Butane - Fill me in

TheShaun
TheShaun Posts: 425 ✭
in Cigar 101
What's the difference between butanes? I have a Ronson lighter. Does it matter what kind of butane I buy?

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  • Garen B
    Garen B Posts: 976 ✭
    In my experience, no it doesn't make much of a difference, the only reason I tossed the cheap stuff I had laying around is because the plastic nozzle wouldn't make a seal and fill my lighter. So I bought a can from Vector almost a year ago for 8 bucks and I'm barely halfway through it.
  • nickgonzo
    nickgonzo Posts: 146
    ronson fuel sucks. Zippo butane is better but idk i like Vector too
  • Viseron
    Viseron Posts: 35
    The cheaper butane has a habit of gunking up lighters, at least in my experiance. I also have a can of the vector butane, it's great stuff.
  • YankeeMan
    YankeeMan Posts: 2,651 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I've just recently started using a butane lighter. Supposedly, the purer the butane, the less problems you will have with a butane lighter getting gunked up by impurities. I bought a can of Xikar triple refined at my B & M and have not had any problems.

    It was $3.99 for the can and it will last me a long time based on what I've had to use so far.
  • phobicsquirrel
    phobicsquirrel Posts: 7,343 ✭✭✭
    Viseron:
    The cheaper butane has a habit of gunking up lighters, at least in my experiance. I also have a can of the vector butane, it's great stuff.
    ditto
  • bbc020
    bbc020 Posts: 1,419 ✭✭
    phobicsquirrel:
    Viseron:
    The cheaper butane has a habit of gunking up lighters, at least in my experiance. I also have a can of the vector butane, it's great stuff.
    ditto
    ditto...love the vector quintuplus
  • j0z3r
    j0z3r Posts: 9,397 ✭✭✭
    I use Lava butane myself. They claim it is the most refined butane you can buy...I don't know if all their claims are true, but it works damn good and that's all I care about.
  • Lasabar
    Lasabar Posts: 4,464 ✭✭✭
    I use Zippo Butane from the P.O.S. shop by my house... I paid $8 for it and judging by what you guys are paying for Xikar... I was paying ALOT
  • Krieg
    Krieg Posts: 5,208 ✭✭✭
    Damn Lasa, $8 for some butane?? First time I used some no so good butane, and my lighter was having issues. Then I bought a can of Xikar, it's been flawless since.

    "Long ashes my friends."

  • TheShaun
    TheShaun Posts: 425 ✭
    Any thoughts on the Colibri refill?
  • Lasabar
    Lasabar Posts: 4,464 ✭✭✭
    TheShaun:
    Any thoughts on the Colibri refill?
    Is that the one that has the interchangeable or throw away butane catridges???

    My B&M told me that they are a nice gimmick, but technically you can refill the cannisters that you are supposed to throw away... so you can buy a couple and then just keep refilling!
  • TheShaun
    TheShaun Posts: 425 ✭
    Lasabar:
    TheShaun:
    Any thoughts on the Colibri refill?
    Is that the one that has the interchangeable or throw away butane catridges???

    My B&M told me that they are a nice gimmick, but technically you can refill the cannisters that you are supposed to throw away... so you can buy a couple and then just keep refilling!
    Don't think so. It was a big thing but like $8. I wound up buying a can of Scripto, which I think might be a Canadian thing. But it was recommended by the most reputable B&M in town and it was about $4.
  • rwheelwright
    rwheelwright Posts: 3,294 ✭✭
    TheShaun:
    Lasabar:
    TheShaun:
    Any thoughts on the Colibri refill?
    Is that the one that has the interchangeable or throw away butane catridges???

    My B&M told me that they are a nice gimmick, but technically you can refill the cannisters that you are supposed to throw away... so you can buy a couple and then just keep refilling!
    Don't think so. It was a big thing but like $8. I wound up buying a can of Scripto, which I think might be a Canadian thing. But it was recommended by the most reputable B&M in town and it was about $4.
    I have about 4 cans of it and it works fine for me. But, I have a lot of butane at home. I also have 2 of the Vector and 4 of the Nibo plus a can of Zippo and I had a few Prometheus that are now gone.

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