Douglass Field-S Lighter vs Field-L Lighter 

It was fun to make! Glad you found it useful. I watched a dozen videos before I bought them. I just also got the Zippo branded butane insert for one of my Zippos. I have no idea why I'm on a lighter binge.

I'm on a bit of a binge too. I'm not a serious collector. I have 10 or 12 Zippos that I've collected over the years. When I'm out and about I'll pick one up if it seems interesting to me. Lately I've been into Zorro brand lighters. They're Chinese knock offs of Zippo, Carson, Douglas, IMCO etc but are surprisingly good quality. They have their own designs too and have some interesting engraving etc. Collecting lighters is a fun hobby for me and not terribly expensive unless you chase the genuine vintage models...🤔 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE--lh1BUz5BrY.html

Yes

Absolutely 💯

I haven't used either extensively. Just took a week long camping trip with them and defaulted back to my zippo. It has a much bigger flame, which I need for lighting my handwarmers. The S lit after a week, but not the L. A zippo with a small bottle of fuel taped to it is much simpler, cheaper and more reliable. If you want a pretty conversation starter, and you smoke...the L might be worth the money. Not sure how often you'd have to fill it. Neither S nor L is a miracle lighter. I wouldn't buy them again.

Thanks for the comment. I was surprised by my Field S. I had lost track of where it was. I found it in my oil painting box where I keep it to soften stuck tube lids. It lit after about 6 months in storage. I got over my lighter obsession.

@markhwebster that's probably all it's good for. It's not a good "Daily driver" . Special tools to fix it and you need douglass Flint. This thing is finicky as hell. I'm a bit of a collector as well.

How long does the fluid last in a zippo? Couple of days?

@@allantaylor606 Fuel will last a week to 9 days right now. So yes I agree that the fuel is the big issue with the zippo. No question. But the flame and the striking wheel are just terrible on the Douglass. If I don’t light my joint within the first 3 secs of flame, forget it. It’s either too hot to hold or the flame has died down to barely a usable slight blue flame. And that’s if I can light it. Takes 3-42 strikes of the wheel to light the damn thing. Anyways. I don’t keep my zippo in my pocket so the butane doesn’t evaporate super quick. It just sits on my chair and so the fuel lasts 7-9 days easy in the summer and about 3 weeks in the winter when it’s cold. I want a Dunhill rollagas but have a hard time with the price.

@@lifesalessonullrnwhnurthru4141 I've got a zippo and I want to love it. It's an iconic American design which has been with us "forever". However I fill it with petrol and it evaporates in a week. The design isnt fit for purpose... the rollagas is an awesome looking lighter. However the best lighter of all is probably a bic..

@@allantaylor606 lol. Ya you’re so right. I have bics everywhere. I use the left over flint from a bic for my zippo.

​@@lifesalessonullrnwhnurthru4141i got an S i pulled my wick out bit more seemed to help a bit but yes i had to practice striking mine to get use to it , i have zippo , imco (imco my main carry) and i like bic but now i use clippers for my fire making kit with my imco😅