Paraphernalia - alternative to cigarette lighters when on a crack binge

[Shooting Starz]

Swim hates it when she goes on a binge and all the lighters get burnt up and she is having to use one lighter for fluid and one for the flint or not having one at all and still having rocks left. I found using a kerosene lantern with the odorless fluid works well. anyone have any other tips on things to use to keep the fire burning with out having to goto the store geeked to get more lighters?

[Nagognog2]

An Oxy-Acetylene rig with a striker would last a long time.

[klaatu]

Originally Posted by Shooting Starz

having to use one lighter for fluid and one for the flint

Swim has been there, done that too

He hates disposable, plastic lighters as they run out too often but also they break too easilly if they are used to crush rocks prior to smoking. So he has been looking at other types of lighters.

He recently bought a "pipe lighter" - these have a flame that comes out of the side and are designed - surprise, surprise - to make pipe lighting easier.



He bought a metal one (cost about £20 which is approx $30) so that it would be easier to crush rocks with. He told me that it is much better at rock-crushing and so far so good as a lighter. The main problem being that he keeps forgetting that the flame comes out for the side which has lead to a few near-misses and singed fingers!

As for Nag's suggestion about welding gear - yes, that would work too. But might be a little hard to conceal if you want to be discreet.

Another possibility would be NASA's new crack pipe lighter designed for long-term use on the International Space Station.





Klaatu

[Shooting Starz]

Originally Posted by klaatu

Another possibility would be NASA's new crack pipe lighter designed for long-term use on the International Space Station.





Klaatu

can you imagine the pipe that would go with that thing mustless the size of the rocks

[Pinkavvy]

quit using the cheap lighters. it's been swips experiences that only the cheap lighters "pop" and break when used to much.... swip has never had any problems with a BIC lighter.

[Shooting Starz]

Swim uses only BIC. but swim also doesn't smoke rock very often. When she does its in large amounts with several people. not even a BIC is capable of lasting through the piles of rock. Plus the less money she spends on lighters the more left for other things. Not counting people walking off with them. By the time the Lighters are gone your to bug-eyed and geeked to go buy more. I was just trying to help swim with the misery of geeking out on trying to find more flames at the end of the night.

[Pinkavvy]

How about a refillable lighter such as a Zippo and a few cans a fuel for it?

[Micklemouse]

Using a Zippo to smoke a pipe takes a bit of practice, and not many people like the taste of lighter fuel! How's this for an idea - a candle and a few wooden spills, or maybe a box of cook's matches?

[epiphanyx]

SWIM empathises fully with this dilemma; imagine having an ounce of rock and all the necessary implements but SWIY's last lighter dies. And SWIY has used every match in the vicinity. And all the shops are closed because it's 3am - nightmare scenario.

SWIM has found that even clippers can't stand the strain of prolonged use.

Might have to invest in a pipe lighter like klaatu for the next session. What are those torch like implements they use in the movies? Seems like the perfect solution.

[IHrtHalucingens]

I dunno if i missed something but if you know a normal BIC lighter wont last long enough and you know your going to be using why not buy a few in advance. They sell large packs of disposable lighters at the store. Maybe stock up in anticipation. Other than that any refillable lighter with loads of fuel for it.

[epiphanyx]

Unfortunately the cracked up mindset doesn't quite work like that, IHrt. Three lighters and four boxes of matches might seem like plenty. Until...

[IHrtHalucingens]

Haha understood. SWIM has only ever freebased once and vowed never to do it again for fear of addiction so he doesnt have the experiences to realate to the problem i guess. But he does smoke pot everyday through a bong, which is pretty lighter intensive and his lighters last a good amount of time. Does smoking crack require more fluid than smoking pot? Im kind of curious now. lol

[raven3davis]

Originally Posted by Pinkavvy

quit using the cheap lighters. it's been swips experiences that only the cheap lighters "pop" and break when used to much.... swip has never had any problems with a BIC lighter.

word to that. BIC lighters are still cheap but they work hella good. They dont pop like those shitty lighters and they last a pretty long time, even if you are a tweeker or a crack head.

[klaatu]

Originally Posted by IHrtHalucingens

Does smoking crack require more fluid than smoking pot?

Swim has never smoked Pot or cigarettes - no, honestly - so he cannot compare but he usually has the lighter lit for about ten to fifteen seconds to ensure all the lovely Cola has evaporated. And he usually grinds a rock into about four "pipefulls" (I don't think he means pipe FULL when he says that)

So figure about 1 minute's lighter time per rock.

It reminds me of Bill Hicks asking someone in the audience how many cigarettes a day they smoked. On hearing the reply "two packs a day" he would say "Pussy. I get through two lighters a day"

Klaatu

[Ant-Man]

SWIM told me that a cotton ball, forcepts (Or something compairable) and Isoprop. Alcohol works great. SWIM says there is no "Funky" taste and can be lit with the spark from a "Dead" lighter.

[epiphanyx]

Any particular type of alcohol?

[Woodman]

Originally Posted by klaatu

Another possibility would be NASA's new crack pipe lighter designed for long-term use on the International Space Station.





Klaatu

Oh Fuck!
That confirms it.

I was suspicious after they lost a 2'nd space shuttle, but now I know why; they were all on drugs!

[Danc9552003]

So does anybody know if ant-man is correct about a cotton ball and isopropel alcohol? The alcohol might not smell/taste weird, but wouldn't the cotton?? Swim would like to try that out because last night he really fucked his thumb up from lighting the lighter SO many times. But that's what happens when swim has lots of coke

[klaatu]

Danc

Swim has had the same thumb-problem in the past - especialy when he's used cheap disposable lighters. That's why he recommends investing in a decent lighter like the one shown in my post further up the page; it's much, much kinder on thumbs!

Klaatu

[Ant-Man]

Originally Posted by Danc9552003

So does anybody know if ant-man is correct about a cotton ball and isopropel alcohol? The alcohol might not smell/taste weird, but wouldn't the cotton?? Swim would like to try that out because last night he really fucked his thumb up from lighting the lighter SO many times. But that's what happens when swim has lots of coke

The cotton does'nt burn, only the alcohol. I assure you there will be no weird taste....just remember, alcohol burns very hot, so it might seem like your using Klaatu's idea

That's no S*&T about the sore thumb!!!

[jduba]

swimused to use a camping tourch or butane tank with a flame piece on it from lowes.... swing by any large hardware store they have many cool lighting methods...swims fav is a tourch that you just insert a reg lighter in and it converts to a torch (best for meth)

[Psych0naut]

Buy one of those wind-proof lighters.They're refillable and last ages.They're

[klaatu]

Originally Posted by psych0naut

Buy one of those wind-proof lighters.They're refillable and last ages.

Psycho - Swim told me that he looked at those wind-proof lighters, but they have a really, really small flame which is tucked away behind a kind of wind-proof screen and he didn't know if they would be good at heating crack.....

Maybe someone here has tried one?

Klaatu

[Micklemouse]

Originally Posted by psych0naut

Buy one of those wind-proof lighters.They're refillable and last ages.They're

Zippos? !

[Psych0naut]

SWIM doesn't mean the zippo style lighters that work on petrol, but the ones that work on butane, with a blue bunsen burner kind of flame, not a yellow one.