Updated August 2026 Cup your hands around a disposable lighter in the wind and it still dies. Flick a Zippo open in the same wind and the flame bends, gutters, and keeps burning. That difference is not marketing. It comes from a specific mechanical design that has stayed essentially the same since the 1930s, and understanding it explains why the lighter behaves the way it does, why it needs the maintenance it needs, and why imitations that copy the shape rarely copy the performance. We sell genuine Zippo windproof lighters, brand new and factory sealed, in 4-packs at below-retail prices....