photogpat wrote:Buy a pack of bic lighters.
Keep one in your pocket, one in a first aid kit, one in your hunting pack, one in your vehicle, one in the stock of your rifle, two in your go bag, etc etc etc. If you don't think you have enough, just buy more.
Matches are a relic.
MJY65 wrote:photogpat wrote:Buy a pack of bic lighters.
Keep one in your pocket, one in a first aid kit, one in your hunting pack, one in your vehicle, one in the stock of your rifle, two in your go bag, etc etc etc. If you don't think you have enough, just buy more.
Matches are a relic.
Unless they've changed the design, Bic lighters won't spark when wet. There's still a place for waterproof/lifeboat matches.
smurfman wrote:
Or, do as Patrick McManus once suggested: fire twice in the air and exclaim, "How the H3ll did I miss that!?" A dozen guys will emerge from the woods to give you advice. One of them should have matches... It works to find your way out when lost too!
Jackpine Savage wrote:I have trouble getting Bics to light when my hands are warm and dry. When they are frozen numb and/or wet forget it!
SparkyJeff wrote:Jackpine Savage wrote:I have trouble getting Bics to light when my hands are warm and dry. When they are frozen numb and/or wet forget it!
larger lighters are easier to use when wet/cold
shooter115 wrote:While on the subject. Cotton balls infused with petroleum jelly make for about the best tinder you can find. Cheap, light, compact and store forever in ziploc bags. Dry matches are almost worthless if you don't have anything dry to start a fire.
xd ED wrote:shooter115 wrote:While on the subject. Cotton balls infused with petroleum jelly make for about the best tinder you can find. Cheap, light, compact and store forever in ziploc bags. Dry matches are almost worthless if you don't have anything dry to start a fire.
Dryer lint,and a 3 oz can of WD40 in a zip lock baggie
xd ED wrote:Dryer lint,and a 3 oz can of WD40 in a zip lock baggie
Ironbear wrote:xd ED wrote:Dryer lint,and a 3 oz can of WD40 in a zip lock baggie
MSR fuel bottle full of White Gas?
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