I have a old clipper given to me by a old hippy in the nineties he had been using it since the seventies, Ol Toot has passed on now but that lighter still brings a smile when I break it out on those rare occasions.
Clippers will always be the best lighters, at least for smokers. The fact I can collect the designs and reuse them is one thing, but that removable tool is perfect for packing down bowls or joints. Not to mention the flint.. it’s everything you want from a professional lighter that you plan to keep with you forever but still cheap enough to throw out and replace in a second
The collectable aspect along with the tool do make them an essential part of a stoners toolkit, no doubt! Only bad point is that they tend to go missing. A lot. And the cooler or rarer the design the higher the chance of them accidentally on purpose ending up in one of your mate's pockets by the end of the evening right?! Haha! We have all had it happen to us at some point and we've all 'accidentally' done it ourselves... it's the curse of the clipper, the stoner's affliction 😉😂😂😂🤘
Jeff Jeff Jeff you forgot the most important part! Long ago I never could understand why I couldn’t get my refillable lights to fill up. No matter how big a butane bottle I used or how new it was I could only get any lighter to fill about less than half. I finally found out that right before you refill a lighter you have to push the fill valve down to release the gas pressure left in the lighter . Then your lighter will fill completely up. Thanks for the videos Get up the good work!
A clipper actually fits perfectly inside of a 410 shell casing! My friends and I would scour the farmers fields looking for different ones so we could personalise our clippers when I was about 13 maybe 14 yrs old. I would burn a hole in the casing and attach a small metal ring to it, then make a rope for it so I could hang it round my neck so nobody could 'accidentally' pocket it. Looked pretty dope too, well for a 14 year old metal head anyway, haha!
It's a 12 bore cartridge that they fit into , I remember first seeing one that was in a cartridge belt being worn by some Scottish punk bloke called Tommy ( hello Tommy if your reading this !) ( you never know !)
Yea me and our group of rebels also used to hunt through corn fields searching for the shell case's whilst praying that the farmer never came out taking warning shots at us all lol Also we would collect the different coloured pokey ends that were used to poke down a doobie at one end for the roach to fit 😜 Ahh the life of a doobie lover growing up
The clipper is reusable so its friendly to the environment, less plastic waist. It can be used to stop a wasp entering a bottle and when on the piss let's you know your beer bottle you are drinking from when you come back from having a piss. Its got lots of other uses as well
@@mikepants35 Maybe some of them. Ace brand disposables are from Zippo, king brand are from scripto. Most of the other brands that I have double checked are from scripto. Needless to say, a standard bic lighter is far superior any of the seethrough plastic versions. Not just because they don't break as much, and are longer lasting. But because you can use just some car keys to easily pop out the child safety feature. The transparent lighters use a double wheel system for safety that always is more annoying.
The first clipper I got was the raw clipper you have. I turned it over to light my bowl and the flame shot out and burned my mustache. Great bowl rip tho 😆
Awesome review, I love Clippers. Just a small tip, you should not shake your butane canister. You want the butane to settle to the bottom, you don't want the propellant to mix with the butane when you refill. Turn it upside down, wait a second and fill.
It makes very little difference, shaken or not, because it takes a second to turn it upside down and put on the lighter so by then, the liquid is at the bottom and any mixed with air, will unmix long before you've emptied the can much. SO, don't shake them because there's no purpose in doing so.
Probably the best lighters I've ever used, I bought a cheap "disposable" Clipper in Paris a few years back, still have it now. I later bought a metal Clipper lighter and it's my go to favourite lighter. Maybe not the coolest lighter in the world but super simple, compact and reliable.
You saved my life! I didn't knew, you can change the flint so easily!!! I've got a full collection of these lighters, and the flint was an issue. Now i can restore them. THANK YOU
It's also a joint roller. There's even a sticker on the side of mine showing how to roll your paper using the poker. Rad. "Exclusive system to roll cigarettes."
Plz help me to refill mine. I have 2 beautifull metal clippers and I can t refill them. I am doing something g wrong.. Plz help me. Bcz I m so frustrated now.
It is. Almost everywhere in the us now. Also, I used to be a complete pothead. If you smoke so much that you can't work, it's too much. You can become addicted to the weed. Psychologically, not physically. But still. It can become a problem if you are running away from somthing. Conciously or not.
It’s not “legal”. It’s a monopoly!! I enjoyed it more when it was illega. Don’t forget to renew you card yearly for $300 and get robbed with the damn dispensary prices. It’s Total extortion racket! Plant your own seeds. Weed grow like weeds.
I have an $8 fuel bottle (maybe 1.5x the size of your bottle there) and have refilled my clipper (and other lighters but clipper is my EDC) at least 15 times and there is still about half the can left. It really is great. I love that you got the point about how when you light a bowl it gives you a bit of extra flame AND the star shaped wheel!
Idk if that was an intended design, but just gravity and liquid being pushed out instead of gas, so you have more butane, as seen by big flame. I'd be care smoking like that thought. Butane ain't good to inhale. And you do inhale it quite frequently.
It's nice that he chose to be very polite and genuine in his apreciation of this Lighter, (which most stoneheads use) plus it's also amazing that he wanted to share a delicate moment of his life with this Audience , I think that's very Brave and I get it when he says that's almost like keeping him present, It's Kind.
I've always preferred the way these look compared to Bic But I've never owned one. And I had no idea they were refillable. Thank you for a great review.
Now the 2 of us is gona by clippers so we can refuel them. Bic can also be refueled but BUT theres like a small plastic ball that you press in from the lighters bottom side. Then you can refill and another BUT. You must be able to immediately seal the hole you used to refill as it doesnt have a valve on the bic lighters.
Clippers are great for all the reasons you mention and my go-to lighter for EDC, I smoke so always have at least one on me. Also they come in smaller sizes (at least here in the UK) and these are great for keeping in coin pockets if you want to go ultralight, or for throwing in pouches and bags as backups if you are hiking or camping. Having said that, the best type of lighter to have in a survival kit, which you don't use and save for emergencies, is the Bic, because these are filled up in a factory under pressure and sealed and hold far much more gas than you can get in any refillable lighter. I had a full size Bic which I used every day a lot and it lasted me over 6 months.
A clipper also has the straight edge to scrape/collect substances off the table when rolling. The bottom of the clipper also fits perfectly on glass bottles to keep insects out and keep it carbonated for longer.
Clippers are pretty good, i use them for spare lighters scattered throughout all my bags and coats, but, mostly for sentimental reasons, i still prefer my old zippo for a primary lighter.
So glad to see that I'm not the only person with a graveyard of lighters that no longer work because they have very specific sentimental memories to me. 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻 we're not crazy! Lol
Owner of Zig-Zag rolling papers, Turning Point Brands, just signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Clipper to be their only authorized dealer for North America. Clipper is the 2nd largest seller of lighters in the world. Turning point brands' ticker symbol is TPB, and it's shares can be bought anywhere stocks are sold. I personally own TPB stock, and this is a YT comment, not investing advice.
The fact that you can refill this lighter is great. The only problem with the clippers compared to bic is that they do not always ignight from the first time. Sometimes you need to try three or four times before you get a fire. Bic always works from the first time. If you remove the safety cap from bic, which is easly done, you also do not need to press so hard to get it going.
Doesn't matter sometimes. I had one that I tried countless flints in and it just would never work consistently. Turned out it was the wheel. Sometimes they're just ever so slightly off or defective
Everybody I know that owns one of those knows that if I'm not mistaken even tells you on the package when you buy one. Okay well it doesn't tell you you can use it as a bowl packer but it does tell you that you can remove it and replace the Flint and if you can't figure out that it can be used as a bowl packer you probably don't smoke a bowl. I own several of these clipper lighters but for some reason I still go back to my Bic I think it's just the way it fits my hand.
I bought it specifically because it was refillable and I'm tired of paying two plus dollars on a bic every week or two. But I didn't know about the replaceable flint, which is pretty ingenious. Thanks for the info. 👍🏻
Noticed it was refillable a few days after I got it. Been refueling but my flint finally ran out. Was about to rip off the metal top that holds the roller. At the last second I thought there is probably an easy secret to this on UA-cam. Didn’t think it would be as easy as just pulling up on the flint roller😅 so trained to think all products are shitty on purpose. “Planned Obsolescence”. Thanks for the video. Helped a lot and gave me just a little more faith in humanity. 👍
Not only is the flint part a packing tool, but the flat part can be used as a scraper and the metal ring detaches also so that you can make a cone pack easier.
All this time I’ve been trying to figure out how to replace the flint I feel so stupid now after watching this video lol. I did not know that the flat mechanism would come straight out and you can refill it from the bottom that was the biggest surprise out of this video lol I have a bunch of these are used to work for a company that we used to give these away as a promotional items to customers and I have a butt load but a lot of them have no flint. I know you can put fuel in them but not a flint until I watch this video thank you so very much now all I have to do is make sure if I need a lighter to buy clipper the other ones are a pain in the butt to even fix and they’re a lot more dangerous to refill but these are easy is Peezy as pie. Thank you so very much young man thank you thank you thank you you save me a lot of heartache and a lot of stress and God bless you and your family and friends and don’t forget repent because Jesus Christ is on his way prophecies are being fulfilled left and right in these last days of the world so please my brother repent so we can be in heaven together and worship our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ together. ✝️✝️✝️🇺🇸
Thank you, that is why i bought a clipper lighter, for refilling and delay wasting or throwing away. But, i almost dumped them because i new the flint was depleted but didnt know how to . Thanks for the video, this helped! Life is living by tiny moments!
Clippers are awesome. I've been using the same lighter for 3 years ! As long as you purge them, you're good to go for a long time ! The big plastic valves eventually wear out and will leak a bit if you're not careful, but this is easily fixable with a paperclip to put it back in place. You can also carefully strip the mechanism to clean it completely and change the wheel and spring.
Oh fuck yeah! I have that same RAW one and I have been refilling it for a while and changed the flint for the first time about two months ago. I miss watching your videos after coming home from school. Now I’m too busy with work, new hobbies and more videos to watch, to watch your videos every day. You got EVERY point about the clipper in this video! I am so grateful for having your videos to watch as a teenager and then into a young man.
I actually had one of these sitting next to me when I clicked on this video.. and I’ve always preferred bics but my local gas station only has the clippers now … HOWEVER after watching this video and examining mine you’ve totally sold me on these lighters!
This video made me so happy and dissapointed at the same time! I was trying to replace the flint by removing the wheel, I did not know about the twistable bottom hahaha thank you!
Thank you so much! My boyfriend and myself bought a couple of these lighters a few months ago. And didn't know how to change the flints. You solved our issue and our clipper is back up n running! You rock!
I bought a twin pack of clippers from Walmart a while back. After I got them out of the package I noticed that one of them was empty...I saw just a few little rough marks on the buttom as well. Instead of returning it I got a sudden gut instinct and tried fiddling with the buttom seal cap... And sure enough it came loose, revealing an airtight stash compartment. The container proved to be perfectly suited for the job.
I have a collection of these for the same reasons. Refillable and you can replace the flint. I've noticed that you can rotate the striker to get a better spark.
@@rafaeltorre1643 oh ok so you mean removing the striker on the clipper, and replacing with a round bic lighter one? Does it fit? And I prefer the clipper one, though. But may try it
@@LuisC7 Yes. You can buy extra flint wheel pokers in packs on eBay. He was just saying basically he buys another new one and pits it on the older one. You can at anytime put it in and lighter you want to use. Also scrub the wheel because flint material will make it less effective over time. I use mini bic wheels and they light 100% of the time. But I personally buy vintage lighters because they are metal and never break. Just need to teach yourself how to service them. I collect plastic lighters but haven’t used them since discovering the quality of 60 year old indestructible lighters. They are pieces of jewelry made by jewelers, literally. Art.
Y'know ive been watching you Jeff since you made the original balisong, zippo and pocket knife collection videos I even remember those old homemade weapons collections and today I felt like I learned something new about you today with the Clippers. I worked at head shops and dispensaries in Canada and Clippers are always in a stoners arsenal not to mention how you specifically got a RAW and Psychedelic looking lighter makes me think you dabble in the left handed cigarettes from time to time haha.
Looked up the packing tool hack to see if it was true tapped on this video heard the voice a voice I hadn’t heard for many years but recognized it immediately and said “is that CutleryLover??” I knew it was. Man ab 10. Years ago I was getting into flint and steel and survival stuff and your videos taught me everything about firestarters
The flint striker can get kind of gummed up with old flint material after a long period of time. With a wire brush thats not too stiff, you can easily clean it to refresh the striking action.
If you have problems with your grip on it the clipper fits inside of a used 12bore shotgun cartridge like a sleeve, its handy if your hands are wet or really cold
I have found that if you pump the can up and down to fill and not hold it down like that, it fills it more efficiently and fully. Love the content man! Cheers! 🔥💨🤘
No one mentioned the bottom is shaped to be a sort of "in a bind" grinder. Drop material to be ground in a med bottle shorter than the lighter and grind away. Works as it should because it was built with that feature in mind. Neat lighter
But yeah, they have a few benefits over BIC, started more as rolling lighters, the edge coming ovff to put your paper on, the spark wheel coming out to use as a tamp, made initially for people who roll their own smokes of any kind. But they also can be beneficial in wilderness, as the removeable spark wheel, is good when you just need a spark but not a light.
We have the exact same voice. A random kid on xbox live told me this and its scary how much this is true. It took me recording my voice and playing it back and forth with your videos. I know no one asked nor cares but I can't get over this fact.
The longer flame when tipping it over is dependent on the length of the tube that leads to the outlet. If it almost reaches the bottom then, when upright, there is liquid being forced most of the way up the outlet tube. When tipped over, only the vapor is able to enter the outlet tube which can be accelerated faster by the pressure in the lighter.
Watched this last year. I came back to remember which part I could pull out. It was the flint. Thought it was the button. Now I know. I was wrong at first but I came back, rewatched the video! Now I'm correct about WHICH PART can be removed. When I'm out and about, I can use my lighter with confidence. Not one person can tell me I'm bad at operating a Clipper lighter. Knowledge is power.
I showed a woman my lighters and she pulled the flint out of my lighter. I tried several times. I couldn’t figure out how she did it. Thanks for the video. I didn’t even know that the flint was replaceable. Thanks for the video. I really appreciate it.
Never knew you could take the flint rod out of the lighter. I still have my first clipper, but the flint died on me. I have changed it with a rod from a recently bought clipper and it finally works again. Brings back some good memories.
Love ur vids amd share many of your hobbies. I had just watched the vid u referenced and then this video came out haha and still I learn new things everday those clippers are really neat i should pick one up. Thanks Jeff.
I once had a clipper lighter that had a metal button that you hold down for gas to come out and the flint stem that is plastic was also metal!!! And you could adjust the flame size by a slide thing on the front!!! It is the only one of the type I have ever seen ! It was mustard in colour and looked the same as any other clipper ! This was back in the late 1980s and belonged to my dad and I borrowed it for the night and lost it !!!! I have looked for years and never found another or anyone who has seen one !!!
I remember when those lighters first hit the market in the 90s. I was a Jr or Sr in high school, and an avid weed smoker. My buddies and I loved those things. And with the milage we put on them they got refilled and flints changed allot.
Wow i remember you from a long time ago cutlerylover! Just a lurker here but I used to watch your knife videos! I am a knife guy originally then life happened and i got into weed which is cool but i got rid of a bunch of great knives i used to have to feed the weed habit and get through life. I still have a custom strider smf with nightmare grind, an Emerson and a Fallkniven F1 pro. I miss a lot of knives that i cannot get anymore though. Glad to hear you mention gus, may he rest in peace i remember him fondly from your old videos. I like these clippers but i like Bic more still.
I love clippers. Have all sorts. I have a few that I have even collected from the street grounds that were dried up. Took them inside, cleaned them up, filled them with gas and are still kicking.
I did know they were refillable (and have refilled them), but had wondered what would be when the flint was gone. Now, I know it's easy as pie as well, so that's nice to know. I've got a whole stack of BICs from finding them by the roadside. I repair the still fueled ones, too, and just for fun, but I prefer the Clippers, they feel a bit more durable than standard gas station BICs, and the cylinder shape feels better in pocket IMO. It's also cool that they bring out new print series for the shells constantly. Recently I saw animal pattern prints and bought 2 of them, tiger and leopard
The extended flame when you flip it upside down is not a handy design feature. It happens with bics and Crack lighters too. When you light it normally you are igniting liquid gas that is coming up and evaporating. When you turn it upside down it's no longer funneling liquid it's funneling gas so it's combustion increases because it has a better mix ratio.
should not shake the butane before you fill. you want just liquid to move into the lighter not fizzy gas filled liquid. this will give you the most liquid butane into the lighter. props to you though for the clipper love. I only use clippers for all the reasons you mention in the video. love from Maine!
Blows away Bic for being refillable and able to replace the flint and reuse it for years instead of filling landfills with unbiodegradable crap.. A friend of mine just gave me one of these Clipper lighters and I thought it was disposable at first until I saw the fill valve and then when I researched how to replace the flint, I am impressed with it. Very nice design.
You can remove the metal cap part, pulling/sliding it upwards while gently opening it with your fingertips, being careful not to crush it, it's not good to do it often, but if the metal breaks you can take it from another lighter, I usually do this to clean the oxidation that remains on the metal and in the flame hole using cotton swabs. When putting the metal piece back on, I give it a slight squeeze so that it fits firmly, again being very careful not to break it. To place, simply slide from top to bottom until the pins align.
Awesome video man thank you didn't know how to get the packing piece out AND learned that I could refill..... man sorry to hear about your people, all love and prayers
The flint housing is known as the "pokey down bit" by the smoking fraternity. Another thing is that they fit in an empty 12 gauge cartridge, sort of like a case. You also failed to show the flint replacement. The Clipper is my go to lighter, they are fast becoming collectable in their own right with many limited runs of different designs. Another random fact is that the "Clipper smiley" comes from the Clipper.
Clippers are a great all round utility lighter, if you are a smoker, these are what you want in most cases, they can be very reliable, occasionally the fill valve will fail but I've got a clear clipper here that's over a year old, may occasionally need to stretch the flint spring but other than that. I find the best way to light things like candles is to place the base of the lighter against the heel of your hand and use your index to light it, extend your reach so it doesn't burn you, also works well if you're needing a new flint but you still have a weak spark.
Thanks for your info vid. Really helpful. Yes I did know they’re reusable (refillable and new flints). I checked the subject out, because I wanted to know why sometimes when they get a bit old, they don’t light single-handed. I’ve never cleaned one, so I gave that a go, but it didn’t work on the trickiest one. Ah well. I have others that work immediately with one hand.
Is this what my life has come to? Lighter reviews?
Why fuck did i watch this, I've litterly refilled my clippers dozens of times. Y
this made me focus
🤣
Loll haha 😄
Am glad I wasn't the only one who thought of this
“Get down in a candle” yup that’s what we’re here for we’re all part of a church choir
dude u cracking me up xD
he sorta meagerly acknowledges the fact it’s used for smoking too later 😂😂😂
This is funny as hell 😂😂
@@avacadomangobanana2588 yeah this guy smokes cigars pretty sure he doesnt smoke weed though.
@@joshuafurlong5270 he used to. he has a video talking about it
Cant believe you didnt mention that the flint rod was made to double as a joint packer. Was specifically designed with pothead in mind 😅
Even shows you how to on the raw lights on the sticker lol
😂😂😂 can’t do without my spinney thing
100% been doing it for years and never will let you down if I roll bigger spliffs i turn it around and use the star thumbgrip as a packer!
Pokeys lol 😚👌💨
@@hayleyjoanne9922 Where I'm from it's called a pokey bit or pokey stick, also flint wheel used to be round. A true stoner multitool.
I have a old clipper given to me by a old hippy in the nineties he had been using it since the seventies, Ol Toot has passed on now but that lighter still brings a smile when I break it out on those rare occasions.
Clippers will always be the best lighters, at least for smokers. The fact I can collect the designs and reuse them is one thing, but that removable tool is perfect for packing down bowls or joints. Not to mention the flint.. it’s everything you want from a professional lighter that you plan to keep with you forever but still cheap enough to throw out and replace in a second
The collectable aspect along with the tool do make them an essential part of a stoners toolkit, no doubt! Only bad point is that they tend to go missing. A lot. And the cooler or rarer the design the higher the chance of them accidentally on purpose ending up in one of your mate's pockets by the end of the evening right?! Haha! We have all had it happen to us at some point and we've all 'accidentally' done it ourselves... it's the curse of the clipper, the stoner's affliction 😉😂😂😂🤘
@@stoojona1402 Clippers have no owner, they travel as they please
I'm pretty sure these lighters were made specifically for 4:20
Djeeps are pretty good too. Also tend to grow legs, but easier to spot your thieving buddy using it.
Jeff Jeff Jeff you forgot the most important part! Long ago I never could understand why I couldn’t get my refillable lights to fill up.
No matter how big a butane bottle I used or how new it was I could only get any lighter to fill about less than half. I finally found out that right before you refill a lighter you have to push the fill valve down to release the gas pressure left in the lighter . Then your lighter will fill completely up. Thanks for the videos
Get up the good work!
nice tip
If you also release presure a bit after filling you can fill it up even more
OHHHHHHHHHHHHHH geez you just saved me probably hundreds
You don't even have to do that just hold in hand and press gas in 3 times fills every time
this comment was infinitely more helpful than the entire eight minute waste of time i just endured.
A clipper actually fits perfectly inside of a 410 shell casing!
My friends and I would scour the farmers fields looking for different ones so we could personalise our clippers when I was about 13 maybe 14 yrs old. I would burn a hole in the casing and attach a small metal ring to it, then make a rope for it so I could hang it round my neck so nobody could 'accidentally' pocket it. Looked pretty dope too, well for a 14 year old metal head anyway, haha!
It's a 12 bore cartridge that they fit into , I remember first seeing one that was in a cartridge belt being worn by some Scottish punk bloke called Tommy ( hello Tommy if your reading this !) ( you never know !)
Yea me and our group of rebels also used to hunt through corn fields searching for the shell case's whilst praying that the farmer never came out taking warning shots at us all lol
Also we would collect the different coloured pokey ends that were used to poke down a doobie at one end for the roach to fit 😜 Ahh the life of a doobie lover growing up
Definitely a 12 bore not a 410 gauge.
Lol same here with 12 bore cartridges at the clay pigeon shoot
Thats so badass, Im going to do this. -a young metalhead
Clipper vs. Bic - who cares... they're both miles better than the flipping see through freebie crackhead lighters.
Bic makes those see through lighters.
The clipper is reusable so its friendly to the environment, less plastic waist. It can be used to stop a wasp entering a bottle and when on the piss let's you know your beer bottle you are drinking from when you come back from having a piss. Its got lots of other uses as well
@@mikepants35 Maybe some of them. Ace brand disposables are from Zippo, king brand are from scripto. Most of the other brands that I have double checked are from scripto.
Needless to say, a standard bic lighter is far superior any of the seethrough plastic versions. Not just because they don't break as much, and are longer lasting. But because you can use just some car keys to easily pop out the child safety feature. The transparent lighters use a double wheel system for safety that always is more annoying.
@@blacksheep6888 good idea that. Will do that when the beer Gardens open uk
@@davenufc55 cheers mate from Australia.🍺
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Wow, you do the marijuana. I’m so proud of you.
Lmao
@@lifespanofafry1534 NOOO, not the marijuana bad
@jeffrey abrahamse LMFAO 🤣🤣
Ah yes the pothead’s favorite brand of lighter. Even my friend said clipper is better.
The first clipper I got was the raw clipper you have. I turned it over to light my bowl and the flame shot out and burned my mustache. Great bowl rip tho 😆
i lit my hair on fire lighting a bowl
i burned my eyelashes like that 😂
@@jumrug0175 how? Lol
@@jebusbanda2068 damn bruh how long it took u to recover???
Forbidden wick
Awesome review, I love Clippers. Just a small tip, you should not shake your butane canister. You want the butane to settle to the bottom, you don't want the propellant to mix with the butane when you refill. Turn it upside down, wait a second and fill.
It makes very little difference, shaken or not, because it takes a second to turn it upside down and put on the lighter so by then, the liquid is at the bottom and any mixed with air, will unmix long before you've emptied the can much. SO, don't shake them because there's no purpose in doing so.
I knew I should have read down through the comments before I said it. I'm glad I'm not the only one. 💯👏👏😎👏👏💯
Absolutely best information you are correct
Probably the best lighters I've ever used, I bought a cheap "disposable" Clipper in Paris a few years back, still have it now. I later bought a metal Clipper lighter and it's my go to favourite lighter. Maybe not the coolest lighter in the world but super simple, compact and reliable.
You saved my life! I didn't knew, you can change the flint so easily!!! I've got a full collection of these lighters, and the flint was an issue. Now i can restore them. THANK YOU
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Funny you mention a shotgun shell. I've found that a shotgun shell fits perfectly over a clipper lighter and makes a nice sleeve
I love clippers specifically for that reason. They're refillable and also you can change change the flint and you can use the flint shaft as a poker
To pack your bowl
@@JS-te4gz or to remove ash from your bowl
For your bowl or joint/blunt
It's also a joint roller. There's even a sticker on the side of mine showing how to roll your paper using the poker. Rad. "Exclusive system to roll cigarettes."
Plz help me to refill mine. I have 2 beautifull metal clippers and I can t refill them. I am doing something g wrong.. Plz help me. Bcz I m so frustrated now.
Legalize it 🌱
Opium?
It is..
It is. Almost everywhere in the us now. Also, I used to be a complete pothead. If you smoke so much that you can't work, it's too much. You can become addicted to the weed. Psychologically, not physically. But still. It can become a problem if you are running away from somthing. Conciously or not.
It’s not “legal”. It’s a monopoly!! I enjoyed it more when it was illega.
Don’t forget to renew you card yearly for $300 and get robbed with the damn dispensary prices. It’s Total extortion racket! Plant your own seeds. Weed grow like weeds.
@@aaronblair9583 it's only a problem if you can't stop yourself from smoking too much it's just like fast food lol
Here I thought when you pulled the flint out you were gonna say that piece was a bowl poker !!
it is 100% lol or a joint packer
It is a poker
I CANT TAKE IT OUT LIKE MY FINGERTIPS HURT IVE BEEN TRYING FOR SO LONG
momo some of them are defective and are difficult to take out, most clippers I’ve had work fine but I’ve had one or two that get stuck
PDT is what is is, Pokey down tool 😂
I have an $8 fuel bottle (maybe 1.5x the size of your bottle there) and have refilled my clipper (and other lighters but clipper is my EDC) at least 15 times and there is still about half the can left. It really is great. I love that you got the point about how when you light a bowl it gives you a bit of extra flame AND the star shaped wheel!
Idk if that was an intended design, but just gravity and liquid being pushed out instead of gas, so you have more butane, as seen by big flame. I'd be care smoking like that thought. Butane ain't good to inhale. And you do inhale it quite frequently.
It's nice that he chose to be very polite and genuine in his apreciation of this Lighter, (which most stoneheads use) plus it's also amazing that he wanted to share a delicate moment of his life with this Audience , I think that's very Brave and I get it when he says that's almost like keeping him present, It's Kind.
I've always preferred the way these look compared to Bic
But I've never owned one.
And I had no idea they were refillable.
Thank you for a great review.
Now the 2 of us is gona by clippers so we can refuel them. Bic can also be refueled but BUT theres like a small plastic ball that you press in from the lighters bottom side. Then you can refill and another BUT. You must be able to immediately seal the hole you used to refill as it doesnt have a valve on the bic lighters.
Clippers are great for all the reasons you mention and my go-to lighter for EDC, I smoke so always have at least one on me. Also they come in smaller sizes (at least here in the UK) and these are great for keeping in coin pockets if you want to go ultralight, or for throwing in pouches and bags as backups if you are hiking or camping. Having said that, the best type of lighter to have in a survival kit, which you don't use and save for emergencies, is the Bic, because these are filled up in a factory under pressure and sealed and hold far much more gas than you can get in any refillable lighter. I had a full size Bic which I used every day a lot and it lasted me over 6 months.
A clipper also has the straight edge to scrape/collect substances off the table when rolling. The bottom of the clipper also fits perfectly on glass bottles to keep insects out and keep it carbonated for longer.
I absolutely use the first tip, but the second was new to me. Definitely handy, thanks.
Clippers are pretty good, i use them for spare lighters scattered throughout all my bags and coats, but, mostly for sentimental reasons, i still prefer my old zippo for a primary lighter.
So glad to see that I'm not the only person with a graveyard of lighters that no longer work because they have very specific sentimental memories to me. 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻 we're not crazy! Lol
Owner of Zig-Zag rolling papers, Turning Point Brands, just signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Clipper to be their only authorized dealer for North America. Clipper is the 2nd largest seller of lighters in the world. Turning point brands' ticker symbol is TPB, and it's shares can be bought anywhere stocks are sold. I personally own TPB stock, and this is a YT comment, not investing advice.
The fact that you can refill this lighter is great. The only problem with the clippers compared to bic is that they do not always ignight from the first time. Sometimes you need to try three or four times before you get a fire. Bic always works from the first time. If you remove the safety cap from bic, which is easly done, you also do not need to press so hard to get it going.
Get a new flint
Doesn't matter sometimes. I had one that I tried countless flints in and it just would never work consistently. Turned out it was the wheel. Sometimes they're just ever so slightly off or defective
If you have excessive earwax buildup, the screw end of the flint housing is the perfect size to dislodge it without risking damage to your eardrum.
Everybody I know that owns one of those knows that if I'm not mistaken even tells you on the package when you buy one. Okay well it doesn't tell you you can use it as a bowl packer but it does tell you that you can remove it and replace the Flint and if you can't figure out that it can be used as a bowl packer you probably don't smoke a bowl. I own several of these clipper lighters but for some reason I still go back to my Bic I think it's just the way it fits my hand.
Hadn't a notion to be honest. Next clipper I'm handed is getting pocketed though.
I bought it specifically because it was refillable and I'm tired of paying two plus dollars on a bic every week or two. But I didn't know about the replaceable flint, which is pretty ingenious. Thanks for the info. 👍🏻
hey jeff. can you do a 10 year update on your 11/172010 Legal weapons collection? would love to see that.
Ooh yes please!
wow thats a throw back
idk this my first time watching him
classic
Yuuuuuuuuuuuup
Noticed it was refillable a few days after I got it. Been refueling but my flint finally ran out. Was about to rip off the metal top that holds the roller. At the last second I thought there is probably an easy secret to this on UA-cam. Didn’t think it would be as easy as just pulling up on the flint roller😅 so trained to think all products are shitty on purpose. “Planned Obsolescence”. Thanks for the video. Helped a lot and gave me just a little more faith in humanity. 👍
Not only is the flint part a packing tool, but the flat part can be used as a scraper and the metal ring detaches also so that you can make a cone pack easier.
Amazing fact, that is also easy to open if you need to clean any ash/residue after using it for long time, and it gets as good as new.
dont forget that you get extra flame when turning it sideways to light a bong bowl easier lol its a 120% pot lighter :D
Clippers were made for bonging, turn the best upside down and the flame grows bigger perfect for peak bowl ignition. 🔥
I used to watch this guy's balisong/butterfly knife videos before I could drive! 😂 flash forward nearly 15 years and here I am again.... wowza
Been watching since a kid for the knives, now that I’m a bit older seeing this makes me happy
I was in middle school watching butterfly knives videos 🤣
@@derrickwilliams2121 bro I was a little knife nerd throwing knives and flipping Bali’s too💀💀💀
All this time I’ve been trying to figure out how to replace the flint I feel so stupid now after watching this video lol. I did not know that the flat mechanism would come straight out and you can refill it from the bottom that was the biggest surprise out of this video lol I have a bunch of these are used to work for a company that we used to give these away as a promotional items to customers and I have a butt load but a lot of them have no flint. I know you can put fuel in them but not a flint until I watch this video thank you so very much now all I have to do is make sure if I need a lighter to buy clipper the other ones are a pain in the butt to even fix and they’re a lot more dangerous to refill but these are easy is Peezy as pie. Thank you so very much young man thank you thank you thank you you save me a lot of heartache and a lot of stress and God bless you and your family and friends and don’t forget repent because Jesus Christ is on his way prophecies are being fulfilled left and right in these last days of the world so please my brother repent so we can be in heaven together and worship our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ together. ✝️✝️✝️🇺🇸
I love clipper lighters! I replace my clippers flints with my used bic flint works great!
Thank you, that is why i bought a clipper lighter, for refilling and delay wasting or throwing away. But, i almost dumped them because i new the flint was depleted but didnt know how to . Thanks for the video,
this helped! Life is living by tiny moments!
Clippers are awesome. I've been using the same lighter for 3 years ! As long as you purge them, you're good to go for a long time ! The big plastic valves eventually wear out and will leak a bit if you're not careful, but this is easily fixable with a paperclip to put it back in place. You can also carefully strip the mechanism to clean it completely and change the wheel and spring.
Or you can buy a new one for 1.69
@@andymatt6990right, how else are you gonna get a new wheel and spring 😂
Oh fuck yeah! I have that same RAW one and I have been refilling it for a while and changed the flint for the first time about two months ago. I miss watching your videos after coming home from school. Now I’m too busy with work, new hobbies and more videos to watch, to watch your videos every day. You got EVERY point about the clipper in this video! I am so grateful for having your videos to watch as a teenager and then into a young man.
If your tryna get down in a candle 😂 lmao y’all know we ain’t doin that 🍃
POV: You're from the UK and have been using these lighters since you were 13 years old.
Wow I legitimately always thought these were disposable! Thanks so much Jeff!
I actually had one of these sitting next to me when I clicked on this video.. and I’ve always preferred bics but my local gas station only has the clippers now … HOWEVER after watching this video and examining mine you’ve totally sold me on these lighters!
I knew about those since I was a stoner back in the day I still love them
I found out about them when I was 15 or 16 and they intrigued me because of the shape
This video made me so happy and dissapointed at the same time! I was trying to replace the flint by removing the wheel, I did not know about the twistable bottom hahaha thank you!
Thank you so much! My boyfriend and myself bought a couple of these lighters a few months ago. And didn't know how to change the flints. You solved our issue and our clipper is back up n running! You rock!
I bought a twin pack of clippers from Walmart a while back. After I got them out of the package I noticed that one of them was empty...I saw just a few little rough marks on the buttom as well. Instead of returning it I got a sudden gut instinct and tried fiddling with the buttom seal cap... And sure enough it came loose, revealing an airtight stash compartment.
The container proved to be perfectly suited for the job.
I have a collection of these for the same reasons. Refillable and you can replace the flint. I've noticed that you can rotate the striker to get a better spark.
What do you mean by rotating the striker?
@@LuisC7 Putting a different one on. You can use a mini bic wheel or Chinese one. A large bic is too thick.
@@rafaeltorre1643 oh ok so you mean removing the striker on the clipper, and replacing with a round bic lighter one? Does it fit? And I prefer the clipper one, though. But may try it
@@LuisC7 Yes. You can buy extra flint wheel pokers in packs on eBay. He was just saying basically he buys another new one and pits it on the older one. You can at anytime put it in and lighter you want to use. Also scrub the wheel because flint material will make it less effective over time. I use mini bic wheels and they light 100% of the time. But I personally buy vintage lighters because they are metal and never break. Just need to teach yourself how to service them. I collect plastic lighters but haven’t used them since discovering the quality of 60 year old indestructible lighters. They are pieces of jewelry made by jewelers, literally. Art.
@@rafaeltorre1643 oh great! What would that vintage lighters be??
I just bought two of them today. My new favorite lighter. Thanks for sharing, I didn’t know about the flint replacement. 😊
Y'know ive been watching you Jeff since you made the original balisong, zippo and pocket knife collection videos I even remember those old homemade weapons collections and today I felt like I learned something new about you today with the Clippers. I worked at head shops and dispensaries in Canada and Clippers are always in a stoners arsenal not to mention how you specifically got a RAW and Psychedelic looking lighter makes me think you dabble in the left handed cigarettes from time to time haha.
Looked up the packing tool hack to see if it was true tapped on this video heard the voice a voice I hadn’t heard for many years but recognized it immediately and said “is that CutleryLover??” I knew it was. Man ab 10. Years ago I was getting into flint and steel and survival stuff and your videos taught me everything about firestarters
The flint striker can get kind of gummed up with old flint material after a long period of time.
With a wire brush thats not too stiff, you can easily clean it to refresh the striking action.
I believe this is the problem I'm having....the flint appears alot shorter than a Bic as well.
I worked at Headdies in Dickson City and we sold tons of these. These are perfect for stuffing joints.
Now I want to light a candle for the fallen homies
Just lit one
If you have problems with your grip on it the clipper fits inside of a used 12bore shotgun cartridge like a sleeve, its handy if your hands are wet or really cold
Rest In Peace Gus 😔😔❤️❤️❤️❤️
I have found that if you pump the can up and down to fill and not hold it down like that, it fills it more efficiently and fully. Love the content man! Cheers! 🔥💨🤘
I like the spark it's like stars when u roll it
No one mentioned the bottom is shaped to be a sort of "in a bind" grinder. Drop material to be ground in a med bottle shorter than the lighter and grind away.
Works as it should because it was built with that feature in mind. Neat lighter
Id probably just break it down with my fingers in a "pinch" haha Im a knife guy so no problems just cutting it up fine on a board either...
But yeah, they have a few benefits over BIC, started more as rolling lighters, the edge coming ovff to put your paper on, the spark wheel coming out to use as a tamp, made initially for people who roll their own smokes of any kind.
But they also can be beneficial in wilderness, as the removeable spark wheel, is good when you just need a spark but not a light.
We have the exact same voice. A random kid on xbox live told me this and its scary how much this is true. It took me recording my voice and playing it back and forth with your videos. I know no one asked nor cares but I can't get over this fact.
I never knew those were refillable you learn something new every day , great video
Doh!!
The longer flame when tipping it over is dependent on the length of the tube that leads to the outlet. If it almost reaches the bottom then, when upright, there is liquid being forced most of the way up the outlet tube. When tipped over, only the vapor is able to enter the outlet tube which can be accelerated faster by the pressure in the lighter.
Watched this last year. I came back to remember which part I could pull out. It was the flint. Thought it was the button. Now I know. I was wrong at first but I came back, rewatched the video! Now I'm correct about WHICH PART can be removed. When I'm out and about, I can use my lighter with confidence. Not one person can tell me I'm bad at operating a Clipper lighter. Knowledge is power.
"ever since gus passed away i've had a candle lit"
yes... a candle ;)
I showed a woman my lighters and she pulled the flint out of my lighter. I tried several times. I couldn’t figure out how she did it. Thanks for the video. I didn’t even know that the flint was replaceable. Thanks for the video. I really appreciate it.
Never knew you could take the flint rod out of the lighter. I still have my first clipper, but the flint died on me. I have changed it with a rod from a recently bought clipper and it finally works again. Brings back some good memories.
I like that you mentioned lighting a bowl.Shows you think about us you are addressing the whole community.
Love ur vids amd share many of your hobbies. I had just watched the vid u referenced and then this video came out haha and still I learn new things everday those clippers are really neat i should pick one up. Thanks Jeff.
Once’s you said 410 shotgun shells I can’t unsee it
Yes! I only use Clipper lighters, I always try and educate my friends about the little hidden secrets that Clippers hold.
As you should. They also make a jet and push button lighter too.
I once had a clipper lighter that had a metal button that you hold down for gas to come out and the flint stem that is plastic was also metal!!! And you could adjust the flame size by a slide thing on the front!!! It is the only one of the type I have ever seen ! It was mustard in colour and looked the same as any other clipper ! This was back in the late 1980s and belonged to my dad and I borrowed it for the night and lost it !!!! I have looked for years and never found another or anyone who has seen one !!!
I remember the ones where you could adjust the flame, I can’t remember exactly when but guessing mid 70’s in UK.
the lighters fill in like 5 seconds u dont gotta hold it that long . i noticed that when i filled my clear one.
I remember when those lighters first hit the market in the 90s. I was a Jr or Sr in high school, and an avid weed smoker. My buddies and I loved those things. And with the milage we put on them they got refilled and flints changed allot.
When's the last time sparked up a candle with that raw lighter? ;)
lmao yea I was like uhhhh huh "candle" haha
Last night and lit a dragons blood incense
Wow i remember you from a long time ago cutlerylover! Just a lurker here but I used to watch your knife videos! I am a knife guy originally then life happened and i got into weed which is cool but i got rid of a bunch of great knives i used to have to feed the weed habit and get through life. I still have a custom strider smf with nightmare grind, an Emerson and a Fallkniven F1 pro. I miss a lot of knives that i cannot get anymore though.
Glad to hear you mention gus, may he rest in peace i remember him fondly from your old videos.
I like these clippers but i like Bic more still.
You’ve done 3 videos on this lol. Clippers are the best lighters ever made especially for the price.
Im sorry for your loss man. Going out to buy a clipper lighter right now because of this video. Cheers.
Fun fact from the factory a clipper has a low pressure butane in them
I love clippers. Have all sorts. I have a few that I have even collected from the street grounds that were dried up. Took them inside, cleaned them up, filled them with gas and are still kicking.
I did know they were refillable (and have refilled them), but had wondered what would be when the flint was gone. Now, I know it's easy as pie as well, so that's nice to know.
I've got a whole stack of BICs from finding them by the roadside. I repair the still fueled ones, too, and just for fun, but I prefer the Clippers, they feel a bit more durable than standard gas station BICs, and the cylinder shape feels better in pocket IMO.
It's also cool that they bring out new print series for the shells constantly. Recently I saw animal pattern prints and bought 2 of them, tiger and leopard
The extended flame when you flip it upside down is not a handy design feature. It happens with bics and Crack lighters too. When you light it normally you are igniting liquid gas that is coming up and evaporating. When you turn it upside down it's no longer funneling liquid it's funneling gas so it's combustion increases because it has a better mix ratio.
R.I.P. Gus 🙏🏻 gone but never forgotten
should not shake the butane before you fill. you want just liquid to move into the lighter not fizzy gas filled liquid. this will give you the most liquid butane into the lighter. props to you though for the clipper love. I only use clippers for all the reasons you mention in the video. love from Maine!
The flint being removable isn't just for replacement....
Its also for packing joints
I knew I recognized that voice. I used to watch your balisong videos. Thanks for teaching me again.
Jeff you pothead, those are stoner lighters lol
Jeff has/had some interesting story times in the past about the good bud. :)
not unless you light weed with them lol...They are great lighters in general...
Blows away Bic for being refillable and able to replace the flint and reuse it for years instead of filling landfills with unbiodegradable crap.. A friend of mine just gave me one of these Clipper lighters and I thought it was disposable at first until I saw the fill valve and then when I researched how to replace the flint, I am impressed with it. Very nice design.
real homies use the flint of a clipper as a poker
That detachable flint has a another story 💀
Reefer lighters
What I love about this channel is how it still has the same vibes of old school youtube
Clippers break easily, Bic will last until the gas runs out. I've had numerous clippers break on me
You can remove the metal cap part, pulling/sliding it upwards while gently opening it with your fingertips, being careful not to crush it, it's not good to do it often, but if the metal breaks you can take it from another lighter, I usually do this to clean the oxidation that remains on the metal and in the flame hole using cotton swabs. When putting the metal piece back on, I give it a slight squeeze so that it fits firmly, again being very careful not to break it. To place, simply slide from top to bottom until the pins align.
"Candle"
Yeah that’s what he meant
@@xanmax9580 Sarcasm man, look it up.
@@justinshiltz1097 lol nice one
@@justinshiltz1097 for you’re one sarcastic one 100 people think Jeff sits around and smokes all day lol
Awesome video man thank you didn't know how to get the packing piece out AND learned that I could refill..... man sorry to hear about your people, all love and prayers
The flint housing is known as the "pokey down bit" by the smoking fraternity. Another thing is that they fit in an empty 12 gauge cartridge, sort of like a case. You also failed to show the flint replacement. The Clipper is my go to lighter, they are fast becoming collectable in their own right with many limited runs of different designs. Another random fact is that the "Clipper smiley" comes from the Clipper.
Clippers are a great all round utility lighter, if you are a smoker, these are what you want in most cases, they can be very reliable, occasionally the fill valve will fail but I've got a clear clipper here that's over a year old, may occasionally need to stretch the flint spring but other than that. I find the best way to light things like candles is to place the base of the lighter against the heel of your hand and use your index to light it, extend your reach so it doesn't burn you, also works well if you're needing a new flint but you still have a weak spark.
I never knew. I'm a huge Bic lighter fan. I have mason jars full of "collectables". Now that I know, gonna grab one up. Thanks for the info!
Thanks for your info vid. Really helpful. Yes I did know they’re reusable (refillable and new flints). I checked the subject out, because I wanted to know why sometimes when they get a bit old, they don’t light single-handed. I’ve never cleaned one, so I gave that a go, but it didn’t work on the trickiest one. Ah well. I have others that work immediately with one hand.