This company has great customer service. I got some old Zippos from my grandfather that were missing parts. I emailed them saying I needed flint screws and felt pads for them, not thinking they'd send me any, but 2 weeks later I got them in the mail free of charge. And they also replaced my broken insert for free. All I had to pay for was shipping to send the old one to them which was only $5.
I actually have 2 zippo lighters which are pretty awesome and whats funny is that I don't smoke, the only thing I smoke is marshmallows but zippos are my favorite things.
There are distinctive sounds that we all know that are unique and cannot be confused with any other; a police siren, baby crying, a Harley Davidson, throat singing, a V8 engine, the Huey, the whistling death of the F4 Corsair, the Australian Kookaburra, the pops and cracks of a vinyl record, and this... the Zippo lighter.
When you are talking about the Zippo lighters you have to include the Vietnam War. It was a lighter of choice for soldiers in Vietnam. Vietnam was hot and damp which made the lighter quite popular because itlit every time. It was quite common to have almost anything engraved on it by a Vietnamese engraver. Also the engraver could attach your unit emblem......
have my opa's zippo from when he was in nam marked LT because he was given a battlefield commission. he made it out alive after three tours with two bronze stars and a purple heart. seen some gnarly pictures of the villages he cleared out
Pretty sure the zippo lighter is the the original fidget toy 😂🤣 Had mine for about 10 years and i cant even tell you how often i fidget with it, especially when deep in thought or nervous
I have had a few good zippos, and I have the 1 that was my grandfathers its over 30 years old and like the day it was new, its black with the Marlboro man on it, and a classic silver finish 1 aswell, I used it for years when ever I needed it, I no longer smoke but it still comes in handy for camping fires and the fire place, I still love the sound of it when it opens reminds me of my grandfather every time
I worked in the oil field for 21 years started as a parts and material expediter to a oil and gas gathering facility plant operator..every work day I had a zippo lighter in a leather pauch a buck 110 folder in its sheath and a leatherman pocket tool in a sheath on my belt..these three tools never let me down good old american made products..
Zippo actually modernized their lighter by adding butane insert options to their product line. But personally, I would stick to the old-fashioned wick lighter since it is more reliable. No seals that could break. In butane lighters, once one of those seals breaks, you're almost always done. Nothing much you could do than throwing it away. My Zippo from 1956 is still working like a charm unlike a butane lighter of the same age.
I love my Zippo's , not sure how many I have . One will disappear for awhile , then just show up again . Carry mine in that little pocket on my jeans , that nobody knows what its for , its for your Zippo !!
There's not enough emphasis on the cam-spring, it's what keeps the lid in place while powering the Zippo clicks. Cam alone won't do nuts but flop around, if the cam-spring fails
I lived in Bradford as a child. My mother was one of the early employees who worked in the original brick building next to the Tuna Creek during WWII. Years later my buddy and I were roaming through Goodman's junkyard and ran across huge wooden crates of new shiny Zippo lighter inserts that were rejects. Never saw so many.
I've had many zippo lighters and recently purchased another. My favorite is about 30 years old and still use it, I keep a zippo and a little fuel in my back pack in my "emergency" bag.
Hi. Thanks for the video. My brother gave me a Zippo years ago. I'm having to learn how to take care of it, as it isn't working good. Watching videos about it.
I have a bunch of these from the 40's through the late 60's. I don't smoke but I think they're neat. I look at flea markets, estate sales and auctions just to buy them. I use them once in a while to light fireworks.
They really skated over the most interesting part of the process: how the brass sheeting gets transformed into the case parts! I assume its a press but I'd like to see what the punch and the die look like.
I had a cigarette for the first time in I don’t know how long a few days ago… I just wanted to use my Zippo. Didn’t even finish the smoke. I recently discovered a burning desire for these things. 🇺🇸
agreed and there's no point in having a line up of "Armour" Zippo's if the hinge is exactly the same as the extra weight of the thicker case just puts more strain on the hinge.
Have good manners when you open and close the lighter. Don't just slap it closed with your hand or thigh. It will last. A little light oil once or twice a year.
I have 2 zippo lighters that I had when I was 1711 has a loose hinge and they both have a broke Spring that operates the lead.I wish I could get them repaired or the parts to do so
Please fix the loose hinge issue on new (unused) Zippo lighters. I had no issue with my 2012 Zippo lighter’s hinge; it was solid. However, I purchased a new one several days ago, and it had a loose hinge right out of the box. I returned that one and ordered another, but it has the same issue!
Zippo is super cool. But: As a long-time Zippo user, it's a shame that the quality has declined over the last few decades. All Zippos from the last twenty to twenty-five years have serious problems with the hinge. The material thickness has also fundamentally become weaker. Sure, there is the ArmorCase series, but it's basically pretty bad because the hinges on these models give way even more quickly. I have an original Zippo from 1991, this Zippo is indestructible. I use this '91 Zippo every day and it shows no weaknesses. The quality of these Zippos back then is unbeatable. I don't understand why today's Zippos can't be built like they used to be. In any case, I won't buy a Zippo from the last twenty years, the hinges wear out after a very short time. I'll take my '91 Zippo with me to the urn 🏴☠️
Now if only they could come up with a way to stop the fluid from evaporating so that it would last longer than three days without having to be refilled again!
@@XxMidnightToker420xX I don't know what you could do wrong. They're pretty simple, but perhaps it's a function of where we live. I was living near Boise, Idaho in the high desert. I gave up on carrying a Zippo about twenty years ago because I could never get them to go past about five days before being out of fuel. They usually wouldn't go much beyond three. These days I carry a Zippo case with a butane insert in it.
That's a problem faced not just by Zippos, but by all petrol lighters of all makes. You want something that doesn't evaporate, you'll have to grab the lighter with the newer technology, that is the butane lighter. Problem is, butane lighters are not the most reliable lighters around.
@@lusciouskollektibles8663 Not the most reliable, no, but a good backup, and Zippo themselves make butane-fuelled inserts for their lighters, in both single and double torch head versions.
Buy a 1941 Replica Black Crackle. This is a close as you can get to the actual lighters that the GI's were given back in 1941. They were not made of brass or chrome-plated, no fancy finishes just zinc electro-plated and black crackle (over-backed black paint) I've collected about 150 Zippos in my lifetime, sold a few, kept a few, recently bought several more and I'm not even collecting em anymore!! I had to have a 360-degree laser etched and a couple 540-degree powder-coated designs....they're just too cool and you'll never be satisfied with just one Zippo!
Won't swear to it, but I think the zippo close up shown may be a knock-off. The bottom of genuine ones has the information text depressed, leaving a ridge at the edge, no? Can anyone confirm?
You're talking about the classic Zippo that has the depressed bottom, the lighter you see on the screen is either the 1941 Replica or the Zippo Vintage, both have flat bottoms...oh and so does the 1935 and 1932 Replica. Hope this helps.
@@TheGeezzer I do know about specialty runs but why would a film about how zippos are made showcase a pretty limited example? Plus the replica cases have squared corners which isn't what they showed. Makes it more confusing for buyers
@@bigmatt1824 You're pretty smart, I can see that bigmatt but the 1935, 1941 Replica, and Vintage Zippo are not ostensibly "specialty runs" like the 1932 Replica was. I'm still pretty certain the lighter in question was one of these. I've been a collector for over 40 years and I can generally spot a fake. Worthy of note too is that there are more fake "Vietnam" Zippos than there are real Vietnam Zippos!
I do have some of those Austrian lighters. Austrian lighters particularly Imco are no good. They aren't sturdily constructed unlike a Zippo, prone to being dented and also prone to rust.
Devastated when I lost My 25 year old trusty Zippo, dents, rub marks, loose lid, scratches and all. I've had My latest one for almost 20 years now but it's just not the same lol.
Zippo's are the best. But Zippo should consider 1. Make in house a quality disposable lighter or license out their name to a quality disposable lighter company and go after that market. 2. Do more marketing to go after the youth market and other markets. Zippo should go after the X games crowd, the ig crowd and TH-cam crowd. So many great potential nww and old customers tp go after. 3. License out their name or manufature themselves clothing and other quality U.S. made products with the quality Zippo name. Target outdoors camping types. What products could Zippo make for hikers campers, runners, bikers, fisherman, hunters?ect. Zippo stoves? heaters? camp cook stoves? Hand warmers? Knives? Shirts? Jackets? vests? Cookware? Shoes? The Zippo name has real weight and value and the company should wisely expand on it either through in house manufacturing or licensing. The possibilities are almost endless. It's time to expand the brand beyond lighters.
I've used lighters of different types from various lighter makers and I am thoroughly convinced that Zippo is the best lighter in the world. Go figure and see for yourself. I'm using a 1956 Zippo to set cigarettes, cigars and everything in between on fire.
I clicked on this to see how the brass was pressed into a case, and all they said is that it's put into a machine 😑 Erything else is sort of intuitive... HOW DO YOU PRESS THE CASE!
I’d agree with your assessment Work of art that works for a lifetime for a buck fifty, how many other things on this planet can say that? The Zippo rules
You thought you bought one at the flea market but you got a Chinese knock off. Send it to zippo and if it's one of there's they will take care of it. If you get the chance to go to the factory store go it's well worth your time
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This company has great customer service. I got some old Zippos from my grandfather that were missing parts. I emailed them saying I needed flint screws and felt pads for them, not thinking they'd send me any, but 2 weeks later I got them in the mail free of charge. And they also replaced my broken insert for free. All I had to pay for was shipping to send the old one to them which was only $5.
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I actually have 2 zippo lighters which are pretty awesome and whats funny is that I don't smoke, the only thing I smoke is marshmallows but zippos are my favorite things.
You should try brisket
Smoke.
@@Joseph-gq9us or salmon
Thats what i used to say too. Then i found Cuban cigars.
Nothin like a marshmallow spliff.
There are distinctive sounds that we all know that are unique and cannot be confused with any other; a police siren, baby crying, a Harley Davidson, throat singing, a V8 engine, the Huey, the whistling death of the F4 Corsair, the Australian Kookaburra, the pops and cracks of a vinyl record, and this... the Zippo lighter.
One more to add to the list, the distinct sound of the last round ejecting from an American M1 rifle. The notorious “Garand Ping”
I can honestly say I haven’t heard of half of these sounds
@@heithheithinson2495 its a american thing probably 😆
I like to listen to it, the "clink" sound
The racking of a pump shotgun
When you are talking about the Zippo lighters you have to include the Vietnam War. It was a lighter of choice for soldiers in Vietnam. Vietnam was hot and damp which made the lighter quite popular because itlit every time. It was quite common to have almost anything engraved on it by a Vietnamese engraver. Also the engraver could attach your unit emblem......
Used to fill them with gas, no lighter fluid available.
Using gasoline, now that is cool dude. Dangerous but cool......
have my opa's zippo from when he was in nam marked LT because he was given a battlefield commission. he made it out alive after three tours with two bronze stars and a purple heart. seen some gnarly pictures of the villages he cleared out
I don’t know if it’s true but I heard they would tie a rope to the zippo and drop it into a vehicle of a vehicle to fill it up.
Sometimes referred to as the Zippo war.
I have a few of these at home. Used to get them from my brother as a gift for my deployment overseas. Truly a great piece it is!
Thanks for sharing
Nothing beats the classics. Those dam things will last you forever.
Pretty sure the zippo lighter is the the original fidget toy 😂🤣
Had mine for about 10 years and i cant even tell you how often i fidget with it, especially when deep in thought or nervous
With a Zippo and a Leatherman, you'll go far.
I have had a few good zippos, and I have the 1 that was my grandfathers its over 30 years old and like the day it was new, its black with the Marlboro man on it, and a classic silver finish 1 aswell, I used it for years when ever I needed it, I no longer smoke but it still comes in handy for camping fires and the fire place, I still love the sound of it when it opens reminds me of my grandfather every time
Hảy đến VIỆT NAM và bán chúng , và bạn dùng số tiền đó sử dụng khoảng một năm tại nơi đây
Yes you're back!
I worked in the oil field for 21 years started as a parts and material expediter to a oil and gas gathering facility plant operator..every work day I had a zippo lighter in a leather pauch a buck 110 folder in its sheath and a leatherman pocket tool in a sheath on my belt..these three tools never let me down good old american made products..
Last time I was this early my zippo fluid hadn't fully evaporated yet.
...aaaaannnnndddddd it's gone!
Zippos are like revolvers or sailboats: Technically obsolete, but with a charm no modern option can offer.
Zippo actually modernized their lighter by adding butane insert options to their product line. But personally, I would stick to the old-fashioned wick lighter since it is more reliable. No seals that could break. In butane lighters, once one of those seals breaks, you're almost always done. Nothing much you could do than throwing it away. My Zippo from 1956 is still working like a charm unlike a butane lighter of the same age.
I love my Zippo's , not sure how many I have . One will disappear for awhile , then just show up again . Carry mine in that little pocket on my jeans , that nobody knows what its for , its for your Zippo !!
There's not enough emphasis on the cam-spring, it's what keeps the lid in place while powering the Zippo clicks. Cam alone won't do nuts but flop around, if the cam-spring fails
I lived in Bradford as a child. My mother was one of the early employees who worked in the original brick building next to the Tuna Creek during WWII. Years later my buddy and I were roaming through Goodman's junkyard and ran across huge wooden crates of new shiny Zippo lighter inserts that were rejects. Never saw so many.
Zippo is the Name in Flame!
I collect zippos now but I still have my first blue chrome zippo my uncle got me when I was a kid.
I bet it still works too!
I've had many zippo lighters and recently purchased another. My favorite is about 30 years old and still use it, I keep a zippo and a little fuel in my back pack in my "emergency" bag.
howmany zippos you have?
i paid $500 for the collectible of the year 2019
Hi. Thanks for the video. My brother gave me a Zippo years ago. I'm having to learn how to take care of it, as it isn't working good. Watching videos about it.
I been watching this 69 times and I can't stop
I have a bunch of these from the 40's through the late 60's. I don't smoke but I think they're neat. I look at flea markets, estate sales and auctions just to buy them. I use them once in a while to light fireworks.
I ❤ ZIPPO
Sick vid but that isn’t what a zippo sounds like 2:19
Actually the sound is copyrighted patent, so i guess they xouldnt sctually use the sound
They really skated over the most interesting part of the process: how the brass sheeting gets transformed into the case parts! I assume its a press but I'd like to see what the punch and the die look like.
Thank - you .
I had a cigarette for the first time in I don’t know how long a few days ago… I just wanted to use my Zippo. Didn’t even finish the smoke. I recently discovered a burning desire for these things. 🇺🇸
How is a bic lighter made
Это штука очень крутая как и мотоцикл Индиан Скаут! Я люблю Зиппо оригинал!!!
Reupload?
Finally another video.
Makes you want to start smoking again just to use it😟
I'm a smoker
They need to improve the hinge and make it stronger so the cover/top stays aligned with the bottom!
agreed and there's no point in having a line up of "Armour" Zippo's if the hinge is exactly the same as the extra weight of the thicker case just puts more strain on the hinge.
Ese es el gran error que sigue teniendo la marca Zippo, la maldita bisagra... Espero que algun dia lo solucionen 😢🤦
Have good manners when you open and close the lighter. Don't just slap it closed with your hand or thigh. It will last. A little light oil once or twice a year.
Awesome channel, liked & subbed! 👍
This and a good pocket knife will allow you to change your world.
Everyone should carry one of each
Let’s gooooo it’s back
It was never gone!
This video already exists on the official zippo page.
Wonder how many people in factory actually smoke
dzhiurgis a zippo isn’t a “device for smoking” not all peaple that have a zippo smoke
Yeah i only smoke marshmallows lol😆 🤣
i love zippo
I have 2 zippo lighters that I had when I was 1711 has a loose hinge and they both have a broke Spring that operates the lead.I wish I could get them repaired or the parts to do so
I'm not smoker, but i have 3 zippo lighters..
one question : how do they get away with printing thousands of pictures on the zippos is that not illegal like copyright ?
They buy the pictures, or they make it themselves
Licensing deals. That’s why they cost much more. Not just because of the extra effort to put the image on.
Please fix the loose hinge issue on new (unused) Zippo lighters. I had no issue with my 2012 Zippo lighter’s hinge; it was solid. However, I purchased a new one several days ago, and it had a loose hinge right out of the box. I returned that one and ordered another, but it has the same issue!
Zippo is super cool.
But: As a long-time Zippo user, it's a shame that the quality has declined over the last few decades.
All Zippos from the last twenty to twenty-five years have serious problems with the hinge.
The material thickness has also fundamentally become weaker.
Sure, there is the ArmorCase series, but it's basically pretty bad because the hinges on these models give way even more quickly.
I have an original Zippo from 1991, this Zippo is indestructible.
I use this '91 Zippo every day and it shows no weaknesses. The quality of these Zippos back then is unbeatable.
I don't understand why today's Zippos can't be built like they used to be.
In any case, I won't buy a Zippo from the last twenty years, the hinges wear out after a very short time.
I'll take my '91 Zippo with me to the urn 🏴☠️
Im eating a zippo while watching this
im fucking a zippo while watching this
Where is the selling of the rock of the zippo pls..
Now if only they could come up with a way to stop the fluid from evaporating so that it would last longer than three days without having to be refilled again!
3 days? Your doing something wrong mine lasts a week maybe 2 and I'm a smoker cigarettes and weed it gets used alot.
@@XxMidnightToker420xX I don't know what you could do wrong. They're pretty simple, but perhaps it's a function of where we live. I was living near Boise, Idaho in the high desert. I gave up on carrying a Zippo about twenty years ago because I could never get them to go past about five days before being out of fuel. They usually wouldn't go much beyond three. These days I carry a Zippo case with a butane insert in it.
That's a problem faced not just by Zippos, but by all petrol lighters of all makes. You want something that doesn't evaporate, you'll have to grab the lighter with the newer technology, that is the butane lighter. Problem is, butane lighters are not the most reliable lighters around.
@@lusciouskollektibles8663 Not the most reliable, no, but a good backup, and Zippo themselves make butane-fuelled inserts for their lighters, in both single and double torch head versions.
Anybody ever overfill the darn thing, put it in your jeans pocket, and have it leak on your leg and/or private parts?... anybody?
The lighter is so cool even the guy from Konoha is using it.
Lol indeed
welcome to bali paradise.
Which is more popular brass or chrome???
I been carrying zippo in my pocket last 23yrs.
I fill my Zippo lighter with Everclear 190 proof alcohol. It burns cleaner with no odor 🔥
Buy a 1941 Replica Black Crackle. This is a close as you can get to the actual lighters that the GI's were given back in 1941. They were not made of brass or chrome-plated, no fancy finishes just zinc electro-plated and black crackle (over-backed black paint) I've collected about 150 Zippos in my lifetime, sold a few, kept a few, recently bought several more and I'm not even collecting em anymore!! I had to have a 360-degree laser etched and a couple 540-degree powder-coated designs....they're just too cool and you'll never be satisfied with just one Zippo!
nice
Very nice
I have a brass 1i can't find
Fix the loose insert plss can't do trick with the insert just fall right out
Won't swear to it, but I think the zippo close up shown may be a knock-off. The bottom of genuine ones has the information text depressed, leaving a ridge at the edge, no? Can anyone confirm?
You're talking about the classic Zippo that has the depressed bottom, the lighter you see on the screen is either the 1941 Replica or the Zippo Vintage, both have flat bottoms...oh and so does the 1935 and 1932 Replica. Hope this helps.
@@TheGeezzer I do know about specialty runs but why would a film about how zippos are made showcase a pretty limited example? Plus the replica cases have squared corners which isn't what they showed. Makes it more confusing for buyers
@@bigmatt1824 You're pretty smart, I can see that bigmatt but the 1935, 1941 Replica, and Vintage Zippo are not ostensibly "specialty runs" like the 1932 Replica was. I'm still pretty certain the lighter in question was one of these. I've been a collector for over 40 years and I can generally spot a fake. Worthy of note too is that there are more fake "Vietnam" Zippos than there are real Vietnam Zippos!
I made an improvement to my ZIPPO lighter fuel tank so the lighter fluid doesn't evaporate fast.
My Zippo lighter has a Chevy Silverado printed on it.
imported from austria?? 4:14
He was importing **different** lighters from Austria, and decided to start manufacturing his own with the added features.
I do have some of those Austrian lighters. Austrian lighters particularly Imco are no good. They aren't sturdily constructed unlike a Zippo, prone to being dented and also prone to rust.
Raw brass looks better than Chrome
You can purchase solid brass Zippos with no chrome finish!
I've got ZIPPO, L 19..😀
Even the Zippo Company profited from the War😂…I looove Americans
Aku pesen Zippo 12 nya tolong kirimkan keindonesia 🇲🇨🇲🇨🇲🇨🇲🇨🇲🇨👍👍👍👍👍
Devastated when I lost My 25 year old trusty Zippo, dents, rub marks, loose lid, scratches and all. I've had My latest one for almost 20 years now but it's just not the same lol.
Zippo's are the best. But Zippo should consider 1. Make in house a quality disposable lighter or license out their name to a quality disposable lighter company and go after that market. 2. Do more marketing to go after the youth market and other markets. Zippo should go after the X games crowd, the ig crowd and TH-cam crowd. So many great potential nww and old customers tp go after. 3. License out their name or manufature themselves clothing and other quality U.S. made products with the quality Zippo name. Target outdoors camping types. What products could Zippo make for hikers campers, runners, bikers, fisherman, hunters?ect. Zippo stoves? heaters? camp cook stoves? Hand warmers? Knives? Shirts? Jackets? vests? Cookware? Shoes? The Zippo name has real weight and value and the company should wisely expand on it either through in house manufacturing or licensing. The possibilities are almost endless. It's time to expand the brand beyond lighters.
Zippo Vape
goldsilverandiamonds yeah, but how many people are smoking these days.....compared to 40 years ago
@@dzhiurgis lol
If I saw the Zippo logo on a shoe I would throw up.
They already make hand warmers and other stuff on that list, found zippo knives and measuring tape in a few antique stores recently too.
I've used lighters of different types from various lighter makers and I am thoroughly convinced that Zippo is the best lighter in the world. Go figure and see for yourself. I'm using a 1956 Zippo to set cigarettes, cigars and everything in between on fire.
I clicked on this to see how the brass was pressed into a case, and all they said is that it's put into a machine 😑 Erything else is sort of intuitive... HOW DO YOU PRESS THE CASE!
American soldiers' Zippo made Vietnamese guerrillas jealous and they wanted to own it more than anything
Zippo vs bic
💯®🇺🇸💀🦅
This isnt from the early 2000s?
Want a Zippo? Get a Zorro.
Want a Zippo then buy a Zippo! Cheap knock-offs will always be a cheap knock off.
Not anymore, with humans realizing smoking is going to kill them I am sure they list tons of biz
How much does it cost to make one i say 1.50
I’d agree with your assessment
Work of art that works for a lifetime for a buck fifty, how many other things on this planet can say that?
The Zippo rules
@@earthsucks9555 x 10 million a year
@@earthsucks9555 if the owner clears 2.00 a lighter thats 20 million salary
Great video but the music is terrible. It’s a video about lighters bro you not at Sturgis
Thanks... I'm hoping to improve/change the music track.
the zippo was not the first lighter to be light with one hand.. not even close
The guy looks like the real father of J.D (Scrubs) 😳
Give me your product
They would be very happy to, if you exchange some money with them
@@zethcader6478 yes
Amad percintaan nggak usah
Ein Massenprodukt wie ein Feuerzeug aus China auch. Wo ist der Unterschied? Made in USA ist wesentlich teurer, aber auch besser?
Beautiful lighters, but inferior or outdated design. IMCO and Chinese Zorro lighters are much better.
I think zippo should jump on the reusable green marketing, should make more green pilled guys buy them
They only work for a few months before the hinge fails, and the lid falls off. That's not repaired, so don't bother getting one engraved.
Bullshit, mine has been carried daily for 40 years and is still going strong.
@@Stillnapie yeah plus if ur not too stupid you can fix the hinge yourselve!
You thought you bought one at the flea market but you got a Chinese knock off. Send it to zippo and if it's one of there's they will take care of it. If you get the chance to go to the factory store go it's well worth your time
So it's not American.
That music... duh🤮
First
Who’s buying 28,000 zippo lighters every day ???
Collectors.
70000 now
You guys should make them in China. I hear it's a lot cheaper over there.
@@moyacrx no
Imagine a Zippo with "Made In China" stamped on the bottom! My nightmares begin here!
You funny!