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nickop said:Yeh i got 2 Zippo lighters, one is a golden Harley Davidson one but has broken and the other one has the Croatian flag on it. They where gifts and last a long time, lighter fluid is pretty cheap though n beats the ordinary lighters. I dont smoke but they are always handy and for impressive tricks!

Nickop. . . . Zippos have a lifetime warranty, go to their website, get their address, and mail it to them, and they will give it a complete service/repair (including new wadding, flint, and wick, and post it back to you for free).

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wow man i got one of those too. my uncle gave it to me when he went to vietnam.. although i'm vietnamese myself, i didnt wanna go to vietnam to visit with the family cos i cant handle the humidity there.

DJaye said:I have 2 Zippo's frome Vietnam. The Vietcong (spelling?) would scalp them off the American GI's. Also, Vietnamese brothels considered them of value, and would trade headjobs for them. (true story)

The 2 I have are real banged up, and was told they were from downed aircraft officers, and has their company engraved in it.

In one of my Zippos, If you open the top of a ZIPPO (as you would to light it) you see a chimney type thing, with holes drilled in it. The Zippos from Pot/grass smokers cut a section from the chimney so they could get the flame close in to the cones, when they smoked bongs.

Also *interesting note* You can tell the age of your Zippo according to the XXXII digits in the base. The 2 Vietnam zippos I have were valued at 180 bucks a piece (8 years ago) I got em for 5 bucks each

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wtf you dont know me so you no clue

nbo said:your no fun

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nbo says:

yes i do

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DJaye said:
nickop said:Yeh i got 2 Zippo lighters, one is a golden Harley Davidson one but has broken and the other one has the Croatian flag on it. They where gifts and last a long time, lighter fluid is pretty cheap though n beats the ordinary lighters. I dont smoke but they are always handy and for impressive tricks!

Nickop. . . . Zippos have a lifetime warranty, go to their website, get their address, and mail it to them, and they will give it a complete service/repair (including new wadding, flint, and wick, and post it back to you for free).

Alright! Cheers for the DJaye, ill send it off ASAP! Thats one hell of a warranty!

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htn85 said:wow man i got one of those too. my uncle gave it to me when he went to vietnam.. although i'm vietnamese myself, i didnt wanna go to vietnam to visit with the family cos i cant handle the humidity there.

Yeah, the weathers full on, but I am climatised to it, after being in Cairns for the last 2 years.

Hang on to those Zippos, they are worth a lot if they are in good condition, and are authentic veitnam war reclics

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I thaught u had to send it off with the Piece of paper about the No fuss-Warranty. i prefer the new flashy ones to old banged ups

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Nickop . . . . what exactly is the problem with your Zippo?

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The cap/lid has snapped off and Im not able to put it back on and there is a large dint on one side on the body.

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Finnagan said:I thaught u had to send it off with the Piece of paper about the No fuss-Warranty. i prefer the new flashy ones to old banged ups

I have new ones as well (Plain Silver x Plain Gold finish), the other 2 are collectables (considered war relics), and are never used.

Heres a tip for you, you can store spare flints by lifting the wad where you squirt the fuel, and put the flints underneath. (actually, you will see a hole in the middle of that flap, you are supposed to insert a spare flint into it).

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http://lightertricks.com/index.php

This website is the bomdiggity its got 100s of lighter related tricks

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junglecat says:

zippo's look pretty cool, there the maglites of lighters!

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no you don't -.-'

nbo said:yes i do

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NBO dont ruin this thread ASWELL! please

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nbo says:

ok i dont but it be funny if i did
id do it when u wer sleepin lol

so how much r zippos thes doys

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nbo said:ok i dont but it be funny if i did
id do it when u wer sleepin lol

so how much r zippos thes doys

I dont sleep nbo!!! Dont you dare, seriously you have wrecked a few thread because of your comments so dont let it happen again. To answer your q Zippos range from anywhere between $25 to around $5000 depending on the metal and rarity. There are some ones even more expensive that are 24 carat gold but they aint mass produced or even produced.

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how would it be funny if you did? you're an idiot nbo. what you're saying is like not funny in any way.

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The majority are around the 70-90 mark but im hoping their cheaper in thailand:)

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Be very very careful about buying lighters overseas! If heard reports of fake Zippo lighters exploding when lit after a few times, i think the company is called Star Lighter Company or something like that. These products are found in Asia especially where counterfeit products are large and easily accessable.

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my friend bought me a nice matte black one and got it engraved with the initial of my first name H on it.. its effin orsm

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Blowing up... nah id only get an official zippo with the case and warranty paper thing. Id like one of those fake ones that has a green flame though!

nickop said:Be very very careful about buying lighters overseas! If heard reports of fake Zippo lighters exploding when lit after a few times, i think the company is called Star Lighter Company or something like that. These products are found in Asia especially where counterfeit products are large and easily accessable.

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junglecat says:

i think ive seen zippo's for bout 30. im not int othat but r u sure!??

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