flic my bic (right in the garbage)

99f250 said:
Not to sure you want to be huffing on magnesium shavings
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Good point. They burn off in the first few seconds, though (during which time you don't inhale!).

While I have used this method a few times just for kicks, in truth I prefer to use my combo butane lighter / cigar cutter, as it's less of a hassle.

Best,

- Mike
 
Best of both worlds Zippo with Z-plus butane insert.
Gave one to my Aunt for Christmas, she was a longtime Zippo user who gave up on them because of the Drying out/leaking problems.
She loves her new modded Zippo, calls it her blowtorch,lol!
Cutlerylover review of Z-plus
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rb9A1ZXziPc
 
Didn't Bics years ago (pre-safety add-on) have a little dial to turn the flame up and down?
So if it was real windy you could just crank it up!
I'm almost sure i had an old Bic like that when i was a kid.
 
KGD Rope lighters rock! I was gonna chime in with that advice but Dco beat me to it.

I have one and it works great. Stays dry enough in my jacket pocket (waxed cotton).

Just works better in the wind.
 
tholiver said:
Best of both worlds Zippo with Z-plus butane insert.
Gave one to my Aunt for Christmas, she was a longtime Zippo user who gave up on them because of the Drying out/leaking problems.
She loves her new modded Zippo, calls it her blowtorch,lol!
Cutlerylover review of Z-plus
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rb9A1ZXziPc
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I really hate those Z Plus inserts. Only enough fuel for 2-3 sticks. I much prefer the Zippy Blu, even at $45 bucks.
 
Josh K said:
I really hate those Z Plus inserts. Only enough fuel for 2-3 sticks. I much prefer the Zippy Blu, even at $45 bucks.
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If its emptying so fast it sounds like you might have it set too high.
For me i find the Zippo Blu to be a little fugly/klunky.
But Hey if the Blu works for you kudos!Matter of individual preference really.
I Like the look of the traditional Zippo better.
The Zippo and a peanut lighter are what i carry right now.
Might try some of the other lighters mentioned here though.
 
Josh K said:
I really hate those Z Plus inserts. Only enough fuel for 2-3 sticks. I much prefer the Zippy Blu, even at $45 bucks.
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Guys, RONSON! 10$! About every guy on cigarpass will tell you to just go at walmart and get one. Or Canadian Tires if you're in Canada.

More reliable than mi Xikar :foot:
 
cybrok said:
Guys, RONSON! 10$! About every guy on cigarpass will tell you to just go at walmart and get one. Or Canadian Tires if you're in Canada.

More reliable than mi Xikar :foot:
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Ronson Butane lighter?
Will have to look for them at Canadian tire.
Had (still have) a Ronson Zippo clone that has never worked right, maybe i have a dud.
hmmm just realised i have 6 zippos at the moment, 3 regular and 3 slims.
Wish they made Zplus for the slims.
 
tholiver said:
If its emptying so fast it sounds like you might have it set too high.
For me i find the Zippo Blu to be a little fugly/klunky.
But Hey if the Blu works for you kudos!Matter of individual preference really.
I Like the look of the traditional Zippo better.
The Zippo and a peanut lighter are what i carry right now.
Might try some of the other lighters mentioned here though.
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It's not that it's set too high, it's just that I enjoy a lengthy toast with the cigar. :)

Frequently I find myself just going back to matches or cedar splints if I am indoors and don't have wind to worry about.
 
i also keep a bic with me as they seen to be tho only lighters that work at high altitude
 
I have multiple options of lighting stuff. For harder to light stuff and in the wind the best would be the butane jet torch lighters. I have more than one peanut lighter as a backup, they are so small and light that there is no reason not to take a couple. Then there is the firesteel + PJ cotton balls in waterproof capsule - that should work even at high altitude.

Seriously, at normal altitudes where the jet torch lighters work - they work better in the wind than any Bic would. They can also get small kindling burning without any need for tinder - that makes getting a fire going very easy. The only time I would go camping without taking a couple of jet torch lighters would be if I KNEW I was going to be at an altitude where they just wouldn't work.
 
On New Year's eve my family and I ventured forth and bought a pile of fireworks to shoot off. We were in Austin Texas at the time. Perhaps some other resident of Austin could vouch for how windy it was that night, at least out on 290 between Manor and Elgin. Anyway, the wind was blowing a gale, but it was New Year's eve, and one must shoot off at least $100 worth of arial fireworks on New Year's eve. The wind was strong enough that it was extinguishing the "punk" used to light the fuses. We had one of those long-neck bic lighters you use to light stoves and grills and such. Even though the wind was blowing 35-40 mph or more, the lighter never failed to light up and stay lit. I was amazed to say the least. I am a believer in them now.
 
tholiver said:
Didn't Bics years ago (pre-safety add-on) have a little dial to turn the flame up and down?
So if it was real windy you could just crank it up!
I'm almost sure i had an old Bic like that when i was a kid.
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They did but lawsuits by idoits with no eyebrows probably did away with that.
They are now stupid-proof.
The best lighter you can buy is a cheap gas station lighter with no brand name on it. They have adjusters and on high, the right one will be like a flame thrower. I have one that blows a 5-6 inch flame on high.
The book 98.6 degrees mentions tossing the BIC and buying a cheapo because they adjust and have ridiculous flames on high setting.
 
The rope lighter is cool. I remember awhile back somebody posting a thread on them (sorry to the author, I forget who). Basically they are like a convenient charcloth igniter with charred cotton rope piece in place of the charcloth and a standard lighter flint (ferrocium) attachment. Great idea and less messy. In the end, I felt I did okay with my charcloth. Would have been more satisfying to light it with the flint and steel I had handy at the time too.

I guess that was my intent for starting the thread. One of the big advantages of ember-type ignition systems is that wind is their friend and to draw attention that each system has its pluses and minuses. I have a couple of the butane torches that CDN tire sells. They are cool and haven't failed me. However, they are much larger than a lighter and after a while I just stopped lugging them around. I also pack a few of the REI stormproof matches which are pretty impressive when ignited. Those stay in my PSK.

Thanks for your responses everyone. I have one more of those Cuban's left...just waiting to toss this nasty hacking cough before I light up and enjoy.....I'm thinking the bowdrill will be the way to ignite this one though ;)
 
I dont have any problem lighting my joints with a bic lighter in the wind, but I hate it when it melts holes in my Doritos bag.
 
jw2n said:
I dont have any problem lighting my joints with a bic lighter in the wind, but I hate it when it melts holes in my Doritos bag.
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Well that is definitely a minus with bowdrill. I always seem to tumble a little ember onto my jacket sleeves and have a pile of little pin holes at my wrists in my once water proof jackets :D
 
Hey kgd, I wonder if you had a fire piston, if the hot ember it produces would work as a cigar light for you?

Just a thought, it might work, I thought about using a fire piston to light a candle.
Will be working with that idea at the end of the month, going to try to light a UCO candle lantern with a fire piston.
 
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