If you burp it, it should also lower the flame. Also it won't ever be the same windproofness as the original as it doesn't have a chimney, or at least a useable one it just has the appearance of one, also unless you have pressurized in some form (such as a butane torch) to essentially bypass the wind but a butane soft flame lighter technically CANT be windproof by design... The wick and chimney are what gives original Zippos their wind"proof" design.
It works great, not windproof at all; basically like a BIC and I love the big flame, but the tiny uncomfortable button is my only complaint. (Mine fits snug as a bug in a rug, they list what model of zippos the yellow flame is compatible with, and pretty sure its not meant for armor or vintage makes)
A windproof version would be good, but I use it indoors to smoke so I don't have that problem. What I would like is a flame adjust and fill window on it, also mine fits an Armor without falling out, but the single torch doesn't close in an Armor.
Slim butane insert while would be cool from a collectors standpoint just to have maybe a bunch of originals then maybe the same ones but modern butane versions I suppose I am not a collector or at least of zippos... But in reality it would drain so quick... Just the regular size zippo inserts already burn thru the butane so I can only imagine a slim. Just wouldn't be very practical, the low quality butane seems the better way to go rather than unnecessarily burning thru your limited fuel supply..
Yeah would be cool for the collectors that’s for sure. U don’t ever use a slim. The butane amount it would hold that u complained about also is true for the fluid. It holds less.
Cool vid👍 Honestly I barely used mine since I got it. I burped it and filled up with zippo butane, but it still only lights every 6 or 7 strikes. I'm considering sending it back for replacement
@@Zippofanatic77outdoors main reason I gave up on butane lighters....high failure rate....classic zippo never fails....fill it up when you fill the car....lol
@@XCELERATIONRULES yeah in the winter it’s all I use. Most reliable. But I’ve had great results with zippo butane once I found out about quality butane lol
How long does it last for occasional use? I just got mine, filled with butane and after playing a bit for 1 day the gas is already gone on the second day.
How would we know the Flint needs to be replaced, can we see the Flint like the standard insert ? I use red flint on my standard Zippo inserts so it's easy to see if you need to replace it.
@@Zippofanatic77outdoors It's not like the standard insert it's very easy to see the Flint. This yellow flame insert is kinda hard to locate where the Flint is. The Flint is kinda like hiding from you. My yellow flame insert just arrived & has some cosmetic imperfections.
@@Zippofanatic77outdoors Under the wheel using flashlight you can see a brass thing but it's not the Flint cuz I changed my flint into RED COLOR then use flashlight again, what I see is still the brass thing... therefore you cannot actually see the Flint under the wheel even with a flashlight. Now my red flints are useless, at least I can use it on my Zorro fuel saving insert & still see the red flint.
@@Zippofanatic77outdoors The red flint's purpose on the yellow flame insert is useless cuz you can't see it even with it's red color under white flashlight. It's still useful for my other inserts.
Does the yellow flame from the butane insert shrink when the pressure inside drops, (due to usage)? And vice versa with increased pressure after filling? That's normally the case with those throw away butane lighters. That's one thing I don't like about butane lighters. Always adjusting the flame, and it also gets harder to ignite when it's almost empty.
On top of Mt. Washington , NH . The highest winds ever recorded on Earth 235 MPH the mountain is 66,000 feet tall had snowy June the worst ever we had the most rain of any June !
Was gonna comment on papworktv5's comment on the live chat! - mine does that too, you can squeeze the can a bit, AND I use the bag trick. Doesn't matter for evaporation, but provides a bit of grip. ✌🏼
Has anyone else had problems with the flame going out when you use it to light a pipe or anything upside down. Whenever the lighter is sideways or upside down the flame begins to flicker and then goes out. I've tried bleeding it repeatedly and only use premium butane but it still happens. At this point I'm not sure if it's a design flaw or the insert isn't functioning properly.
Hey Keith I can’t say mine do. I have three of them on the go they all operate fine. My torches on the other hand go out when upside down. I can only use them side ways u gotta tilt your bowl into the flame. Maybe try that with your yellow flame. My yellow flame inserts all work good though upside down.
@@Zippofanatic77outdoors Thanks for the reply I really appreciate It. It must be my specific soft flame insert that is defective as it goes out every time I use my pipe. It's fairly new so I'll contact Zippo about a replacement. Other than that issue I think it's a great product and would definitely recommend.
It sort of makes sense that if their butane inserts have a major problem like working parts breaking then Zippo would try to fix the problem I have recently decided to get one myself in order to upgrade one of my star lighters into a butane lighter I don't happen to like the torch inserts because the flames are hard to see and most are pezo electric which I also hate as they have a habit of working well for a short while then one day will not work
my butane insert slides up from just opening and closing one of the standard cases. as someone who mostly fidgets with it and likes the idea of having it on me just in case I need it, I wish that the insert fit cases more snug, was lighter, had fuel window, and was windproof.
@@Zippofanatic77outdoors because of the video, i actually just sliced a peice of a business card off that was sitting on my desk and slipped it in. Seems to be helping. Still would have been preferable to not have to do that. :P
@@JustFluxz yeah these inserts are made in China so who really knows. But at least if use a piece of tape u can slide it in and out of any insert and not have to worry about it
Noice! Just ordered mine. Next one is the pipe. By the way sorry for the question but do you know if Riley’s 66 sells authentic zippo. I’m just very skeptical and paranoid paying high price zippo from third party sellers. Anyways Keep up the work . Your zippo work doesn’t go untouched s7eveN 7🔥
Thanks buds appreciate it. Umm no I never order from him. So I wouldn’t know. Why what is the high price zippo U are trying to get. I always get mine from zippo directly or the cheapest seller on eBay or Amazon. I’m not worried about getting fakes in North America.
Had ordered the thunderbird insert but cancelled the order after watching your review and ordered zippo soft flame instead. Does it work well sideways like if you're trying to hit a bong?
@@Zippofanatic77outdoors awesome! May be a small issue during this season but it's usually not too windy in FL so this seems like a perfect bong/joint insert. 🔥🤙
@@meroinheroin I’m using two right now one in each edc. My tman rose gold and my Niagara Falls coins zippo and I love this insert. But sometimes they don’t lite the first strike a lot of people complain about. I don’t have the problem and I have four of them in total so. But there if it’s just breezy outside u will be fine. Just not stronger winds
My friend just recently has a problem with his Yellow Flame Butane Insert, he use it maybe for a few months as his EDC. The lighter wouldn't light consistently. When I checked the insert, it seemed like there was a problem with the 'fork' (I don't know if it's the right term lol, but it's the button to open the gas/fuel). Have you ever experienced this problem?
How'd you use it just out of the box!? I got one and followed the instructions on filling it and it won't work just sparks, I did try the bleeding technique but it still won't work.
My insert refuses to take butane, it just straight up rejects it… Sometimes a tiny bit of butane gets in and the flame is small and weak and I have no idea what’s wrong with it… I’ve tried Ronson and Zippo butane, but the lighter won’t fill Any advice would be appreciated!
ive had the yellow flame insert for a few weeks and for some reason now the flame has gotten very weak compared to the large flame it had originally. Might be because of colder temperatures but I wouldnt think it would have that drastic of an effect.
@@Zippofanatic77outdoors thats what I thought as well, but even inside where its ~16-20 degrees celcius the flame burns quite low. It seems like there might be something wrong with the valve/opening thats letting out butane
@@podutsch5315 well even in the summer if I leave mine the basement where it’s cooler it still does that. Bleed the tank refil it. Get a better butane also. Ronson and zippo are no good
@@Zippofanatic77outdoors I’ll bleed the tank and fill it up again with the butane I have - if that doesn’t work I’ll try a new butane. What surprised me though was that it worked perfectly fine for the first week or 2 and then the flame got very weak even after re-filling
@@Allen-3tx yeah that’s a yes. U gotta turn up the governor on that single torch for it take cheap butane. I have a video on how to do it. Super easy. But the yellow flame there’s no screwing around with it. It just works.
@Zippo Fanatic 77 Outdoors I know bro I've been using it as a reference. I removed restrictor and bled and the hard part is refilling without getting air in the tank.
I had to use a bic look i rook zippos windoroof fir granted my roo ates sealing fan could blow it out or me just sighing is it that easy in this one to pur out the flame
@@James_The_Bara_Dude62391 yup it’s soft flame butane. They all like that. A single torch is much more windproof I have a video on all of them and how windproof they are
No adjustment on a butane insert. Typical American brand fashion, always missing something while costing more than other brands that do everything better. Same thing with guitars. Always coming with a tuning issue, or a bad paint job, missing small parts, bad solder jobs, bad fret leveling, or all of the above, while costing morethan the double of what other guitars from other brands cost that have no such issues. No hate on this guy nor Zippo or their users in particular. Just a lot of people's experience with American brands and products in general.
@@Zippofanatic77outdoors don't see any other zippos like it....they seem to sell well according to Amazon...not really rare but quite cool design in my opinion....not breaking the bank either at $33....
@@XCELERATIONRULES no def not. Yeah those plated zippos are always way heavier and bulkier also an added bonus. Would be a great edc especially with the open surprise design
@@XCELERATIONRULES lol I’ve cut some skin on closing the lid. Yeah that’s good it’s cheap enough to buy 2 also. I always feel more comfortable having a spare in mint condition.
