Fits zippo lighter case tightly, but not too hard to insert or remove.. Works well, flame is easy to adjust, and appears like normal zippo lighter flame, as opposed to the butane "torch lighters" though Vector does make another model that has that type flame if you prefer one like that. Doesn't have the "lighter fluid smell" that a lot of people don't like when using to light cigar or pipe, etc. Best of all, doesn't let the fluid evaporate in a few days to a week like the original zippo lighter fluid insert does, so it will be ready to go for weeks/months/years etc. until you use up all the butane fuel. Then just refill it, and ready to go again.
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Initially bought so I could use my zippo to light cigars. I thought the soft flame would last a lot longer since it's not a jet. At low setting the flame still jumps like a traditional zippo. Also for some reason it fits a bit wonky and allows the lid to open slightly and twist. However I don't have that problem with the double jet version.
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I bought this as a butane conversion for my brushed brass Armor Zippo. Fits great, initially the only drawback was that u can't tell how much butane is in the tank, when refilling you kinda just got to keep going until it overflows to know it's full. Also the tank isn't very big so you may have to refill often depending on your use and flame height. Not a deal breaker for me because i wanted to use butane and keep the Zippo "feel". Recently after a little over a month of daily use my striker wheel abruptly got stiff and wouldn't turn. I momentarily considered using the lifetime warranty. You have to send it with a 5$ check or money order. Factoring in the cost of money order and shipping this wasn't my best option considering i only paid 13$ for the insert. After a little research reading reviews and watching a few videos it was an easy fix. I already had everything i needed. With a flat head screwdriver I took the brand new flint out of my original Zippo insert and put it in the Thunderbird, works great again. The Zippo flint is bigger and seems to be better quality; they are also inexpensive to replace. All things considered for now I'm still happy with my purchase. At this point I'm kinda committed. I found a good deal on butane so i have four 420 ml cans of quality butane already plus i really like using my Zippo. Hope this helpsRead full review
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In the first week the cam gear that works the butane on/off broke, and also the flame would flare up when it gets low on fluid, o yeah I almost forgot, when I first got it, I put it in my zippo and couldn't get it back out for a while, finally I had to slightly damage my nice zippo to get it out, but after that I put a little Vaseline on it so that wont happen again I hope, lol other than that I do like them and still use it but not worth the money
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This is one nice insert works great I like the fact it takes a flint lights every time nice quality also I will carry my Zippo again !!! Thanks Jim
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