Pros and Perils of using turbo flames

[misterbulgarin]

My smoking habits have been reduced as of late, as the cold is not making it very fun (as I smoke outside in the garage or workshop, and I swear the cold makes a cigar smoke much differently).

Fancied a corona today as I didn't want to freeze too much. I tried lighting with my normal clippers and the flames were stupid and small so I just thought f*** this im getting my big ol Turbo flame lighter that I got from millets (Eurohike) and blazed the hell out of this poor corona.

I seldom (well never basically) use the turbo flame as Im scared to torch the wrappers of my cigars. But it worked pretty well with the corona, a few seconds of rotating the cigar over the flame quickly, and holding the cigar vertically over the flame allowed the foot to be fully lit all over. I blew on the end to ensure it was lit, and it remained lit til the end of the smoke.

I don't normally rush my lighting technique, but this did it in about 30 seconds. I read in min ron nee's book that a white grey ash pretty much means the cigar is combusting perfectly; well the ash was brilliant white and I had no burn issues at all, asside from slow burning ligeros after the first tier of ash, I had no problems, if anything it was getting better as it went down as the coning was reducing after each tier of ash broke.

Do many of you fellas stay true to turbo flame systems, or do you stick with more traditional flame lighters?

[Stevieboy]

Lately I've been using long matches...purely for fun

The rest of the time I use a Prometheus jet....don't the flame touch the foot too much though or you can get horrible black scorching

[saggel]

I use a nice and strong jet lighter

[snooky]

I use a turbo, does just fine.

[G-man]

Zippo with a ZPlus insert! Or my Triple flame perdomo lighter or my wifes bakers torch AH S-IT whatevers their, if my dogs we able to be used I'd probably use them . LOL I have no preferences. The 1 thing I can tell ya is " If it'll make fire its all good ! Just My .02

[the mothman]

Most of the time lightly toast the end with a 3 flame torch lighter then use a long match, if I have time for fun then I use the 3 match method for a change.

[Lascaux]

has to be jet lighters or matches for me as the metal on most normal lighters burn my fingers to bits
i dont find any difference in quality of burn with jet lighters/matches.
if anything i prefer the jets as soft flames have a mind of their own and more often singe wrappers for me

[Pantomimehorse]

jet lighter for me, as Im always outside when I smoke matches arent really an option

[tippexx]

jet lighter for me, as Im always outside when I smoke matches arent really an option

For outside Coghlans waterproof matches .... hiking, surplus, fishing shops .... those sort of places.

[Andy]

I gently toast with a single jet lighter with the tip of the flame about 2 inches from the foot of the cigar. I read somewhere that this minimises any toxin buildup. Andy

[Pantomimehorse]

Tippexx

are they wind proof at all?

[MaledettoToscano]

jet lighter for me too... I have to admit I don't have the patience for matches

[tippexx]

Yes they can light up gars an ciggies on an open deck in squalls on the North Sea. And, you can get even more heavy duty version matches, issued to Troops an' guaranteed not to go out. The match head looks like a 'Sparkler', not sure if I'd want to risk the ignition chemicals from one of thoes near a good cigar though.

You can get different types through Amazon.

[Pantomimehorse]

cool they sound fun will check them out

[SeanP]

I either use one of several single torch lighters or a creme brulee torch. Get the foot of the cigar good and hot with the tip of the flame then turn the flame perpendicular to the cigar and just get it close to puff up a nice cherry on the end. Works every time!