Xikar or Cuban Crafters ?

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Vision
Vision Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 2,701
Just seeing which one I should ask for. I am having my first baby in August and my wife wants to get me a Lighter and Cutter. Any lighter suggestions too?

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  • Lee.mcglynn
    Lee.mcglynn Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 5,228
    Xikat all the way for a cutter! They are the sharpest and lifetime warrantied so you can go wrong. But I don't like thier lighters.
  • 0patience
    0patience Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 3,767
    That's pretty much a personal preference I think.
    Personally, I like my Xikar. But that doesn't mean that your preference would the Xikar.
    I'm not sure you could go wrong with either one.
    But you really need to look at which one will work better for you.
  • Toombes
    Toombes Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 4,451
    I have the Cuban Crafter's Perfect Cut and use it almost daily. The only drawback is that you can't clip a stick with a bad burn if you need to relight it, which is why I'm looking at the Xikar scissors.
    But, I do agree with Opatience, it all boils down to performance for you. Happy hunting!
  • OchoZacho
    OchoZacho Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 1,471
    Vision:
    Just seeing which one I should ask for. I am having my first baby in August and my wife wants to get me a Lighter and Cutter. Any lighter suggestions too?
    First of all, how 'bout dem Sox baby!?!?!?! On a streak lately! Second, a belated congrats to you my friend - it's been an absolutely CRAZY past few weeks and I can really relate to the joy of your firstborn on the way! Third, I loved my Cuban Crafters until I purchased a nice high end Xikar. Lifetime warranty and the sharpest blade and perfect cut I've ever seen. Can't go wrong with either of them, but I don't know that I'll ever use anything but Xikar cutters and lighters anymore.
  • Steve2010
    Steve2010 Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 1,036
    Xikar Xi3 and X-V are the only cutters I'll use.

    A little more initial expense, but with Xikar's quality and lifetime no-questions-asked warranty, you'll never need anything else.

    As for lighters, it's hard to beat the Bugatti. On the low-end of the expense scale (sub-$5), the Ronson Jet-Lite is hard to beat. Those things are almost bullet-proof.