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A lighter worthy of your finest cigars, the Colibri Carbon Fiber Monaco is inspired by the racing circuits of Europe. With a contoured shape and slim profile, it’s not unlike a high-end automobile—and the checkered carbon fiber look further hits the racing vibes home Read More
I love the designs and finishes on the new Colibri lighters and items that are offered off of Massdrop. I have found the quality to be better than most.
I have had problems with every single lighter I have gotten as a cigar deal or bought myself. None of them compare to the one I had for y ears back in the 80;s. Everything is falling in quality.
I've had numerous Colibris over the years. Every one of them died in less than a year. I heard that since they went out of business and got revived they are making better lighters.
There is nothing about the product photos that suggests these would be made of real carbon fiber. The photos themselves should have been the first clue. The flames DO get that long and even longer. Purging the tank before every fill is common practice. Try it.. your fills will be faster and the lighter will be more reliable. If you use a cheap butane fuel like Ronson or similar the jets will get clogged. Xikar Purofine is a better option. Unless you're gonna pony up for an S.T. Dupont I would suggest having some reasonable expectations from a $40 lighter. Even the Duponts get clogged and have ignition issues. Nevertheless, this is an excellent lighter and this drop is for a great price. This triple jet lighter is a champ when you need to cut through wind or elevation. Think of it as a tabletop lighter in a large pocket-size configuration.
Corbygray528Fair enough. For my part, I have a lot of experience with carbon fiber so it was easy to spot. Either way I'm very happy with the lighter so far. And the lack of carbon fiber didn't make it a poor value so I'm more than satisfied.
Wow,
Bit of an eye opener for us perhaps here on the Massdrop platform... we're aware of fake items being sold on another (huge) platform but this might be the 1st time we've seen items being questioned like this on Massdrop.
The images of the 'Colibri Carbon Fiber Monaco Triple-Flame Torch 'are depicting a lighter with a carbon print not 'carbon fibre' construction.
Does not Massdrop have a responsibility to respond to the above questions over authenticity.
What drops have been proven to be drops of counterfeit items, can anyone link to some?
Again, there is no information offered about this lighter except the manufacturer's name. Colibri's own website, and other websites that at least had additional pictures, had no information about the lighter itself, though some had information about the history of the company. Even the picture given here of the lighter actually lit, is fake and shows the flames a bit longer than they can probably actually ever be.
The only thing I found of any use was this youtube video of someone holding and lighting the non-"carbon fiber" version of the lighter so at least you can get a sense of the size and possible weight of it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PimLdrNdCE
I could not discover if the "carbon fiber" is just a look or a material either. I even called the phone number given on their website and got robots who gave me menus to choose from so that I could be called a "consumer", and then be told they were too busy to talk to me.
Here is a picture of the side view which makes it look like the "carbon fiber" is probably just printed on:
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Here is the contact information they give, in case anyone else is willing to give it a shot:
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TpicklesI had an earlier version and the flint in mine wore out in about 18 months. I also had a lot of issues with air bubbles clogging-up the works in this lighter (so I had to release ALL of the butane to clear it out and then refill it again ). Very disappointing given the brand and price-point. I now use Bugatti torch when I am out with my hockey team and Xikar desktop lighter at home.