Dave Sabot

Multi-flame Cigar Torch Lighters

Finding the best lighter for your specific needs is sometimes not an easy task. The marketplace offers a wide variety of styles, models and flame configurations.

While smokers of cigarettes can make do with nearly any type of lighter, even matches, pipe and cigar smokers need a specific type of lighter to ensure their smoking enjoyment. For this group of smokers, the preferred choice is some kind of torch lighter. But, there are variations even among torch lighters and discerning whether you need a single, double or triple flame lighter can be difficult.

While a torch lighter offers numerous benefits, you will need to determine which flame configuration is right for your needs. If you smoke cigarettes, a single flame torch is the best choice, as the double and triple flame models might produce too much fire and will use up unnecessary fuel.  However, if you smoke a pipe or a cigar, you can easily make use of double and triple flame torch lighters.  How can these be of benefit to you?  Simply put, the wider the flame, the easier it is to light your smoking product.

As an example, if you prefer pipe smoking, then a triple flame configuration might be better suited to your needs. The triple flame configuration gives a wider flame area that is able to light the entire contents of the bowl. This decreases the number of occurrences of partial burns and having to repeat tamping because of unburned tobacco. However, if you prefer cigar smoking, you may do well to go with a double flame configuration. These lighters will give increased contact between fire and tobacco and provide a smooth and efficient light.

For example, torch lighters are able to be held upside down during the lighting process and the fire is still projected straight out from the lighter. This is unlike other lighter styles, such as a Zippo, where the flame moves to an upward position and would be unsuitable to be held any other way but straight up and down. Pipe smoker can be sure that they can light their pipe and not burn themselves or leave only half of the tobacco in the bowl lit. Cigar smoker can also benefit from torch lighters primarily because of the control over the flame that this type of lighter provides.

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