>>2239220If you want a nice lighter that won't blow out, has an adjustable flame (seriously, you can dial it down to 'flame barely exists' to 'six inch flamethrower'), and oozes class, get a Dunhill Rollagas.
Mine is solid 14k gold, got it cheap because the seller thought it was the gold plated version. You can get it with gold, silver, platinum, or enamel finishes. This is not a cheap lighter. Sean Connery used a gold Dunhill Rollagas when he played James Bond.
A couple things to note: You can use any flints, so long as they're the right size, but you absolutely need to use Dunhill brand butane fuel (or something similarly high-end, like St Dupont). You can get an adapter to use regular butane in the lighter (Dunhill uses a proprietary needle to prevent people from using cheap gas station butane in their lighters), but it isn't nearly as refined and will clog the lighter. You then need to disassemble the lighter for cleaning or find a jeweler that works on them. Just use their fuel and you'll be fine. You also occasionally have to bleed the fuel tank; every so often, you'll try to refill your lighter, but it acts like it's full and won't take any fuel. Pop the adapter off the butane can, open the lid of the lighter (the lid opens the fuel valve; on something like a Bic, you have to hold button down for fuel to flow, on the Rollagas the fuel is flowing the moment the lid is open and doesn't stop until you close it.), then press the adapter onto the fuel needle to bleed air from the fuel tank. Do this for 30 seconds, then put the adapter back on the fuel can, close the lid, and refuel as normal.
The Dunhill Rollagas can be finicky at times, but other than having to use proper fuel and bleeding it now and then it's extremely reliable and well made. Frankly, it adds to the ritual of smoking a pipe, which I find appealing, and people are immediately attracted to the distinctive SNAP when the lid opens and the casual flick of the roller to light it. I love it.
