May 13, 2022 · The full sized Bic has a much bigger flint than the mini, which could be helpful for those sorts of methods. I saw this thread as a moment of enthusiasm for a particular piece of …

Nov 9, 2015 · Bic lighters, never really been a fan of them, even when I was a smoker. The one thing they have going for them is they are cheap and available pretty much anywhere. Any day …

Apr 24, 2015 · After looking at a full-sized Bic alongside a mini, I could see that the mini could possibly fit inside the larger lighter. I sawed about a 1" section off the bottom of the empty big …

Jan 1, 2024 · Bic’s are my main fire starting tool. Redundancy, convenience and availability is my reason for getting excited. Bic’s are pretty reliable for the price so between my bags and in my …

Mar 26, 2019 · Bic lighter, hands down. 3,000 fires in a lighter sure beats 15,000 sparks in a ferro rod... If I must do “tinder prep” and then “practice” until I learn how to use something, it isn’t …

Jul 29, 2022 · The orange Clipper, is one of my favorite butane lighters for packs and kits. The Douglass Field lighter is my favorite overall Petrol lighter, it will hold fuel for at least a month …

Feb 25, 2024 · Hi, I tried to search anything on here regarding arc lighters after seeing how so many of you carry a backup butane or lighter fluid type lighter along with a Ferro rod in your …

Sep 17, 2016 · The clear winner here is the Zippo, it is smaller in both width and length with the waterproof case. Zippo is about 2 ¼” long, 1 ½” wide, ½” deep, and the Bic is about 4” long, 1 …

May 1, 2016 · The Bic will need to be cut so the insides can be accessed for water tight tinder storage. A spent lighter is ideal. This project is a recycling enterprise which works because the …

Jun 6, 2010 · A lighter is an emergency method of fire lighting , Since having learned friction fire , it is the fun method I like . But in the event it is an emergency it's nice to have zippo lighters, or …