most often but Zippos will fix it for free so it's ok.
Got my dad's zippo from the 70s and where the hinge is welded came apart
The hinges last donkeys years if you don't abuse them by doing tricks.
1701spacecadet may last a couple of years..but they still fall the fuck OFF
I've have had a Zippo lighter for 25 years you still go by there today I would never have to buy another lighter thank you Zippo when making a great product
Fun fact: Lighters are older than matches.
This is actually true
That's wild
Woah
I just ordered my first zippo today and I can't wait to get it
I want one... but I don't smoke... so I don't really have a reason to have and carry one... Perhaps anyone can find some reasons for me to buy one?
Caseko CSK I don't smoke but I used it all the time. Similarly, a zippo is a tool like a knife and you will find a use for it throughout your day.
Caseko CSK smae thing here. I got one. And i love it even tho i dont smoke. So go out and buy yourself one. Everyone needs a zippo
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Don't take it serious though
It's a survival tool, or it certainly could be. In the trunk of my car I have an emergency case, included in that is a Zippo lighter, two 12 fl oz cans of lighter fluid, two sets of flints, two spare wicks, and a bag of cotton balls. The Zippo fluid is $6.20 per 12 fl oz can, the flints come in a plastic shell with a rotating top and have six flints in them & they cost 80 cents, the wicks only come in singles and also cost 80 cents, the 100 count cotton balls were maybe $1. The lighter is a backup, so it's the most basic, the Slim Street Chrome for $14.95, the material inside the lighter is actually 5-7 rayon balls, but cotton will work as replacements. So for all of that, about $30 plus tax, and Zippo has a REAL lifetime guarantee on it, if it is broken, they will fix it, if it gets flattened by a train and you send it in, they send you a new one, best warranty on the planet, 100% compliance rate. If some insane situation happened, as long as I could get that box, it could last a solid decade as a survival tool, in fact it could last way, way longer, but there is some evaporation of the lighter fluid via the wick at a very slow but steady rate, if I were careful I could have the ability to summon fire with a flick and a click for 25 years. As a survival tool, for peace of mind to having that "I can make fire however bad it gets" mental insurance policy, that's one hell of a great cost/potential benefit ratio.
My personal Zippo I've technically had since I was two years old. It is the Scrimshaw Ship (Tall Ship and Lighthouse) design introduced in 1988, I was born in 1986, and my Pop noticed how much I kept staring at it. I was allowed to carry it at age 5 because I grew up on a tobacco farm surrounded by 300 acres of forest, so I spent most of my childhood "in the woods" and by that age I could hand dig a basic fire pit, bank it, and wall it with stones by the creek, so my Pop knew I wasn't a moron & going to burn down the forest. Had a little backpack with some of the Zippo gear, a collapsible mini fishing rod & tackle, Swiss Army knife and sharpener, canteen and water purification tablets, first aid kit, a collapsable trench shovel, a large tarp, rope, bungee cords, and a combination hatchet/spear (had a spear tip added and a reinforced handle with grooves so that it could be securely attached to my hiking pole) that my grandfather designed and made for me. It drove my mother insane at times, because I could spend multiple nights out there, longest I remember as a kid-kid was six days, five nights (Sunday Church the next morning that I wasn't allowed to miss and only come back home as proof of life (getting yelled at), had I wanted to, I could have made it a month. Oh, and no, I was never in Boy Scouts or anything like that, reading/practicing from military field manuals that went from WWII, Vietnam, Korea, and some other general ones, as well as some guides I had purchased on survival in the field, trapping, shelter, field dressing, etc. You could pick those up for just a dollar or two in thrift shops, my mom was always happy to give me book money, which I read a ton of other stuff too, and my Pawpaw was always on the lookout for stuff I might like, he loved thrift stores/flea markets, had my own hand crank powered radio, awesome field compass, what else could a young kid want? (Nintendo/Super Nintendo, I also had that)
So never let it be said that ALL Millennials are, well, Millennials. If you're wondering what the hell kind of kid I was and if I could REALLY read and learn all that, I have multiple Presidential Academic Achievement Awards signed by former POTUS Clinton and some others awards from James Martin & James Hunt, 70 & 71 Governor of North Carolina respectively. I was a straight A+ or 100 student until I burned out sometime at the end of 7th grade and stopped giving a damn, I was fixing my own toys by age four and was reading at the Grade 12+ reading level when tested in the 3rd grade. So, yeah, I was a strange farm boy who liked to camp, fish, hunt, read books, write poems and short stories of my own for fun, and "play" in equal parts with my telescope, SNES, pellet gun, mini-crossbow, and reading any novel deemed "too advanced" for me by anyone. All in all I was a very strange young boy who grew to be an equally strange man. Hell, if you read all that, you're probably strange as well, keep right on being you. Unless you are secretly a stalker or serial killer, stop doing that and find something enjoyable AND socially productive.
Actually, yes, I'd rather have a long term solution than a short term solution. And, at times, it's quite relaxing to get away from the technological era and do things yourself. As to your rather pointless admonition that "no one cares" I have to use the tried and true, well, why did you bother reading it and insulting me over it then? If you're planning to come back with something along the lines of "Well why do you care enough to respond?" I'll try and keep it simple. You think long term preparedness is a stupid plan while you compare a decently quality lighter to a Bic. I'm guessing that if you've ever been camping you're in the RV or weekend camper category. Come to the Appalachians, spend a month on the trail, might allow you both some insight and a release from your own hostility. I respond to comments, I don't troll through threads looking for someone to insult.
The starter of the thread asked for reasons to buy a Zippo beyond being a smoker, a survival kit is a good one, don't believe me? Ask a member of the Navy SEALs or other Special Force branches. A Zippo can still work after being hit with a 9mm round, a Bic? Not so much. Also they make that lovely clicking sound, so if you use one of those containers of lighter fluid to soak a man tied to a chair in a cabin it makes it much more dramatic when you click it and toss it in, Bics have trouble with effective arson-murders Jay, everyone knows that.
I own one. I dont smoke so I dont need it. But I still have it. Its fun to play arround with and ill be owning it for a long time to come.
One of the most beautiful things made in the usa ❤
Jesus Pedraza one of the few good things *
Made in bradford pa.....its a horrible town
Smile/For/me Why does everyone talk shit when someone says a good thing about the US? People like you are so annoying.
Switzerland it was a fucking joke man
Maybe second to Marilyn Monroe
Nickel bath is my favorite band
I use mine to spark up all my joints. Got a beat up brass armor zippo that I've had on me everyday since 2011.
Got my uncle the same model that I had beautifully custom engraved at the factory for his birthday.
I love seeing him pull that lighter out and lighting up a fat zig zag man! Good times
gavocrazy Do you have to refill zippo lighters often or never?
Jakob Algeblad yes
Jakob Algeblad like maybe once every 2 weeks if you use it alot but its no big deal people bitch 2 much you get more than a bic
Zippos are great for joints but shit for bongs / pipes haha
G.D. I haven't done drugs since college
Zippo makes a great pocket hand warmer also runs on Zippo fluid works great Scott from the great north woods of New Hampshire
a man was saved by a zippo lighter
thyRedFox his name was Dr Jones
Bubza101 I real person in Vietnam during the war.
thyRedFox i thought that story was proved false?
thyRedFox
That's unremarkable.
Jacob parker not false but I think the bullet bounced off of something because people have been testing it and a the 7.62x39 the north had and it's basically impossible to repeat how the zippo stopped a bullet. The clothing the Vietnam vet was wear could of also helped.
I have the blue one in 0:20 I don't even smoke but I never get tired of it, I love my Zippo!
0:10 it sounds like my cat when it sneezes
Bruh
Zippo. Love the history. Love the lighter. So simple and it works.
I want to buy one just to have one
WE same
I bought one in 2013. Only just got fuel to actually use it a month ago lol
I’ve had my 2 zippos for over 15 years still work like new love em
Everyone needs to own a zippo, mini-maglite, and a Buck 110. All of which are made in the good ol USA!
kinetoscopes Right? Even then everyone should just own a solid lighter, knife and flashlight.
check,check and check.
Domen ALEKSIĆ check check... Flashlight is decent.
uncle henry golden spike is 300% better than buck110, buck is a waste...
Verdade cara !! eu tenho todos , tenho leatherman PST tambem , eu amo gadgets americanos !
I visited their museum/store in Bradford PA - what a beautiful drive to the place it was from NC, and then, the Walter Nadler lighter, check the history on that, amazing story.
I got my zippo from my dad after 30 years that he had it it still works perfect
I love each and everyone of my Zippos.
Great product!!
I don't smoke but I can still see how these would be immensely useful to me.
Bought one for my cousin, and engraved it myself with the logo of his favourite football team. He smokes all the time, and loves the zippo. Got a 1935 replica with slashes myself, and even though i dont smoke, I carry it with me all the time. Its awesome.
Best lighter ever
Bought a brushed Chrome Zippo lighter from My local shoe repairer the other day. Love it. I'm planning on getting My name engraved on it soon.
They have some pretty cool designs here as well - amzn.to/2NCfdZG
Regarding 3:17, lighter “flint” is not natural flint. Instead lighter “flint” is ferrocerium metal alloy man made from approximately 20.8% iron, 41.8% cerium, about 4.4% each of praseodymium, neodymium, and magnesium, plus 24.2% lanthanum.
I used one for the 28 years that I smoked.
My two oldest children teethed on it.
I still have it.
Love the sound and smell
Thanks Deborah for checking the zippo before its finally in my hand 😘
I still have my brass zippo that has my ship on it and carried during and after my time in the Navy. I do miss that hinge sound.
Marketing done right
You can get butane inserts that greatly modernise these lighters. No more evaporation or smell, or trimming wicks.
Who else just bought a zippo after watching this
4:58 dream work
1:40 lol nickelback
I dont even need one but that guys speech at the end convinced me
Do the chemicals of Zippo lighter-fluids effect the taste of Marijuana smoking?
I don’t smoke but I doubt it
no, neither marijuana or just regular cigarettes. you do smell it when lighting tho.
I live not far from Bradford PA. The Zippo plant is a neat place to visit. There is a museum and all kinds of stuff.
Man I really hope that I have one :(
Been to their factory numerous times. Always a good time
*0:00* skt
I've owned one for the longest time. Found it in the woods and never used it but let me say it works great!
fuck now I wanna buy one
So the craziest thing happened to me I had found my old Zippo lighter and I got on UA-cam and press this video on how Zippo lighters are made but I was going to just search that up how long they been around crazy😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁
If the wick is always soaking in fuel doesn't that mean that the fuel will deplete by itself, even if the lighter isn't being used? It seems like a design flaw IMHO.
The lighter fuel evaporates
lol thats why it has a lid? just like a marker, leave the cap off, it dries out... dude i learnt this in kindagarden smh
It is surely more than just a friend....it is like a brother
Introducing my new band! Nickel bath!
I collect used zippos and vintage lighters. I love them because each and every one of them have a story behind them even though I don't know it.
519 dislikes come from the non-Smokers 😂
Probably from the Dupont or Ronson fans
A true iconic product and design still made in the great USA!
"Friend for a life time" I guess it used to be. Nowadays, my 8 year old zippo, broke the spring, that metal tab the goes from the central hole to the cam. It's so thin I don't know how it didn't break sooner. (Lifetime warranty? Yeah, try living in a country that the shipping to and back from the distributor for repair is almost the price of a new lighter.)
Spartacusse fix it yourself
Spartacusse my lighter is 20 years old and opens and sparks like new I've been lighting my cigarettes with it for a year, you don't know how to use it :/
God I hate your picture... 🤣
That brass finish looks nice
Nicklebath more like nickleback
I love it when a stranger asks me for a light and I get out my Zippo. There's always that slight look of admiration towards it from them.
Those zippos hate themselves after dip of a nickleback.
Classic christmas gift.
buy USA made stuff when you need somthing ,you can find Zippo lighter at walmart they go for 10$ even if you don't need one buy one it's American made and you'll never know when you may need one ,patronize USA made things don't give up we still have lots of US made stuff even if you pay a little more your not going to starve becose you pay a few $s more and your saveing USA jobs.
Joe Guzman while I understand and appreciate what you're saying I'm pretty sure US industry has basically lost at this point; we have a few things here but we've mostly became a service industry
Joe Guzman saving not saveing
Imagine how much better the product would be if it was Swiss, German or Austrian.
+RM Domainer it would be a swash sticka shape
So that would mean that the American-made Zippo should be in the shape of a person that can't spell a fairly simple word? Also, the Swastika, or Sawastika, (probably) originates from India. The Hakenkreuz is a different thing.
Great for the times I enjoy a cigarillo, don't mind a cafe creme with a cup of coffee now and then. Also fun just to play with, and to keep as a useful tool that's with you for life. The click is so satisfying. I lost my first one after 10 years but I got a replacement, still not quite the same, but it's a must own item IMO.
its not wind proof because i directly blew it hard enough it will off like cangle
even strong winds wont blow it out
sure *you* can
wind cant
Ghandhis Evil Cousin yes it can
Its Voodoo what wind blows right down
Its Voodoo i was wondering the same. Yes you can blow it out from the top.. but try the sides and you'll fail
Xiaowei Tan but have you tried turning it off and on again?
My Grandfather had a limited edition of zippo, 1932-1997 anniversary one, then my dad had it, it passed away two years ago, and now a take care of it, its a little thing, but it also reminds me of them.
People want things disposable these days but zippos and pipes and straight razors are making comebacks with hipsters.
Non-smoker but big Zippo fan. Always have been thanks to simple smart long lasting engineering.
28.000 zippo are made a day and transported! So why zippo is so expensive if they can make 28.000 zippo perday?
I mean they could sell it more cheaper than a cheap lighter?!
Hayato Hachiseko bic produces way more and use cheaper materials so they could never sell them that cheap
Hayato Hachiseko it's not the amount but the price of the materials used
Hayato Hachiseko the cheapest one at Walmart is like $8. That's pretty cheap.
Where I live, you can buy a basic one for around 30$ on their website, that includes lifetime guarantee (or however much they can do legally). In that price, you get a durable metal construction, but you also pay for the name a bit. Zippo is a prestigious brand, people recognize it when you pull one out.
GhostRider659 $30 is a rip off it’s what the stores near me charge besides Walmart they want $15 but I bought mine off amazon for $12
Great video! I liked how the owner closed it out as well. 👏🏽👏🏽
Why does this rein me of the "How plumbusses are made" Video from Rick&Morty ?
I don't smoke or anything like that but I have one because they look cool
1/2 the comments from workers is "this is the machine it does "
You know what's a better friend? Your health..
You can use a zippo for other things than smoking you probably light a candle and much much more....
undeny stupid ass
U must always expect the worst huh lol
undeny Some people use Zippos for fireworks
Not everyone grew up in the city or suburbs, it's nice to be able to spend the night by a pond camping where you catch, clean, and cook your own dinner. Outdoor living has plenty of health benefits, and a Zippo is a far better survival tool than a Bic. Why do people always assume that someone with a lighter is either a smoker, doing drugs, or going to commit a crime? People carried a steel and flint set for centuries as part of normal behavior. It's instant portable fire, thats one step away from being an Earth Mage.
5:42 'To the bad times' AKA burning a house AKA burning your hair AKA Making a bad character even more badass
Im 14 and dont even smoke but own one of these
Wow you're so cool, i wish I was more like you
Master Fixation Im 14 and i smoke...what now?
Roko Loncar dw I'm 15 and I smoke we're gonna die of lung cancer
Gee we got a badass over here...
Master Fixation stupid kid😂😂
I own five Zippo lighters. I replaced the inserts with butane ones (cigar smoker.) I love the fact that during WWII the Zippo factory delegated all lighter-making operations for the troops.
don't smoke
You can use lighters for other things than smoking
Ra ra Rasputin He's just saying don't smoke.
I'll do what i want...
GIMPYMCGIMPSTER see thats the thing. If you become addicted you WILL...wether you want to or not. Niquitine nigga...
Supreme Memelord Abradolf Lincler Nique what? You mean nicotine?
My brass Zippo is aprox. 45 years old. Still like it a lot!