Originally Posted by
IrishDoesntFlyNow
Hmmm . . . that's about the time I stopped flying, so I guess I stopped paying attention. But, windproof lighters only. (Zippo makes several different kinds, so the fact that they specified "windproof" is probably significant.) That's great if it can go in carry-on. I had a friend who lost one he was pretty fond of out of checked luggage. It's a nifty little product, though, and a great sales stragedy for Zippo -- I've never seen any other approved container. And, of course, one has to hope the dice roll in their favor with the individual manning the checkpoint.
~~ Irish
It makes no sense to me why they would ban wick type lighters anyhow. The flame on a regular butane is hotter.
I can see why they would ban the torch lighters. Speaking of torch lighters, this thread got me thinking about replacing
one of these that I lost. (not to the TSA, just lost it) I used it to do an emergency solder on a radiator once. Little hint, drain the coolant if you ever need to solder a radiator. Seems so obvious in retrospect.