Zippo ZipLight

[Liberty1992]

how many people out there own Zippo ZipLights? i just got my first one today and its a fun little light.

 

[american lockpicker]

Where did you get yours at? The only place I've ever seen them for sale was a Civil Air Patrol catalog but that was in '99.

 

[Liberty1992]

theres a store in Chinatown (Washington DC) that has 11 year old ZipLights, I'm going back tomorrow and I'm going to buy as many as i can afford. I'll have to check but I'm fairly positive i can sell you one if you want.

 

[Youfoundnemo]

I just looked em up and the only thing I could see them being usefull for is...depleteing batteries =[

 

[Liberty1992]

I just looked em up and the only thing I could see them being usefull for is...depleteing batteries =[

well yea that's why they stopped production, and they don't take batteries they come with a rechargeable battery pack, that i haven't figured out how to recharge. but yea Zippo found them to be impractical so they halted production, the funny thing is now they can fetch up to $80 (that I have seen) on ebay, so thats not a bad thing.

 

[Youfoundnemo]

It would be nice to mod one with a MC-E or P7 and If one of your friends ask for a light hand em it, when they go to light it up theyll be seeing spots for miniutes:devil:

 

[Big_Ed]

I have one I got off ebay a couple years ago. Neat light. It would be much better with an LED, though. If I remember correctly, I had to pry it apart to replace the batteries. And the batteries weren't exactly a standard size. They were a smidge slimmer than AAAA, I think. I had to open up a 9-volt battery and use those cells.

 

[Liberty1992]

I have one I got off ebay a couple years ago. Neat light. It would be much better with an LED, though. If I remember correctly, I had to pry it apart to replace the batteries. And the batteries weren't exactly a standard size. They were a smidge slimmer than AAAA, I think. I had to open up a 9-volt battery and use those cells.

theres a guy, i know his handle is Spanishflea, but i cant remember what forum, he does LED upgrades. but dude the Punishment Zone in the LED Museum does all sorts of colored LEDS, http://ledmuseum.candlepower.us/third/rgbzip.htm

 

[american lockpicker]

theres a store in Chinatown (Washington DC) that has 11 year old ZipLights, I'm going back tomorrow and I'm going to buy as many as i can afford. I'll have to check but I'm fairly positive i can sell you one if you want.

I might buy one where is it made and how much will it cost me?

 

[Liberty1992]

I might buy one where is it made and how much will it cost me?

they were made in Bradford Pennsylvania, like all other Zippo lighters, and i havn't come up with a price yet, somewhere around $30, thats a lot cheaper than buying one on ebay, the cheapest i have seen on ebay is 29.95 + 6 for shipping. other than that the cheapest i found was $80 and up

 

[Guy's Dropper]

I'd rather have a real Zippo lighter. A lighter can act as a Light source and a fire starter.

 

[Liberty1992]

I'd rather have a real Zippo lighter. A lighter can act as a Light source and a fire starter.

true true, but i already have 9 of em, and the Ziplight is more for novelty purposes than any kind of practical use

 

[american lockpicker]

they were made in Bradford Pennsylvania, like all other Zippo lighters, and i havn't come up with a price yet, somewhere around $30, thats a lot cheaper than buying one on ebay, the cheapest i have seen on ebay is 29.95 + 6 for shipping. other than that the cheapest i found was $80 and up

If its $30 with shipping I can probably do it. Or if your into multitools and SAKs I could do a trade.

 

[Liberty1992]

If its $30 with shipping I can probably do it.

i still gotta get more of em and then figure out if i can do it, but if shipping isnt too much than cool. idk though im still deciding i may just keep a whole bunch so they appreciate but i like money so im conflicted, lol

 

[Nyctophiliac]

Wow. I haven't seen mine for years, I wonder where it is?

If I can figure out what batts to use, maybe I'll use it - or sell it.



Be lucky...

 

[Nyctophiliac]

Found it!

In the very bottom of a tin of old lights, next to several old incan Mag AAA's.
Behold my Zippolight...

And what is more, after years and years, it still works.

Cute little light, but I don't think it will ever be an EDC again.

I love the way you can use the insert to convert ANY Zippo to being a flashlight.

Any Mods??





Be lucky...

 

[Liberty1992]

the only safe mod i have seen are LED upgrades, UV, blue, red, green, basically any LED color you can find, also I have seen an upgrade for real batteries. does yours use real batteries or do you still use that "charger" pack that came with it. im gonna buy, as of now, 7 more tomorrow, idk what im gonna do with them

 

[FrogmanM]

Very cool!:thumbsup: I love zippos in general, but I am not a smoker. but a flashlight zippo...me want!:tinfoil:

Mayo

 

[Liberty1992]

Very cool!:thumbsup: I love zippos in general, but I am not a smoker. but a flashlight zippo...me want!:tinfoil:

Mayo

yea i dont smoke either, but i have about 10 Zippos, thats a nice mild collection for a 16 year old, lol. tomorrow I'm getting maybe 9 Ziplights, they have been discontinued for several years now and are big collectors items

 

[Nyctophiliac]

Liberty - its the original batterys, the light pack is unopened.

I'll think about what to put in there once these batts have run out.

Strangely, I don't smoke either, but I have a collection of about 40 lighters of various kinds, antique to modern. Including about 10 zippos. I should start a lighter collection thread in the Cafe!

I suspect these things will be more and more collectable soon, since fewer people smoke these days.


Pyromaniac = Flashaholic ???

...and vice verse, 'natch!





Be lucky...