Keeping BIC lighter with Svea stove

I just purchased a kydex neck sheath for a bic, my neighbours keep nicking mine (!)

pop "Necklace Door-lighter in Kydex BIC range most d'ETFr" into ebay

 

I use the cheaper "bic-type" lighters rather than Bics; they are easier to light when your fingers are numb, and easier for kids to light.

 

Bic is the only lighter I've found the be reliable.

You can pop the child safety ring covering the striker wheel off to make it easier to strike. I generally don't bother, but this took about 15 seconds to do, most of that was fumbling my multitool out of my pocket:

 

Bic lighters work great .... except when they do not.

 

A few years back out one of our winter campouts, I ran a couple of my grandkids through some winter fire-building exercises, etc. They were early teenagers, say 13. The boy had some trouble with a Bic; the girl couldn't light it. They both did fine with the cheaper, flat knockoffs.

 

Probably not, but if you use a rubber band to hold down the fuel flow button and then drop the lighter into a bottle of water, it will swim around amusingly.

....Arch

 

The mini bic fits inside no issue. I used to keep lighters in many places as well but had an audit in the name of weight and only had one left. First trip it did the flying spring thing. This left 4 of us with 2 stoves 5 candles and 2 matches for the weekend. Im carrying 5 lighters again.

 

Oooops.

 

Oooops.

 

What knockoff brand? I've not found anything but Bic to be reliable, always open to less expensive / more common alternatives.

 

I think he means the common flat lighters about the same size as a standard Bic.

 

I think so too, but I've never found one reliable and had written them off en-mass. If he has a specific brand in mind, I'd give it a shot. Probably all made in the same China factory.

 

Scripto.

Basil

 

None are particularly reliable, so I have many. Those knockoffs are easier to light, which I proved to my satisfaction with the grandchild winter test. That's all. I have on occasion found Bics to be hard to light, myself.

 

Me, too.

 

Aye cap'n. Thank you sir.

 

When too cold they wil not light. So I put one in my pocket, that way they keep a bit warm , then they work. The pocket thing only draw back is they sometime get a bit of fluf in the mechanism which is a bit hard to get out especially if your fingers are freezing. They are “butain” not “propane” so cold is more of a problem.

Cheers
Rob

 

Also found the electronic types less reliable except in one circumstance. Ever tried to light a flint and rolling wheel type with wet hands. Once that wheel is wet forget it

 

Simply light it with another lighter ........... assuming you have one.