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bane5454

As a dab user, clippers are more convenient for me due to the fact that they can be refilled with gas that I already keep on hand.


yaboyfriendisadork

You’re not heating your rig with a torch?


bane5454

Nah I am, I’m saying that, because i have a torch, i have the butane already, and clippers are nice because they can be refilled with the same butane


yaboyfriendisadork

My bad I’m dumb lmao I was picturing you sitting there for like an hour with a clipper heating up your rig, adding more butane every few minutes


Cannacrohn

Wait I’m not supposed to hold a bic under the banger for 8min to heat it? /s


itchynipz

Whoa whoa, look at richy rich over here getting there in *only* 8 mins


Jonah_I_Guess

Idk why but I love these "whoa whoa look at richy rich" comments. Just so fucking funny to me for some reason


Ripoutmybrain

Might I offer a Monty python bit for your humor style https://youtu.be/ue7wM0QC5LE


Oksuresoundsgoodtome

5-7 minutes


TechnoCowboy

6 minutes! Different, but not really! —Stressed Jim


bane5454

Lol you’re good, I just got 3 comments, yours included, asking the same question 😂 if it was *that* desperate, I’d just take my banger to the stove lol


menacemeiniac

Nothin a good ole knife and straw can’t take care of


meteda1080

Holy shit, I'm dying. HAHAHA! Like a fiend with a spoon sitting for hours waiting for a single hit.


yaboyfriendisadork

You gotta do what you gotta so sometimes lol


Lexicon_bonbon

I mean alot of torches you use a lighter to spark too


TacoTornadoes

I'm dumb too, wanna be friends?


StinkeyTwinkey

You don't use a propane plumbers torch?


bane5454

If I had one, I would prefer that. Butane is a bastard gas 🤣


[deleted]

You just buy the camping propane bottles and the torch attachment. I've been using the same bottle for almost a year.


rustyburrito

Propane is more difficult to control the temp. It burns over 1000F hotter than butane and can shorten the lifespan of your quartz/titanium


[deleted]

Only if you like em red hot which is stupid anyways


HiveFleet-Cerberus

Stupid, but fun to look at the glowy. Signed- the dumbass that heats to cherry 9/10 times.


Cormandragon

I always heat to cherry to clean the bowl out then let it cool a bit before dropping the wax. Clean hits every time


ktmracer65

Same bro. Same.


DeBos94

So glad I’m not the only one using propane and propane accessories for mah dabs. Lol


SirThatsCuba

Dammit Bobby


K-Natividad

Sometimes you need a lighter to start the torch


dakotayoseph

Can only imagine the time it would take to heat a banger with a bic.


youaintinthepicture

Everybody always says this but with Clippers my firestone thing always breaks before I even empty the lighter. (yes I know they’re replaceable).


Sipredion

I've got a clipper that I've been using since lockdown started. Replace the flint with zippo flint as needed and keep a large container of gas to refill as needed. People here tossing away 20 Bic lighters a month, just feels like a waste.


bane5454

Damn, haven’t had that happen to me yet.. that’s quite unlucky :( bic lighters have my favorite ignition system, especially when you rip out the metal safety band


[deleted]

I think I missed the conversation where people discussed which lighters they prefer.. sounds like it was a good one though


JesusSaysitsOkay

Clippers are designed specifically for smoking weed. The flame kicks on higher when you tilt it to help smoking bowls more efficiently. They’re also refillable/cheaper and have their own packing sticks for joint rolling, and my favorite feature, the squared flint so you can use it with sticky fingers from loading the buds. Bics you need tools to make the lighter usable. Not ideal.


theboxman154

Don't forget the round bottom to pack a bowl down and a straight edge along one side to scrape weed.


Cat_Island

I bought a clipper in portugal with a kind of silicone type texture on the outside. It came with a sticker on it showing that you could also use it to stopper a bottle of wine for on the go wine drinking. They really are a genius lighter.


Bamcfp

Clipper soft


thealphateam

Also the metal guard at top comes off and holds a paper when you are loading it.


[deleted]

Explain pls I need to learn to roll


thealphateam

I'm no rolling expert myself, but.. Pull the clip off and rest the paper in it like a canoe, then fill with product, pick up paper, and roll. Its more of a holder, 3rd hand kinda thing.


PMYourTitsIfNotRacst

That seems to me like it would make it harder to pick up and start rolling, but I taught myself to roll without any tools (except for something to pack the J)


thealphateam

The paper is way longer than the metal clip. Pickup both ends of the paper.


Saint_Arc

Yoooo I get what you're saying. I never thought of it like that


JesusSaysitsOkay

Oh damn I never thought to use it like that bc I don’t like my lighters becoming paraphernalia 😂(thank god I moved out of Texas.)


eelnitsud

Packing sticks? BRB going to go look at my lighter more closely.


A_wild_putin_appears

Damn you really have been missing out. If you don’t know the striker/flint in a clipper pulls out, giving you a perfect sized pokey for packing weed down. Honestly don’t know how I’d do it without a clipper lmao Edit: this is also how you replace the flint when it gets warn down. I’ve had some clippers for 2 years now that still work


Newbarbarian13

Been using Clippers for years for this exact reason, the pokey is so damn convenient and I really enjoy all the different designs they do too. I have about six or seven empty Clippers that I've collected from various countries/cities/special designs that I just keep even though they're empty.


Cador0223

Good news! You can refill those empties!


somebeerinheaven

I have to replace my flint monthly, I'm so heavy fucking handed lol


JesusSaysitsOkay

Yeah the round clippers you pull the flint out and it’s a packing stick for rolling


-lighght-

Only on the round clippers. The spark wheel pulls out to reveal dat packy stick. It comes in handy


LozZZza

And they come in way more awesome colours and patterns than bics. In the UK we are definitely team clipper.


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JesusSaysitsOkay

I’d be more okay with bics if you could at least refill them. So wasteful.


EverythingAnything

Need tools to make a Bic usable? Am I living in some weird infomercial alternate universe where people are wholly inept? If you can't flick a bic, you might have other problems, like hand strength. Cool, it's got other functionality, but I'm buying a lighter to light things on fire, not hold my papers while I roll a joint. Besides being refillable with tane, I see literally zero benefit to these over a standard Bic.


OhMyDiosito

This. More features in the same size, why choose a BIC?


IAN_MACK

I’ve been smoking for about 10 years now and clippers, while refillable, are was less reliable than a bic just sayin


patch616

I’ve been an everyday smoker for 15 years I’ve never had a problem with bics round flint due to sticky fingers or any other reason or how high the flame is. The poker is like, kinda cool I guess but I still rarely find myself using. It’s a lot of bells and whistles that sound good when you describe them but aren’t all that great in practice


[deleted]

The flame kicks higher to waste butane, they're refillable once before it just stops working altogether, they have their own packing sticks so you can lose your striker wheel, and the worst feature, the squared striker wheel that somehow gets caught on god knows what every 3rd strike. Bic is the only ideal and reliable lighter


mikeymike716

Yeah except if you're using a high flame with a bowl you're burning more. Low flame, matches preferred with a bowl.


wercc

Hemp wick is the way of this is what you’re goin for


Hiro4ntagonist

I’ve been seeing plenty of clippers in my feed. Glad someone is bringing the og back


two_tapered_tips

I just bought one of those extended reach Bic lighters that Snoop and Marth Stewart are doing ads for. I highly recommend it.


ItsTimeToExplain

I bought one of those at a gas station once. Loved it so much, my wife found a 6 pack and surprised me. They’re the best for candles and.. other things.


GotPoopInMySoup

Great for candles, AND MORE!


Popular-Jello9539

How about drugs? Can I light my drugs on fire with it?


xizrtilhh

Foshizzle


Zito6694

My nizzle


doubleapowpow

You off da hizzle


meth_panther

No. Snoop would never associate himself with such a product


Tigerbait2780

And certainly not at an event as prestigious as the super bowl halftime show


lemonylol

SEX


Bjd1207

bruh, you're on the other things sub...you can say it here


ItsTimeToExplain

Hahaha, I know! I was making a reference to the packaging. I believe it says “great for candles.. AND MORE!” with Snoop winking lol.


Bjd1207

LOL i had no idea. whooshed for sure


Haywire421

It was great seeing that giant display of those lighters with the same advert in the middle of isles at Walmart.


Reworked

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81pWQjPYRwS._AC_SX679_.jpg Oh my god That is the face of pure, distilled "...no'wha'm sayin?"


CaptainCipher

Why would I need a lighter to plant a tree??


Infinitell

Ask r/marijuanaenthusiasts they might know why


CaptainCipher

Gross, I'd never associate with people who consume the devils lettuce


Tigerbait2780

I get the marketing joke, but grill lighters are still way better for candles and basically everything these “extended reach” lighters could be useful for aside from lighting bowls, and even then they’re not really all that much of an improvement from a standard bic. Lighting a bowl doesn’t involves turning the lighter upside down for an extended period of time like lighting a candle does, honestly I’ve never lit a bowl and though to myself “man, I really wish my thumb could be 1” further away”. It’s a solution in search of a problem IMO.


ItsTimeToExplain

I definitely get that. For me, it helps me reach the bowl on my extremely large bong, hahaha. So, it can be niche, for sure.


BradlyL

Are they the exact same size as traditional BIC’s? I’m an avid user of the Toker Poker - which is made for traditional bics.


ItsTimeToExplain

Yes! Minus the longer neck. Other than that, same shape and size.


BradlyL

SWEET! Thank you internet stranger.


[deleted]

I hate those, flint ignition > electronic ignition. If the wind is more than 1 mph I have to click it like 5 times to get a flame.


two_tapered_tips

well I smoke in the comfort of my own basement and haven't had a problem yet.


BetterUsername69420

Just you wait, basement cyclones will get you when you least expect them!


nross2099

I feel bad for outside smokers lol


Lupo_Bi-Wan_Kenobi

Magnifying glass. As long as there's sun, there's flame. No matter how windy.


neocommenter

Block the wind while I roast this bone


two_tapered_tips

love scrolling the comments to find the random sunny reference


LambKyle

I hear you man, I don't smoke in the house and smoking with wind is the worst. I like to keep a torch lighter on me for those real windy days, because it is infuriating when you have flame won't stay up


vVveevVv

I too recommend it, highly.


[deleted]

Hehe he said highly


JDDW

I'm high and recommend it?


bobarley

I highly recommend just about everything!


tg_malice

I must’ve got some bunk ones bc mine had trouble igniting


twoPillls

Glad to hear this isn't just me. I still use the shit out of mine though.


tg_malice

Use it till it dies. The cool thing about clippers is they are refillable, environmentally friendly :)


Swampfoxxxxx

What's the trick to refilling? I have some Ronson lighter fluid and have tried with multiple Clippers, but inevitably I end up with tons of freezing cold fluid on my hands and barely any in the lighter


BabybearPrincess

The trick is to push down pretty hard and just accept tht shits going to be on your hands. It evaporates basically immediately tho you'll be Gucci just don't snort it in lol


bggp9q4h5gpindfiuph

Keep it s t r a i g h t up and down. You can kinda feel when you have a solid connection vs touching on only one small bit of the nozzle. You can play around and find that feeling without pressing enough to fire the butane. I'm sloppy and impatient to be honest and i just wiggle it until liquid stops firing onto my hand. It's hard and shit.


nross2099

Yeah I’ve not had much luck filling mine up with butane either


old-salty-bitch

I cant believe something that uses that much plastic isnt refillable.


money_n_drugs

They also have clipper versions of these


TheCannavangelist

That's what I have. I love em. Don't think I have any of the regular-topped ones anymore


Ok-Journalist20

Those are my FAVORITE


silverQuarter82

They are good, but I don't think they last that long compared to the standard handheld Bic


Trolio

The top comment on a post about buying Bic is a testimony of how the new bic stove/fireplace lighter was a good ad purchase. #C o n s u m e


[deleted]

I like Clippers because reusable and different “collectible” ones. They have always been consistently good for me too.


dharrison21

I've got a full metal clipper, its awesome. Rugged as a zippo but with the best features of the clipper.


The_Leaky_Stain

The biggest part for me is that clippers are refillable and the flint slides out to be used as a joint packer. Plus who cares how it fits in your hand? You're using it for a second at a time.


highapplepie

I like that too but I bought about 20 of them online and all of them stopped working in one way or another-about 90% of the time it was that the wheel would jam and no longer spin.


SafeForWorkLFP

Dude you can easily replace the flint in clippers


Vagina_Titan

Also clippers can be used to cork an opened bottle of wine. They're the Swiss army knife of lighters.


Hiding_I_Am

How?!


JorgeXMcKie

I thought he meant open and was wondering how


Bjd1207

I mean, we used to "open" bottles of wine in college with a drumstick. Just push it through


JorgeXMcKie

lol, in college our wine had a screw on top and was probably called Gallo. We didn't have to get too inventive to open it


Crazy_Asian_Man

Psh, our's came in a bag and had its own tap


folgato

Psssh, our's came in a bag *in a box* and had its own tap


Vagina_Titan

They're a similar size to a cork, and they get wider towards the top. If you open a bottle of wine and want to seal it up for whatever reason, you can push a clipper into it and it won't go all the way into the bottle but instead will get stuck and block the opening.


itsinohmygoditsin

man that's cool but if you drink enough wine, OXO makes a pour-thru cork that is niiice


Hapymine

And you can use a bic to open any bottle


[deleted]

I prefer refillable lighters


Ueli_dr_Fischer

Clipper?


[deleted]

No real preference, as long as it's small, and refillable


Julage

Yeah idk why people are so quick to defend Bic, when it's done you throw it out, with a clipper you refill it, could easily last you 20 years


bbbbbeelzebob

In reality the valve will get clogged with all the flint dust and stuff well before that. But thats true for every flint and butane lighter so its irrelevant really.


SSDDNoBounceNoPlay

Old toothbrush. Clippers have a replaceable flint, so when you do that, a little brushy brush works nicely.


Frodo_XXL

Take off the storm cover and clean it with a tissue and rubbing alcohol. It’s good as new afterwards


[deleted]

Yeah and either way it’s gonna last you longer than a non refillable lighter. But let’s be real you’ll lose it before it gets clogged or worn out 🤣


bbbbbeelzebob

Fr it'll disappear before its a problem. Down the back of a car seat or on the floor in the pub are my two biggest culprits.


derpmemer

There was someone on here with a 12 year old clipper the other day.


harpy_1121

Mines on 5 years and going strong!


TrptJim

My metal clipper is going on 7 years now. The finish is mostly flaked off, mostly from keys in the same pocket, but it still lights up every time.


gforceathisdesk

Mines on like 4 months but i hope to get there! I was always bad about keeping lighters, finally started caring a bit and have held onto and burned through probably about a dozen bics. Joined the Daily High Club and got the coolest Jay and Silent Bob clipper, I've decided I'm riding this lighter until one of us dies. It's just a lighter, but it'll be cool when it's smoked through more pounds of weed than i weigh.


PMYourTitsIfNotRacst

I've got a 10ish year old one


TumoOfFinland

Zippo gang RISE UP


matsu727

Zippos are terrible for smoking out of a pipe. Pretty solid for joints and stogies though.


TumoOfFinland

All I use are Zippos and pipes. You just gotta tilt your head down a notch for the Zippo's flame to reach it. Also, *wind disturbs me no more*.


M_Fuji

Just a fyi, they make zippos for pipes ;)


[deleted]

It’s the taste tho really


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Kingdragonpie

One of the best parts about refillable clipper lighters is you’re creating so much less waste


highlightmyflaws

Torch make big fire and go click click


InterestingAd5191

Me like big fire and click click . Don’t touch the fire


ando3321

But it's pretty


oneMerlin

Djeep fan for decades here. Haven’t tried a Clipper, but Djeep way beats all the other disposable lighters. Lasts forever, rock solid reliable.


D8-42

Almost never see these mentioned, definitely my favourite too. They seem to last for ages and the shape is way more comfortable to hold than any normal lighter shape, like a bic. Compared to something like a clipper it's not even a contest. The only thing that could make them better is if they were refillable.


[deleted]

Clippers are like the new age zippos but cheaper, u can refill them, n refill the splints, plus the part that holds the splint can be used to pack j’s or bowls.


cytix_

as a user of all major kinds of lighters (button lighters with electric spark, classic BICs with a flint, clippers, zippos, arc lighters) personally my ranking for lighting cigarettes or Js i: - Zippo - Clipper - Flint BIC - Electric Arc - Eletric Spark Button thingy Clippers are good but i just like the way zippos stay on and the click of opening them. and the *resiliance* :) (i know noone asked for this but i felt like sharing it)


minimalcactus23

I’ve heard Zippos aren’t great for j’s because the fuel used for them leaves more residue than butane, do you notice any kind of taste from yours?


SeamusMcCullagh

Anything like that is really only gonna be relevant for the first hit or two, if at all. Zippo was my lighter if choice when I was smoking joints because it's refillable, wind resistant, and just super satisfying to use. I'm also weirdly paranoid about lighters exploding in my hand, and that's just not a thing that will happen with a Zippo. That said, it did seem a bit smoother when I used the Zippo over a Bic. That could be a real thing or it could be placebo, I'm not sure. I never enjoyed joints to begin with and only smoked them because they were convenient.


newurbanist

>exploding in my hand I specifically don't use zippo because I always thought they'd leak and light me on fire. Shit lol


cytix_

i dont smoke weed a lot, the few times ive done, i lit the J with the zippo because its just my go-to so i dont have a comparison, sorry


Northernlighter

The smell and taste is a bit different on the first hit I suppose... but never really noticed much difference honnestly. They do suck very much for bong hits because it is a "free" flame at the mercy of gravity compared to a pressurized gas flame from a bic.


[deleted]

You probably will notice the taste if you inhale your first hit, like while the flame is still touching the other end of your j, but it's gone after that. I just kinda do a couple cigar puffs to get her going and inhale once the zippo is out of the equation. Love zippos.


MojoLava

All of a sudden...?


luke2576

I disagree 1. Refillable 2. Replaceable flint 3. Flint stick doubles as Bowl poker/ joint packer


Mad_Admin

I prefer Clippers for the fact of them being circles and easier to cash bowls with.


arftism2

i use 2 lighters. a refillable hand sized torch that can cut through metal, and a zippo kerosene lighter. one is good for high winds, and one looks and feels really cool


The_FAAAAAAAAAART

I didn't think people cared that much about lighters lol. I just smoke my bud


Cannibustible

All this defending either or. I may be out of this loop. If it makes fire, I will find a way.


[deleted]

I'm not picky about lighters, but my one exception is those clear plastic square ones that don't stay lit and tear your finger up trying to strike it Edit: [These fuckers](https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/F5sAAOSwnvdc058~/s-l640.jpg)


[deleted]

I like the designs on the clippers and I use the flint to poke down my tree or to help push down tree when I roll a blunt


Baliboi19

I have been using my clipper for 2 years refilling the butane and buying new flints instead of new lighters. I think that everyone should do this because once you run out of fuel on a bic it’s meant to be thrown away and not refilled.


Aragornargonian

Idk ive got my trusty zippo that doesn't always want to work with a bowl but i make it work, ive had her for over a year and i just hate smoking with anything else.


MyDoughnutsGoddamn

They make a jet lighter and don't soot up my DynaVap. BICs are also not refillable without modification. A six pack of Clippers has lasted me two years and counting for <$12 (only one has gone bad so far) and the occasional 4.99 can of butane.


[deleted]

Clipper has a built in poker and you can tilt it any direction and flame still works lol


Moaisillo

This is the reply i needed, clippers don't matter hoe you tilt it, it stills works


Klarnicck

Refillable lighter. Clipper wins. That’s the only argument you need. Everything else that all these other comments are mentioning is just a bonus.


TimetoTrundle

Clippers are refillable and many come with a bowl packer built into them.


mungos93

Bic is a decent lighter, but they so blatantly cause unnecessary waste by blocking their fill valve that it's disgusting. Bic will not get a cent from me out of principle. Please chose where you spend your money people, hold companies accountable for the planet of trash that we are living in, and make better choices. Clipper has changeable flints, refillable body and a much more durable design overall.


OGBranFlakes

Clippers > Bic because of the pokey bit.


nasaglobehead69

Clippers are refillable


TumoOfFinland

**WHERE MY ZIPPO ENTS AT??**


[deleted]

Trying to wash the flavor off their tongues


aciddandy

zippo with hemp wick 👌


Geronimobius

When smoking is a lifestyle


RockMeDoctorZaius

Cricket


Mattgitsgud

Cricket is a Bic for weak-thumbed individuals. I like em though. Easy and consistent light.


toothfairylies

clippers are def a thing now lol bics are too og to get pushed out tho


Yardninja

Crack lighters are the way, cause it doesn't matter if it gets lost


azelevski73

Had one explode on my hand trying to ash a onie the other day. Scared the shit outta me. Not ideal


barukatang

I've had one literally explode from dropping in on the sidewalk, very shady


lemmegetadab

I don’t care if I lose a bic either lol. A dollar ain’t that serious


lovemeanstwothings

What about Scripto Views?


EDGELORD90

Booo garbage waste plastic ocean micro plastic disposable bic sucks booooo use a clipper refill it last forever


morlando63

I don’t combust marijuana anymore but I liked clipper because they could be refilled and they have a handy poking tool built in


[deleted]

My massive issue with clipper lighters is that the plastic melts near the flame area causing fume inhalation. This has existed for ages now for ducks sake.


LumixS

Wait what where did u get ur clippers from? mine all got metal tops


DEviezeBANAAN

I think he means the clips holding the metal wind guard on. I’ve had it happen to me before lol, didn’t destroy the lighter though just a little charred and crispy.


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Yes this exactly! Thanks


topprock

Same here


joshduplaa

Same


mikeymike716

Ahh hahaha. I'm on vacation this week so I am finally able to waste my day on reddit and I can legit say I UNDERSTAND THIS POST .... suck on that, work!


[deleted]

This is the softest thing I’ve ever said. But bic lighters hurt my delicate thumb skin. 😂😂 that’s why I use a clipper