>>826690Zippos are the fedoras of lighters.
Pros:
>come with a variety of different designs on the cover to match your fedora>mildly windproofCons:
>leak fuel constantly, need refilling every few days>leaking fuel stanks up pockets>flip top is very fragile, often won't hold up under lighters own weight if dropped (accounts for upwards of 90% of zippo breakages)>not really windproof>only works well when used upright, so really only useful for lighting cigarettes >fuel leaves disgusting taste if used to light cigarettesBic style are superior to zippos in nearly every way, there is literally no reason to carry a zippo instead of a real lighter.
We all went through a period of using zippos in our early teens, because we thought they looked cool and made us different, but the cons become apparent pretty quick and nearly everyone grows out of the zippo phase in a year or two.
