Unboxing of my new OD Green Zippo Tactical Pouch and Black Crackle lighter gift set. Thoughts on quality of the pouch and also an update on a change to the standard Black Crackle Zippo.
I have a Black Crackle from 2015 which has the brass bottom like your 2021 version. From what I know, Zippo will use almost anything for the Black Crackle... so you're gonna find brass bottoms and silver bottoms all over the place from every year since they started making that model.
My only complaint is the belt loop is kinda small for a riggers belt & that label on the front is exactly how USGI military gear labels are (although not on the front, usually on the inside). If you look up US military gear, pouches, packs, etc.. You'll see that same type of label.
3:56 About the leather belt pouch with the snap closure: I just received one in the mail yesterday and the inside of the snap is covered with a leather disc/patch to protect your lighter's finish, so Zippo seems to have rectified this issue.
I want one of the tactical pouch , I have a black leather pouch with a snap and a clip for the belt ! 8:05 that leather one was 11 US dollars yours in the states is under 20 US dollars !!!
I wouldn't mind getting one of these but in the UK they only sell the gift set, which is £71.95 from the official site. I can order one on it's own from France and the pouch will be £31.50 including postage, and if I wanted the black crackle I could get that for £21.05 on Amazon. So it's not really worth me buying the gift set and the pouch alone works out expensive compared to the leather ones which I can get for £11.99 on eBay, will probably just get a leather one and wait until I see some type of deal on the tactical in the future. All prices I mentioned include postage.
I really wish that Zippo made their pouches so that their lighters had less of a tight/snug fit inside them. Why, because since their lighters fit so tightly inside their pouches it causes unnecessary wear&tear on the finish of your new Zippo lighters!!!
Hi nice review. I just ordered one of these sets and also coming from Melbourne. That nickel finish on the bottom and inside is interesting. I have just looked at other videos of the same lighter older than 2020 and they have the brass. Maybe that's one special lighter?