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Agree w Republican on the Bic. I keep mine in a zip lock bag. And have the magnesium striker, as well as the wooden survival matches as a backup.
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5 packs for $3.50 at BiMart in the current flyer...The best lighter is a five pack of bic lighters. Well made, cheap, will dry out eventually if it gets wet.
5-pack for a dollar at the dollar store.. every day.5 packs for $3.50 at BiMart in the current flyer...
I read an article written by a guy who survived the war in Yugoslavia. He gave a lot of good prepping advice. One thing he said was " if you have $500 for a generator, you would be way better off with 500 bic lighters. Changed the way I think about prepping forever.
Should have said all refillable butane lighters. I agree just pack some Bic's and at least one will work.These are pretty good. All butane lighters are hit and miss on quality. Ive had one a these working for over two years now. Not sure where they make em.
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one time some crackhead inline infront of me at 7/11 bought 16 lighters for some reason5-pack for a dollar at the dollar store.. every day.
Drop a couple in your pack too. They keep forever, and can be used for starting fires, emergency light, and even signaling at night in remote areas.Flares are indeed good to have! I keep a half dozen in each vehicle.
+1 on BIC butane lighters.
Really the only good thing about the Zippo, is that if it has fuel in it, and it's not full of water, it should light. It's much less sensitive to cold/altitude than butane lighters are. The problem with them is in hot weather they're pretty much out of gas in about 3-5 days. I used to carry a zippo, I've since switched over pretty much totally to BiC lighters, the only downside with them is that it's hard to determine how much fuel is in them without a bright flashlight. But they're cheap and sold just about everywhere. I think a 5-pack at walmart is $3?
I haven't had too many problems with Piezo lighters, I remember when we were kids we would buy them and tear the piezo element out to shock each other with, eventually they would go bad after a few days. I don't know if this is still the standard, I rarely use them. I had a butane torch type lighter I carried for a while that someone gave me, it worked ok and was fairly reliable. I think for survival use I would stick with a Bic.
I carry a small zippo on campouts. Fill it prior to the weekend trip.
All my gear bags have the cheap bics. And the mini-bic lighter will fit in an altoid can, with a chapstick, a couple cotton swabs, lots of vital stuff.
I've had this 3 or 4 dollar refillable one for a couple years now and has started my camp stove many times. it is a pipe lighter and really saves your fingers.
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They use butane to make hash oil (which is what blows them up too)one time some crackhead inline infront of me at 7/11 bought 16 lighters for some reason
They use butane to make hash oil (which is what blows them up too)
The Djeep is one of my favorite all around lighters. Nice broad flame is excellent for lighting cigars or whatever you want to ignite. Square, compact shape fits comfortably in the hand. Find them at your favorite cigar shop.
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