So, if you’ve seen this thread, or this thread, you know I’d been looking for a titanium EDC (not “emergency” or “survival”) lighter for quite a while. I ended up with a titanium zippo, and despite what I’m going to share today, I don’t regret it.
However, I am pleased that I have now discovered an alternative for the rest of you titanioholics out there, who don’t wan’t to pay a ridiculous price for a titanium zippo. That’s right, you can pay a slightly less ridiculous price for a titanium zippo housing!
I found a reference to Carson War Armor on another forum (don’t remember which, sorry) and eventually hunted down this item on ali express. Apparently links to that site have not been whitelisted, so search for “titanium lighter armor”. I purchased mine from “Xi’an Stah Titanium Co., Ltd.”
I have no way of knowing if this is the legit item, or a knock off, but the edc section of the wararmor page is /richangxiedai/ Unfortunately, I don’t know how to order from them. Based on the quality of the item I received, my guess is that it is legit, but I have no real way of knowing.
After some comparison shopping, and investigation of similar offerings elsewhere on aliexpress, I decided to buy one, and I’m VERY happy with the result. Here are some pictures of it next to the zippo.