Lighters

[fallout boy]

What kind of lighter are you using and why. the refillable lighters what type of fuel do they use? can you put kerosene or other fuel in their

[protus]

i dont smoke..so bics ,matches and fire steels...

[Jerry D Young]

Zippos, Bics, Brunton Helios butane, Coleman butane

[RevDoc]

I always have a mini-bic with a Ranger band doubled around it in my pocket.

The band keeps it from sliding out of my slacks when I sit, and identifies it to my fingers instantly when I need it.

I have some over a decade old in blister packs, that still work like new.

Cheap, but high value item.

An EDC must.

[Christian for Israel]

i buy the 20 ct packs of cheap butane lighters at the dollar store both for everyday use and to use for trade goods after TSHTF. i also stock up on matches. friends who go to the casinos grab handfulls of paper match books and bring them to me to go in my preps...i probably have several thousand now. i also have a magnesium firestarter and pocket fire piston on me all the time.

[GAGLOCK]

I don't smoke but I keep a dealextreme peanut lighter clone on my keychain, it uses zippo fuel. I love the smell of zippo fuel. I imagine it could use kerosene too but wouldn't smell as good. I keep bic lighters everywhere, in almost every pocket of all my packs, and vehicles.

[Christian for Israel]

kerosene won't work in zippo type lighters. it'll wick and burn all right, but it's near impossible to get them started with sparks from the ferro rod in the lighter. a viable alternative to zippo fuel is gasoline. it works ok but smokes a lot and doesn't burn as well.

[Davar]

I use a bic. It's cheap, so they can be stocked up, and if they are not used all day they last a long time. In my BOB and my "not going home" pack I have a bic in almost every pocket. I also vacuum packed small amounts of dryer lint as this is an excelent source of tinder with a fire steel. I also have SA matches vacuum sealed so if I were to take an unexpected dunk, my fire gear is safe, at least while it is unopened.

[Davar]

I also recommend learning fire by friction methods. It's a lot of work, and can be frustrating, but if you run out of lighters/matches/steel, you can still survive.

[ComputerGuy]

Thanks for all the ideas

[Grand58742]

One thing about Bics and other "bargain" lighters is the fact they will NOT stay lit under anything more than a puff of wind. Yes, they are great to have around (as I carry several) but like most have said on here, have backups. But for lighters, I use a jet type (Colibri) but there are several others manufacturing them as well like Brunton. And a can of butane will go pretty far...two or three would probably be a lifetime of use. In a situation where I would need to light something without having wind as a concern or it needs an extra "oomph" a jet type fits the bill. Something to consider.

As for other things I happen to have, a magnesium bar, Blast Match, waterproof matches. Still have yet to get on the ferro rod types, but it's on my list of things to do.