Zippo Lighter VS Star Lighter
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- Zippo Lighter VS Star Lighter
A comparison of the classic Zippo lighter, the Zippo windproof and the Chinese copy/clone the Star lighter. Both lighters are very good but the Star lighter typically sells for around a half or a third of the price of a Zippo.
Sadly both lighters suffer from the lighter fluid evaporating over time when not in use.
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I have a Star lighter and I put original Zippo flints, cotton, felt, wick and lighter fluid. Where I live cheapest Zippos are about 20 dollars. I bought every piece for about 10 bucks and the lighter was around the house so it's much much cheaper.
I prefer zippos because it is original and has that life time warranty
However the star lighters are good for what they are
Yeah there are a few other Zippo clones or similar but slightly different designs, if I only had the choice of one I'd go for a "Brass" Zippo because it's classic and built very well.
Tbh a lighter is a light doesn't really matter as long as it works😂
A lighter is a *lighter not light🤣
I have 2 star and 1 Zippo, barely notice the difference, i just grab whatever
I have one of each can tell the difference
I have a star lighter. It worked about 10 times, then it broke. Now the lighting mechanism is stuck.
@@jonathancosgrove9637 one burnt my finger... another burnt my hand...
Hate to say it but I have a 3yo Star with with less wobble on the hinge than my 3 month old Zippo.
I will always have and keep this opinion.
When china copy somthing 9 times out of 10. Its EXACTLY THE SAME.
Its a lighter. Its identical to a zippo. It does exactly the same thing as a zippo. Works exactly the same way.
More than likley made the exact same way.
Expecting it to be any different is just silly
There are some very minor design differences but otherwise it's exactly the same
Other than the lifetime warranty. smh
Friends you are missing out on a very important aspect viz fuel retention. Zippo works for at least a week whereas star lighters hardly works for 2 days.
Zippo is the best lighter.
+Dark Psychopath Yeah its better than the Star but I quite like that as well.
Weaponsandstuff93 I have 18 zippo, 3 star, 6 imco, 5 ronson and probably 20 anorher lighters. I love every lighters
Nah jet is the best
Agree
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Star is good if you want a cheaper alternative but it can't beat zippo
The only difference (at least in my country Hellas Europe) is that the one ,Zippo, costs 28€ the cheapest and the other 3,5€ in the worst case, that's all
Quite a big difference, especially here as the real Zippos are only about £12 new.
@@Weaponsandstuff93 in euros that is? To me at least the only difference it's the price. Both are good and , if you got that money to spend buy a Zippo but that will only buy you the brand
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I prefer my zippos than star lighters
hahaha everything about the zippo you said my star has apart from stamp
+RELAX ARMY There are copies of Star lighters as well, to make things more confusing.
@@Weaponsandstuff93 sheeesh so lets say there are copies from apple and those copies have copies and those copies of those copies have more copies.
Where I live the zippos cost around 50 bucks that’s unbelievable I don’t know why and stars cost like 15 bucks and that are a good price but zippos are very expensive
Here in Australia, exact same situation. Still pay that much any day for a higher quality product.
there are some cool star lighters and i get them for 8-15$ from my state fair in the US like one has a face plate that has a skull screaming with barbwire around it and it feels just as good as my 3 other zippos i have
I think you missed a big difference between the two my star lighter has a spring unit in three parts the Zippo one and managed to lose the top metal plunger from my star....no fun
Great video mate i already have a star i was thinking of buying a zippo if they where worth it anyways you just saved me £30
Does the zippo fluid last longer than the starz?
I use zippo fluid on my stars lighter. I didn't even know stars lighter fluid existed.
Star lighters are very cheapers in my country
确实，才几块人民币一个😄😄😄
Already the quality control problems on the "Star" are obvious, look at the cam on the rip off, less material than the Zippo and its off to one side, while the Zippo is nice and straight. Again, similar thing with the flint wheel, not straight as it should be. The knurling on the "Star" is a joke, just to add more to how cheap this thing gets. Lastly, highly doubt they'd fix your lighter when it breaks from normal use.
Zippo is stainless steel and has 16 holes in the windshield, star is brass and has 14 holes in the windshield. Don't know if this matters.
Zippo's are actually made of brass and then coated with chrome.
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Great comparison, The stars are good for what they are, good clones, i have both too, i prefer zippos to any petrol lighters purely because you know you're getting a quality lighter with a life time warranty or whatever they do.
Yeah, I'm tempted to try and find some other older petrol lighters, one of my mates has an old Ronson one that's a totally different design than the Zippo, it doesn't lose anywhere near as much fuel as it has a cap over the wick.
i have seen those Ronson lighters, and some one in my family has one as i've defo used one before, can't remember who, Malc probably.
what liquid did you use for the Star lighter may i ask?
Same as the Zippo, Zippo brand lighter fuel, however when I need a new tin I'll probably get the cheaper Ronson stuff.
Weaponsandstuff93 thanks for the help on both the questions! appreciate it a lot
No problem.
You got a armoured star,thats why the shape is abit off .The regular star lighters are exact clones
I have a star since it’s cheaper but I use Zippo fluid, flints and wicks
Hello, sorry for my English, I'm Marco, I'm Italian boy. One question: the felt tab is made in? Rayon? Cotton? Thank You for response !!
I think it may be felt
Zippos are better as they are made of brass, star is steel.
When the chrome wears, a nice gold brass can be seen on the Zippo, but with the star, it's just cheap rusty steel
i bought a star lighter for the design i got, and i bought a thunderbird-g insert
Hear that click sound is already can tell you. The difference is the material that they used and it can be seen on its smooth finish surface. Zippo using high quality materials just look carefully at the striker wheel see the pattern carefully see the design it will show a quality product.
I prefer my star lighters to my zippos....just feel better in the hand and always seem to keep a bigger flame. Both my zippos & stars have been jealous as I have ignored them lately and given more attn to my little clipper lighters. To me the zippo type lighters are pure novelties and the clear winner is the clipper.
You should look into getting a retro IMCO lighter.
Clippers are not better lol. They're boring
@@morpher728they are not
@@morpher728 Clippers boring?!
The only reason i get star is because i order custom engravings lighters from a guy on etsy
Sameee, just orderd the Batman and JoJo one from him haha
Same just ordered an NCR one
@@furiousryan6917 aw thats sweet my girlfriend got me a lil peep one
Is posible to use Zippo stones in Star lighters?
Yes. You can use both zippo flints, and fluid in a star lighter.
Zippo for what they are are over priced. They too are cheap mass produced simple lighters. But like most things American they have created their own reputation and iconic value through pure BS, product placement etc. I have 30 odd Zippos but find the casings boring and unless you go for the Armor then you're paying over the odds for mass produced cheap pressed metal. What I do is fit the Zippo insert into the heavier and better looking case of the Star. Both are decent but I've found too that people don't nick your lighter when they see its not got Zipo on the bottom :) .
I wouldn't really say the Zippo is overpriced, £10 for a lighter isn't very much, although the brass Zippo is a much better model.
If you want to see overpriced lighters, look up some of the Cuban cigar lighters, the Rolex of the lighter world.
Overpriced? They don't cost much since you get a lifetime guarantee.
In my country Zippo starts at cca 28 Dollars.
Amidared I paid 15 bucks Canadian for my zippo, not even near overpriced.
Not to mention the lifetime warranty
@@interpol007 Buy Zippo in Europe and you will see what overpriced means. They start from 35-40 euro.... for little metal box. I prefer a hundred times Star lighters for 5 euro working the same. Like the iphone Zippo are overpriced, greedy people.
Vote with your money! The real thing that innovated or the typical Chinese knockoff... your call.
Yeah I'd still go for a Zippo personally
but the price of star lighter in China is below £0.25 for a regular styled lighter... why it suddenly get so expensive
and those thicker, heavier brass star lighter is around £0.5 here.
I got my Star on amazon for £1.76
So how long of a warranty do you get with your Star copy lighter? yeah..
I've noticed that my star has a much stronger smell than a zippo and i'd like to know if that is normal
As in the metal, if you put the same lighter fluid in the smell should be the same.
maybe the star is not as tight sealed as zippo
I use my star lighter to test out alternative fuels
Same.
Can you use the Zippo fuel in a Star lighter?
offcourse
Zippos cool I hVe 2
+planes124 Engraved ones?
Weaponsandstuff93 can't remmber ain't look at em much
What about kantai lighter?
I've got a star lighter for 1,5 years now and need some new stuff, e.g. wigs and stones. But i can't find it anywhere. Is it possible to fit any other stone?
Yes
You can buy flints and wicks on amazon for example
My star lasts over a week without refill my zippo lasts 3 days max star is better
So the star is exactly the same but a fraction of the price... Got it
even on camera it is clearly visible that the insept from zero sits in the case more tightly.and star has big gaps.