super tiny lighter

Siggyhk said:
I have one of those rope lighters. I never even knew what it was exactily, untill I just saw that picture. (thought it was from an old lantern?)
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You are not alone Siggyhk.

While visiting a small town museum in rural Southern Oregon I noticed a rope lighter, with a 3 x 5 card leaning against it, in a glass case. The card asked if anyone knew what it was. Nobody had ever been able to identify it over the decades that the museum had been open. It was fun when all the staff gathered with me around the display case to hear about it. I learned about them on a knife forum.

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bubbacatfish said:
Dangit! I knew the sportsman show was coming up & forget to check dates... :mad:

Your sparker looks interesting Doc but not sure about the L shape, have a pic of it in use by chance?
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I'll try and remember to take a picture of it, the next time I have access to a digicam. Sportsmen's Show is on until Sunday, so it's not too late. Wasn't particularly good, though. Years ago, I went to the Show every year. I finally stopped going because it became nothing more than a big fishing tackle store. I went to the Hunting Show instead. The Hunting Show is now defunct (has been for the last couple of years) and while talking to one of my customers, it was mentioned that the Sportsmen's Show had reverted back to what it used to be - NOT! There was some hunting content there, but IMHO, it's not worth the admission, not to mention the GO train fare (or parking fee). To each their own, though.

Doc
 
x39 said:
On the subject of lighters, I carry a Bic type lighter in my pocket at all times ( I don't smoke). Some years back I discovered that I was losing butane, even though I hardly ever used the lighter. I figured what must be happening is that the valve lever must be getting depressed on and off through contact with other things in my pocket. My solution to this was to get an "O" ring that stretched over the body of the lighter and would snap in place under the valve lever. Works real well, Simply roll the "O" ring out of the way to use the lighter, a one hand operation. Also had occasion to start a fire at +5F. with 40 mph winds recently. Had some trouble igniting birch bark because of the wind and found my ability to manipulate the lighter with bare hands under those conditions deteriorated very rapidly.
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Some lighters (like my Cricket choice) have a child-proofing lock that needs to be pressed in before the lever can be depressed. Your o-ring idea is a good-and-simple solution. I've heard of this before and someone mentioned that the o-ring might make good tinder too. Again with the Cricket and the piezo-electric ignition, so you just press the lever down rather than trying to spin a spark wheel.

I have a Colibri CX windproof lighter that has a wire element that is heated by the flame. Once that element gets hot (less than a second), the fuel continues to burn, period. It wasn't terribly expensive (about $15) and it is refillable. It is 2x or more larger than a Bic mini.
 
DOC-CANADA said:
I'll try and remember to take a picture of it, the next time I have access to a digicam. Sportsmen's Show is on until Sunday, so it's not too late. Wasn't particularly good, though. Years ago, I went to the Show every year. I finally stopped going because it became nothing more than a big fishing tackle store. I went to the Hunting Show instead. The Hunting Show is now defunct (has been for the last couple of years) and while talking to one of my customers, it was mentioned that the Sportsmen's Show had reverted back to what it used to be - NOT! There was some hunting content there, but IMHO, it's not worth the admission, not to mention the GO train fare (or parking fee). To each their own, though.

Doc
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Thanks Doc, for the pics & the info. I went to 6 or 7 shows in the ninties & they had some pretty cool stuff at first but as you say it just went down hill. It's been awhile & I'd been thinking it'd be cool to go again but I work weekends (every weekend) so this year is out. Between you & looking at the vendors list online I know I'm not missing anything, not even a army surplus seller there anymore.
 
Survivor's Lighter, with flat bottoms, have more capacity than the smaller capsule lighters (with rounded bottoms) and they are water and air tight. They fit in my Mission wallet or on a keychain. And, they are constructed of robust aluminum alloy.

The striker wheel is large and easy to spin a blast of sparks.

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FWIW, the smaller capsule lighters can be found here for very reasonable prices. Same place also sells those permanent match lighters.

Both work fine, took less than two weeks to arrive from Hong Kong. The capsule lighter actually seems less finicky than my Zippo. The permanent match works OK, too. At most, it takes three strikes. The O rings on both look a little cheap. We'll see how long they last.
 
On those larger mini lighters, what is the purpose for the screw on/off plastic tip? Is there a space in there for flints or something?
 
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