Zippo Woodchuck USA Skull & Snake Real-Wood Emblem Windproof Lighter, Street Chrome (49042)

The Zippo Woodchuck USA Skull & Snake (model 49042) pairs Zippo’s windproof, refillable Street Chrome case with a 100% real-wood emblem. The emblem is laser-cut from birch and mahogany into a tonal silhouette of a snake winding through a skull, so the design is built from genuine wood grain rather than a printed graphic. It is made by Zippo in Bradford, Pennsylvania, ships empty so you fuel it yourself, and carries Zippo’s lifetime guarantee.

A Skull & Snake Emblem Carved From Real Wood

The standout of the 49042 is its emblem: a 100% real-wood inlay, laser-cut from birch and mahogany so the color difference between the two woods forms the skull and the snake. Because the emblem is a natural material, the grain and color vary slightly from piece to piece, which means no two of these lighters look exactly alike. Zippo notes the woodgrain can stain and deepen over time, so the emblem is meant to age and gain character with handling rather than stay factory-fresh. The Woodchuck USA collection also carries a sustainability hook: through Woodchuck’s Buy One Plant One program, a tree is planted for every lighter sold, and each gift box includes a planting-location card with a code so you can see where your tree went.

Windproof, Refillable, and Backed for Life

This Woodchuck USA lighter uses Zippo’s signature windproof chimney, so the flame holds steady in a gusty El Paso afternoon. It is refillable for life: lift the felt pad, saturate the packing with Zippo premium lighter fluid, and stop when the fuel reaches the top of the packing so it will not leak. Fuel slowly evaporates even when the lighter sits closed, so plan to top it off before a night out. With regular use you can expect to swap replacement flints every few weeks, and to trim and eventually fit a replacement wick once or twice a year. The lighter ships empty, so fuel and flints are sold separately. It is covered by Zippo’s lifetime guarantee, summed up as “it works or Zippo fixes it free”: if the metal mechanism ever fails, you send it to the Zippo Repair Clinic in Bradford, Pennsylvania and Zippo repairs it free, though you cover shipping and decorative parts like the wood emblem are not part of the mechanical repair. We sell and stock the lighter here at El Paso Smoke Shops; Zippo honors the guarantee and performs the repair.

How We Stock the Woodchuck Collection in El Paso

Our Hosts handle, fill, and shelve Zippo lighters across El Paso Smoke Shops’ 10 El Paso, TX locations, so the staff behind the counter can talk you through filling, flint changes, and which Woodchuck designs are in right now. This model is carried at some of our stores rather than every one, so check the live availability on this page to see which El Paso store has the 49042 in stock before you head over. Every lighter is sold to Guests 21 and older with valid ID.

The Zippo Woodchuck USA Skull & Snake 49042 is a collectible take on the classic windproof lighter: a real birch-and-mahogany emblem on a Street Chrome case, refillable for decades, and protected by Zippo’s lifetime guarantee. Stock by store changes, so check the live availability above and ask a Host if you want help getting it fueled with Zippo premium lighter fluid and ready to carry.