Xikar Turrim Lighter
jarubla
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Posting a review after I received the Xikar 5x64 Turrim Double Lighter last night from ccom
I was impressed on opening the box. This is my first Xikar purchase, and the presentation is very nice. I would be comfortable with the packaging enough to present it unwrapped as a gift.
The lighter itself came with plenty of padding, including a nice cutout in the closed cell foam for the lighter.
I picked the gray anodized version. I also picked this oversize model with the express intent of having something as a table-stye lighter. I care for the Alec Bradley The Burner table lighter quite a bit, but wanted something a bit different and geared more towards travel.
The Turrim is approximately the size of a double toro, and will fit in your humi, but is a bit too large to fit in a 3 finger case.
Some of the features of the lighter which I enjoy are the enormous reservoir, the fluid window, the flip top/piezo igniter, and the easy to adjust oversized fuel adjustment k.n.o.b., and the lifetime warranty any Xikar product carries.
The double flame is powerful, and I have it dialed back to the lowest setting. Toasting and lighting are going to be very easy.
As far as cost goes, it is half the cost of a Ferrari lighter, and I expect a long service life from it.
I will weigh in in 6 months and in 12 months with additional thoughts.
-Jay
I was impressed on opening the box. This is my first Xikar purchase, and the presentation is very nice. I would be comfortable with the packaging enough to present it unwrapped as a gift.
The lighter itself came with plenty of padding, including a nice cutout in the closed cell foam for the lighter.
I picked the gray anodized version. I also picked this oversize model with the express intent of having something as a table-stye lighter. I care for the Alec Bradley The Burner table lighter quite a bit, but wanted something a bit different and geared more towards travel.
The Turrim is approximately the size of a double toro, and will fit in your humi, but is a bit too large to fit in a 3 finger case.
Some of the features of the lighter which I enjoy are the enormous reservoir, the fluid window, the flip top/piezo igniter, and the easy to adjust oversized fuel adjustment k.n.o.b., and the lifetime warranty any Xikar product carries.
The double flame is powerful, and I have it dialed back to the lowest setting. Toasting and lighting are going to be very easy.
As far as cost goes, it is half the cost of a Ferrari lighter, and I expect a long service life from it.
I will weigh in in 6 months and in 12 months with additional thoughts.
-Jay
“There’ll be two dates on your tombstone and all your friends will read ’em but all that’s gonna matter is that little dash between ’em.” -Kevin Welch
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Let us know how it holds up! If you like it, I may have to grab one sometime. These look really cool, and I'd love to have a high capacity torch like that.LLA - Lancero Lovers of America0
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Aye, aye, good sir. I anticipate the 6 month and the 12 month will be 'It is still kicking arse' but I will check back in here for sure
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Maybe you'll have to refill by then, lol!LLA - Lancero Lovers of America2
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Thank you for the review. I'm planning on ordering one on the 26th, when we get 26% off.
I know, You're a big dog and I'm on the list.
Let's eat, GrandMa. / Let's eat GrandMa. -- Punctuation saves livesIt'll be fine once the swelling goes down.
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Just a little warning. I went through 3 of these lighters before 1 worked properly. Had gas pocket issues and I bleed my lighters well. The refill valve seems to be very deep in the unit and difficult to reach and I use Xikar butane with their nozzle. But as with Xikar's warranty they sent me a brand new one each time no questions asked. They never returned one that was repaired. The one I have now works very well.0
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I've had mine for a few month now. It holds a lot of fuel and works great!
Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt— Abraham Lincoln0 -
Very happy with the Xikar Turrim lighter
I know, You're a big dog and I'm on the list.
Let's eat, GrandMa. / Let's eat GrandMa. -- Punctuation saves livesIt'll be fine once the swelling goes down.
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Love that warranty. Just swapped out one of my lighters for a new one. Some advice - don't light sparklers and other boom things on 4th of July with your nice Xikar lighter. I think the sparkler juice got inside the lighter and jacked the coil. No questions asked. Just an even swap after they saw I jacked it up. Dude tried to show me how to properly light a cigar after seeing what I did to mine. Guess he figured I was shoving the cigar into the lighter. I should have taken a pic. I fried the inside coil.
Wife has an old reliable Xikar that she loves and it now has a fuel leak. They don't make them anymore so I reached out to them. Lighter is on the way to them and they will either fix it like new or replace it with a new model.3 -
Had an issue with my Turrim lighter, it would spark but not light. Tried purging and refilling, blowing compressed air in the burner but no luck. Finally found a youtube clip that said to push the wire for the spark a little closer to the burner. Now it works fine. Guess it had too wide a gap.
I know, You're a big dog and I'm on the list.
Let's eat, GrandMa. / Let's eat GrandMa. -- Punctuation saves livesIt'll be fine once the swelling goes down.
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Good news, John. I just picked the Turrim single flame, and will sock away this info."I could've had a Mi Querida!" Nick Bardis0
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If your buying a xikar lighter buy 2....one will always be at xikar getting fixed1
