Zippos getting no love...

[Moparmanmike]

I have been vaping for about 4 months now. Still on my 1st kit, a Halo Element, and surprisingly enough still working on the same atty! I have been enjoying the whole vapor experience and I am actually about to upgrade to the Volcano Inferno starter kit. Yet in all the excitement and trying flavor after flavor and learning more and more it kind of slipped my mind I guess that my Zippos have been getting no love lately. I would hate to get rid of them, been collecting them most my life. But now that I just have no use for them its kinda a shame to watch them sit around and collect dust. Guess I should invest in a display case to show them and act as a reminder the habit I kicked. I honestly think thats the part that I miss the most. The stigma of lighting my American Spirit or Lucky Strike with the classic sound and taste of a Zippo. But then I think of the taste while vaping some peanut butter cups or Monster or whatever and Im reminded that thats one piece of Americana I can move past and do without.

 

[Trick]

Get a Genesis rba and start oxidizing mesh with those suckers!

 

[corruption42]

Definitely get a display case going... not only is it a reminder of what you moved past, they're also collectors items and quite nice in their own right!

 

[Moparmanmike]

Thats what I was thinking. I have had collections before, even before I started smoking. I guess when others my age were collecting coins and stamps or whatever that was my own little piece of American history. But over the years of moving and all things get lost, and they became more functional then something to just look at. I guess I could start it again. As long as the juices stay fresh and flavorful I should have no problem keeping them locked up and dry!

 

[Fury83]

Too bad they don't sell the Ziplight insert. Then you could still use them. If you're handy, instuctables has instructions for conversion into an led light.




ps You smoked hipster cigarettes



pps Just kidding, congrats on kicking it

 

[Moparmanmike]

Yeah that would be a pretty interesting mod for a few of the less collectible ones. I will have to try looking into that. And hipster cigarettes? Lol the Spirits or Luckys? I can see a frat boy smoking either one. I always preferred non filter or a strong all natural smoke. I would roll my own often with the Spirit loose tobacco. I know not many people smoke em from where Im from at least, and they are both pretty hard to find and pretty pricey. I used to like Camels til they changed their blend about 5 years or so ago. Dont know what they did but bleh. Thats about when I went to the Spirits exclusively. Everything else just tasted like chemicals and air. But thanks though! Now any taste I can think of is just a click away! Though I wouldnt mind finding a juice that resembled the Spirits. I know I wont get dead on but close would be nice from time to time.

 

[keyonee90]

Welcome! Glad to see more and more people are switching to vaping.

You should see if there is a way to mod a zippo somehow to a small vape machine .

 

[Trick]

 

[Moparmanmike]

Dude, keyonee90, you just blew my freaking mind! It may take a month, it may take 6, but I will figure out how to make such a device to work, and I will be sure to post pics and a video up on this forum once completed! Of course a plain jane one will be the guinnie pig, but after the success who knows?

 

[Moparmanmike]

Trick thats awesome. I gotta look up the plans on how to make one. And get all the details. Auto/manual battery, if it has to stay plugged in, ect. Im on a mission now.

 

[Ub3r]

I'll also miss the "CLING" of opening my Zippos. I don't miss the stink of the smokes though. I'm keeping mine (only 2) since they were both gifts from people close to me. Always handy to have in a Zombie apocalypse, they'll stay lit anywhere!

 

[Trick]

I suspect that guy's is strictly a passthrough, and needs to be tethered to USB, which probably wouldn't be too useful. Batteries are getting pretty small, though... you've got me looking at my eRoll here and wondering if I could rig something up.

 

[Moparmanmike]

Thats what it looks like. But even though it wouldnt be very practical, it sure would be fun! Would be a neat little piece to show off. Especially to my buddies who havent quite converted yet haha.

 

[beckyblue]

Moparmanmike, I also have a very beautiful collection of Zippos (got my 1st one when I started the old habit, at 13). I've posted before that they're the one thing I miss about smoking, since I got my Reo. If you ever do come upon a zippo mod, come back and let us know!

 

[corruption42]

Its definitely doable:

eCiggo Electronic Cigarette by Vapage

Not sure what kinda battery pack they're using, but its obviously an auto-draw system... probably wouldn't be too hard. Hardest part would probably be adding a port for a charger -- though might be worth it to put it on the same surface as the carto adapter tho, just so you don't have to modify the Zippo shell.

Hey man, come up with something that lets people reuse original Zippo shells as an ecig with a drop-in, and I think you've got a marketable product!

 

[Moparmanmike]

Oh no doubt beckyblue once I get the time to rig something up, ill be posting pics and vids. Probably give a lil guide on how I did it as well.

 

[keyonee90]

Well, looks like there are videos already. Have fun! Hell, i have a zippo laying around somewhere. I may give it a shot when i have some free time on my hands .

 

[PharmTechDude]

I think of the taste while vaping some peanut butter cups or Monster

Sorry to burst in, but for the love of Thor and Odin above, where do you get Monster flavor juice? Ive seen plenty of Red Bull clones, but I am a Monster addict. Probably drink 3-6 cans a day. If it came out of the faucet, I would never touch water again.

 

[Moparmanmike]

Thanks for the link man. I will have to invest in a couple. Experiment with them a bit. Take them apart, see how they work. That will give me a great base to come up with a complete drop in system!

 

[corruption42]

I imagine there would be a great nostalgia demand from the legions of ecig converts out there for something like that -- good luck!