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Originally Posted by matthewb0051
I was pondering recently why in film and TV when a bad guy starts a big fire, he/she always tosses a Zippo lighter to start the fire. Don't they know those things cost money? Not like a dollar Bic at the 7-11.
I had my grandfather's Zippo in my pants pocket on a training mission at the National Training Center, Ft. Irwin, CA. I had not idea the reason he had stopped using it was because it leaked. After my crew was 'killed' we were sitting around and I felt my leg burning. That fluid had leaked out and was burning my leg. Big red spot. Sort of turned me off from carrying a Zippo.
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You overfilled it. The trick is to let it burn a minute or two after refilling to burn the excess out of the packing. I quit smoking long ago, but hung on to the old zippos. The last one I carried was solid brass, 1982 commemorative celebrating their 50th. Zippo engraved my signature on it's face. Another is just a chrome one I bought through a Pano ad in the 60's, has a small Porsche crest on it's face. The other is my dad's old lighter...just a standard chrome one, the chrome worn to brass in spots. I doubt any of them are worth much to anybody but me.
If I had to bet, I'd bet your grandfather also carried a spare flint or two under that
solid top layer of the packing. I hope you still have it...
Oh...you can toss a lit zippo..a bic goes out the second you let go.