I have a old clipper given to me by a old hippy in the nineties he had been using it since the seventies, Ol Toot has passed on now but that lighter still brings a smile when I break it out on those rare occasions.
Clippers will always be the best lighters, at least for smokers. The fact I can collect the designs and reuse them is one thing, but that removable tool is perfect for packing down bowls or joints. Not to mention the flint.. it’s everything you want from a professional lighter that you plan to keep with you forever but still cheap enough to throw out and replace in a second
The collectable aspect along with the tool do make them an essential part of a stoners toolkit, no doubt! Only bad point is that they tend to go missing. A lot. And the cooler or rarer the design the higher the chance of them accidentally on purpose ending up in one of your mate's pockets by the end of the evening right?! Haha! We have all had it happen to us at some point and we've all 'accidentally' done it ourselves... it's the curse of the clipper, the stoner's affliction 😉😂😂😂🤘
A clipper actually fits perfectly inside of a 410 shell casing! My friends and I would scour the farmers fields looking for different ones so we could personalise our clippers when I was about 13 maybe 14 yrs old. I would burn a hole in the casing and attach a small metal ring to it, then make a rope for it so I could hang it round my neck so nobody could 'accidentally' pocket it. Looked pretty dope too, well for a 14 year old metal head anyway, haha!
It's a 12 bore cartridge that they fit into , I remember first seeing one that was in a cartridge belt being worn by some Scottish punk bloke called Tommy ( hello Tommy if your reading this !) ( you never know !)
Yea me and our group of rebels also used to hunt through corn fields searching for the shell case's whilst praying that the farmer never came out taking warning shots at us all lol Also we would collect the different coloured pokey ends that were used to poke down a doobie at one end for the roach to fit 😜 Ahh the life of a doobie lover growing up
Jeff Jeff Jeff you forgot the most important part! Long ago I never could understand why I couldn’t get my refillable lights to fill up. No matter how big a butane bottle I used or how new it was I could only get any lighter to fill about less than half. I finally found out that right before you refill a lighter you have to push the fill valve down to release the gas pressure left in the lighter . Then your lighter will fill completely up. Thanks for the videos Get up the good work!
The first clipper I got was the raw clipper you have. I turned it over to light my bowl and the flame shot out and burned my mustache. Great bowl rip tho 😆
Awesome review, I love Clippers. Just a small tip, you should not shake your butane canister. You want the butane to settle to the bottom, you don't want the propellant to mix with the butane when you refill. Turn it upside down, wait a second and fill.
It makes very little difference, shaken or not, because it takes a second to turn it upside down and put on the lighter so by then, the liquid is at the bottom and any mixed with air, will unmix long before you've emptied the can much. SO, don't shake them because there's no purpose in doing so.
You saved my life! I didn't knew, you can change the flint so easily!!! I've got a full collection of these lighters, and the flint was an issue. Now i can restore them. THANK YOU
Probably the best lighters I've ever used, I bought a cheap "disposable" Clipper in Paris a few years back, still have it now. I later bought a metal Clipper lighter and it's my go to favourite lighter. Maybe not the coolest lighter in the world but super simple, compact and reliable.
The clipper is reusable so its friendly to the environment, less plastic waist. It can be used to stop a wasp entering a bottle and when on the piss let's you know your beer bottle you are drinking from when you come back from having a piss. Its got lots of other uses as well
@@mikepants35 Maybe some of them. Ace brand disposables are from Zippo, king brand are from scripto. Most of the other brands that I have double checked are from scripto. Needless to say, a standard bic lighter is far superior any of the seethrough plastic versions. Not just because they don't break as much, and are longer lasting. But because you can use just some car keys to easily pop out the child safety feature. The transparent lighters use a double wheel system for safety that always is more annoying.
Thank you so much! My boyfriend and myself bought a couple of these lighters a few months ago. And didn't know how to change the flints. You solved our issue and our clipper is back up n running! You rock!
It's also a joint roller. There's even a sticker on the side of mine showing how to roll your paper using the poker. Rad. "Exclusive system to roll cigarettes."
Plz help me to refill mine. I have 2 beautifull metal clippers and I can t refill them. I am doing something g wrong.. Plz help me. Bcz I m so frustrated now.
Clippers are great for all the reasons you mention and my go-to lighter for EDC, I smoke so always have at least one on me. Also they come in smaller sizes (at least here in the UK) and these are great for keeping in coin pockets if you want to go ultralight, or for throwing in pouches and bags as backups if you are hiking or camping. Having said that, the best type of lighter to have in a survival kit, which you don't use and save for emergencies, is the Bic, because these are filled up in a factory under pressure and sealed and hold far much more gas than you can get in any refillable lighter. I had a full size Bic which I used every day a lot and it lasted me over 6 months.
I have an $8 fuel bottle (maybe 1.5x the size of your bottle there) and have refilled my clipper (and other lighters but clipper is my EDC) at least 15 times and there is still about half the can left. It really is great. I love that you got the point about how when you light a bowl it gives you a bit of extra flame AND the star shaped wheel!
Idk if that was an intended design, but just gravity and liquid being pushed out instead of gas, so you have more butane, as seen by big flame. I'd be care smoking like that thought. Butane ain't good to inhale. And you do inhale it quite frequently.
I've always preferred the way these look compared to Bic But I've never owned one. And I had no idea they were refillable. Thank you for a great review.
Now the 2 of us is gona by clippers so we can refuel them. Bic can also be refueled but BUT theres like a small plastic ball that you press in from the lighters bottom side. Then you can refill and another BUT. You must be able to immediately seal the hole you used to refill as it doesnt have a valve on the bic lighters.
It is. Almost everywhere in the us now. Also, I used to be a complete pothead. If you smoke so much that you can't work, it's too much. You can become addicted to the weed. Psychologically, not physically. But still. It can become a problem if you are running away from somthing. Conciously or not.
It’s not “legal”. It’s a monopoly!! I enjoyed it more when it was illega. Don’t forget to renew you card yearly for $300 and get robbed with the damn dispensary prices. It’s Total extortion racket! Plant your own seeds. Weed grow like weeds.
A clipper also has the straight edge to scrape/collect substances off the table when rolling. The bottom of the clipper also fits perfectly on glass bottles to keep insects out and keep it carbonated for longer.
It's nice that he chose to be very polite and genuine in his apreciation of this Lighter, (which most stoneheads use) plus it's also amazing that he wanted to share a delicate moment of his life with this Audience , I think that's very Brave and I get it when he says that's almost like keeping him present, It's Kind.
Clippers are pretty good, i use them for spare lighters scattered throughout all my bags and coats, but, mostly for sentimental reasons, i still prefer my old zippo for a primary lighter.
So glad to see that I'm not the only person with a graveyard of lighters that no longer work because they have very specific sentimental memories to me. 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻 we're not crazy! Lol
I bought it specifically because it was refillable and I'm tired of paying two plus dollars on a bic every week or two. But I didn't know about the replaceable flint, which is pretty ingenious. Thanks for the info. 👍🏻
Thank you, that is why i bought a clipper lighter, for refilling and delay wasting or throwing away. But, i almost dumped them because i new the flint was depleted but didnt know how to . Thanks for the video, this helped! Life is living by tiny moments!
Everybody I know that owns one of those knows that if I'm not mistaken even tells you on the package when you buy one. Okay well it doesn't tell you you can use it as a bowl packer but it does tell you that you can remove it and replace the Flint and if you can't figure out that it can be used as a bowl packer you probably don't smoke a bowl. I own several of these clipper lighters but for some reason I still go back to my Bic I think it's just the way it fits my hand.
All this time I’ve been trying to figure out how to replace the flint I feel so stupid now after watching this video lol. I did not know that the flat mechanism would come straight out and you can refill it from the bottom that was the biggest surprise out of this video lol I have a bunch of these are used to work for a company that we used to give these away as a promotional items to customers and I have a butt load but a lot of them have no flint. I know you can put fuel in them but not a flint until I watch this video thank you so very much now all I have to do is make sure if I need a lighter to buy clipper the other ones are a pain in the butt to even fix and they’re a lot more dangerous to refill but these are easy is Peezy as pie. Thank you so very much young man thank you thank you thank you you save me a lot of heartache and a lot of stress and God bless you and your family and friends and don’t forget repent because Jesus Christ is on his way prophecies are being fulfilled left and right in these last days of the world so please my brother repent so we can be in heaven together and worship our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ together. ✝️✝️✝️🇺🇸
Not only is the flint part a packing tool, but the flat part can be used as a scraper and the metal ring detaches also so that you can make a cone pack easier.
The fact that you can refill this lighter is great. The only problem with the clippers compared to bic is that they do not always ignight from the first time. Sometimes you need to try three or four times before you get a fire. Bic always works from the first time. If you remove the safety cap from bic, which is easly done, you also do not need to press so hard to get it going.
Noticed it was refillable a few days after I got it. Been refueling but my flint finally ran out. Was about to rip off the metal top that holds the roller. At the last second I thought there is probably an easy secret to this on RU-vid. Didn’t think it would be as easy as just pulling up on the flint roller😅 so trained to think all products are shitty on purpose. “Planned Obsolescence”. Thanks for the video. Helped a lot and gave me just a little more faith in humanity. 👍
This video made me so happy and dissapointed at the same time! I was trying to replace the flint by removing the wheel, I did not know about the twistable bottom hahaha thank you!
Awesome video man thank you didn't know how to get the packing piece out AND learned that I could refill..... man sorry to hear about your people, all love and prayers
If you have problems with your grip on it the clipper fits inside of a used 12bore shotgun cartridge like a sleeve, its handy if your hands are wet or really cold
The flint striker can get kind of gummed up with old flint material after a long period of time. With a wire brush thats not too stiff, you can easily clean it to refresh the striking action.
Love ur vids amd share many of your hobbies. I had just watched the vid u referenced and then this video came out haha and still I learn new things everday those clippers are really neat i should pick one up. Thanks Jeff.
Oh fuck yeah! I have that same RAW one and I have been refilling it for a while and changed the flint for the first time about two months ago. I miss watching your videos after coming home from school. Now I’m too busy with work, new hobbies and more videos to watch, to watch your videos every day. You got EVERY point about the clipper in this video! I am so grateful for having your videos to watch as a teenager and then into a young man.
I have a collection of these for the same reasons. Refillable and you can replace the flint. I've noticed that you can rotate the striker to get a better spark.
@@rafaeltorre1643 oh ok so you mean removing the striker on the clipper, and replacing with a round bic lighter one? Does it fit? And I prefer the clipper one, though. But may try it
@@LuisC7 Yes. You can buy extra flint wheel pokers in packs on eBay. He was just saying basically he buys another new one and pits it on the older one. You can at anytime put it in and lighter you want to use. Also scrub the wheel because flint material will make it less effective over time. I use mini bic wheels and they light 100% of the time. But I personally buy vintage lighters because they are metal and never break. Just need to teach yourself how to service them. I collect plastic lighters but haven’t used them since discovering the quality of 60 year old indestructible lighters. They are pieces of jewelry made by jewelers, literally. Art.
Y'know ive been watching you Jeff since you made the original balisong, zippo and pocket knife collection videos I even remember those old homemade weapons collections and today I felt like I learned something new about you today with the Clippers. I worked at head shops and dispensaries in Canada and Clippers are always in a stoners arsenal not to mention how you specifically got a RAW and Psychedelic looking lighter makes me think you dabble in the left handed cigarettes from time to time haha.
Owner of Zig-Zag rolling papers, Turning Point Brands, just signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Clipper to be their only authorized dealer for North America. Clipper is the 2nd largest seller of lighters in the world. Turning point brands' ticker symbol is TPB, and it's shares can be bought anywhere stocks are sold. I personally own TPB stock, and this is a YT comment, not investing advice.
Thanks for your info vid. Really helpful. Yes I did know they’re reusable (refillable and new flints). I checked the subject out, because I wanted to know why sometimes when they get a bit old, they don’t light single-handed. I’ve never cleaned one, so I gave that a go, but it didn’t work on the trickiest one. Ah well. I have others that work immediately with one hand.
Clippers are awesome. I've been using the same lighter for 3 years ! As long as you purge them, you're good to go for a long time ! The big plastic valves eventually wear out and will leak a bit if you're not careful, but this is easily fixable with a paperclip to put it back in place. You can also carefully strip the mechanism to clean it completely and change the wheel and spring.
I love clippers. Have all sorts. I have a few that I have even collected from the street grounds that were dried up. Took them inside, cleaned them up, filled them with gas and are still kicking.
The extended flame when you flip it upside down is not a handy design feature. It happens with bics and Crack lighters too. When you light it normally you are igniting liquid gas that is coming up and evaporating. When you turn it upside down it's no longer funneling liquid it's funneling gas so it's combustion increases because it has a better mix ratio.
Never knew you could take the flint rod out of the lighter. I still have my first clipper, but the flint died on me. I have changed it with a rod from a recently bought clipper and it finally works again. Brings back some good memories.
Looked up the packing tool hack to see if it was true tapped on this video heard the voice a voice I hadn’t heard for many years but recognized it immediately and said “is that CutleryLover??” I knew it was. Man ab 10. Years ago I was getting into flint and steel and survival stuff and your videos taught me everything about firestarters
But yeah, they have a few benefits over BIC, started more as rolling lighters, the edge coming ovff to put your paper on, the spark wheel coming out to use as a tamp, made initially for people who roll their own smokes of any kind. But they also can be beneficial in wilderness, as the removeable spark wheel, is good when you just need a spark but not a light.
I bought a twin pack of clippers from Walmart a while back. After I got them out of the package I noticed that one of them was empty...I saw just a few little rough marks on the buttom as well. Instead of returning it I got a sudden gut instinct and tried fiddling with the buttom seal cap... And sure enough it came loose, revealing an airtight stash compartment. The container proved to be perfectly suited for the job.
Watched this last year. I came back to remember which part I could pull out. It was the flint. Thought it was the button. Now I know. I was wrong at first but I came back, rewatched the video! Now I'm correct about WHICH PART can be removed. When I'm out and about, I can use my lighter with confidence. Not one person can tell me I'm bad at operating a Clipper lighter. Knowledge is power.
Thank you I learned about the flame size when tipping and I needed to thank you. I just wish there was a window to see the fluid in mine. But oh well. Nice lighters and thanks for the video.
I did know they were refillable (and have refilled them), but had wondered what would be when the flint was gone. Now, I know it's easy as pie as well, so that's nice to know. I've got a whole stack of BICs from finding them by the roadside. I repair the still fueled ones, too, and just for fun, but I prefer the Clippers, they feel a bit more durable than standard gas station BICs, and the cylinder shape feels better in pocket IMO. It's also cool that they bring out new print series for the shells constantly. Recently I saw animal pattern prints and bought 2 of them, tiger and leopard
I have found that if you pump the can up and down to fill and not hold it down like that, it fills it more efficiently and fully. Love the content man! Cheers! 🔥💨🤘
No one mentioned the bottom is shaped to be a sort of "in a bind" grinder. Drop material to be ground in a med bottle shorter than the lighter and grind away. Works as it should because it was built with that feature in mind. Neat lighter
WOW, thank you! I was searching for a hack on how to compress the spring so I could jam a flint in there. I already removed the wheel but never pulled on it 🙄🙄 - THANK YOU
The longer flame when tipping it over is dependent on the length of the tube that leads to the outlet. If it almost reaches the bottom then, when upright, there is liquid being forced most of the way up the outlet tube. When tipped over, only the vapor is able to enter the outlet tube which can be accelerated faster by the pressure in the lighter.
I remember when those lighters first hit the market in the 90s. I was a Jr or Sr in high school, and an avid weed smoker. My buddies and I loved those things. And with the milage we put on them they got refilled and flints changed allot.
I once had a clipper lighter that had a metal button that you hold down for gas to come out and the flint stem that is plastic was also metal!!! And you could adjust the flame size by a slide thing on the front!!! It is the only one of the type I have ever seen ! It was mustard in colour and looked the same as any other clipper ! This was back in the late 1980s and belonged to my dad and I borrowed it for the night and lost it !!!! I have looked for years and never found another or anyone who has seen one !!!
I actually had one of these sitting next to me when I clicked on this video.. and I’ve always preferred bics but my local gas station only has the clippers now … HOWEVER after watching this video and examining mine you’ve totally sold me on these lighters!
You can remove the metal cap part, pulling/sliding it upwards while gently opening it with your fingertips, being careful not to crush it, it's not good to do it often, but if the metal breaks you can take it from another lighter, I usually do this to clean the oxidation that remains on the metal and in the flame hole using cotton swabs. When putting the metal piece back on, I give it a slight squeeze so that it fits firmly, again being very careful not to break it. To place, simply slide from top to bottom until the pins align.
Wow i remember you from a long time ago cutlerylover! Just a lurker here but I used to watch your knife videos! I am a knife guy originally then life happened and i got into weed which is cool but i got rid of a bunch of great knives i used to have to feed the weed habit and get through life. I still have a custom strider smf with nightmare grind, an Emerson and a Fallkniven F1 pro. I miss a lot of knives that i cannot get anymore though. Glad to hear you mention gus, may he rest in peace i remember him fondly from your old videos. I like these clippers but i like Bic more still.
I got mine at Phresh cannabis is Forest grove OG. The flick thing where u can put in a new flint is a joint rolling tool. I used it as a bowl stirrer! Both mine have pot leafs in them so they had the stickers on them to show that it's to help for rolling. I'd used it for weeks before I read the sticker. My exes mom actually got them for us. When I moved back to Orlando FL I accidentally had hers in my pocket. It means the world to.me because I love her mom sooo mucho! Yea the flint piece is used to help tree roll J's... or as I still use it to stir bowls. I can't believe the dogs didn't ping on it when I was walking through customs flying back! Oh well!🤷♂️🤷♂️🤘🎸🤘💚💚💚😎
I’ve been using a clipper for years, and I never noticed the tipping thing til now, other than the fact that it’s easier to light when it’s tipped over.
