Zippo Original

Zippo Original is the classic refillable metal windproof lighter for smokers, campers and anyone who wants a pocket lighter with a real hinge, flint and fuel. By our assessment, what it does best is the tactile mechanical ritual: the lid flips, the wheel strikes, and the flame feels immediate and familiar. The downside is also baked into the format, because it needs fuel, flints and occasional upkeep, and it is not the carefree disposable kind. In practice it feels solid, cool in the hand and very much like a tool that expects to be looked after. It sits far above cheap throwaway lighters in build and character, but it is not trying to be a modern refill-free gadget. People reach for Zippo Original when they want a dependable reusable lighter with that old metal case and they do not mind keeping it fed.