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For me, quality and functionality always come before style and brand name recognition ... oh, I know, quality and functionality are most often dependably found in stylish name brands, but that's anything but a constant truth ...

I've got two Colibri lighters ... each less than a year old, each expensive, each very stylish, and each totally non-functional ...

Each is (or was at time of failure), still warrantied, but the expense, time and trouble of having the warranty made good exceeds by far, the cost of an inexpensive, no-name, guaranteed-for-life lighter I got at a convenient local store ...

For $10, I bought a lighter than works as well as or better than, any of the many I've ever owned ... if a problem develops, I stop at my local store ... they take it from my hand, drop it in the trash, take a new one from the display, re-set it so it won't develop that "first-refill" failure syndrome, refill it and put it in my hot little hand in less time than it takes me to write a check for my cigar purchase ...

So, while "The Pioneer" has zero name recognition and a great deal less prestige than Colibri, it cost me far less, works far better and has a much more positive guarantee than any I've ever had before ...

I have a Colibri extreme (CX-10 or 20 not sure); it's been on several camping trips, gotten wet, and dropped over a half dozen times--works like a charm. Got it here on C-bid at the same time I got my Prometheus stainless cutter.

I have a nice prometheus. It gets clogged often. If I can't blow it loose I take it to the local shop and they put high pressure to it.

I have 4 Macanudo freebie BIC types that work all the time.

I see a lot of cylinder shaped torch lighters being used.

I got a couple of something or another jet lighters here, $9.50 for the pair. The 1st one is still going strong and the second is still in it's box. I've refilled the 1st a dozen times and it still works fine. Cheap is good, if it doesn't work, toss it.

Barry

There was a $5 torch lighter that's all metal that worked really well at a cigar shop I go to and I bought it kinda used. Works better than any Colibri or and other I've used. Most of the cheap torches dont work log, but they are disposable just like a bic.

My fav's are Prometheus, as for the clogging problem, make sure you're not using Ronson fuel or another similar bargain basement fuel, they have a lot of impurities in them and cause lighters to clog :(

in case no one mentioned it, no zippos. the lighter fluid ruins the cigars except for charlie. in his case they improve the taste.

BICs outside and my dollar store box of blue tips inside.

Call me a snob, but I love my Duponts. They last forever, work well, and look really nice. I have several of them I got off of ebay, some used and a couple brand new. Have had great luck with all of them.