Thread 2842519

It's a classic for a reason

>>2842519 (OP)
Why did you bandaid the lighter

>>2842521
It's leukotape, you wrap some of it around a lighter to use so you dont have to carry the whole roll

>>2842521
He's an ultralight faggot who thinks the extra 100g of leukotape is going to be a deal breaker

>>2842530
But it just makes sense not to carry the roll if it's something you're gonna use rarely anyway, im not an ultralight fag im just practical

>>2842525
I have 2 feet of Gorilla tape wrapped around a pencil for when I canoe. Because I’ll never need 10 yards while /out/ing and the roll goes to hell in the bottom of your pack is you don’t store it differently than it comes from the store.

>>2842519 (OP)
Does anyone here use anything other than a basic bic lighter to start fires and stoves ?

>>2842538
When I go camping I try to start at least one fire on my trip using a friction based method, usually with a fire bow. I do this just to reassure myself that I still have the skill and use a lighter for my other fires most of the time. I'm a smoker (cigarettes, not weed) so I usually cary one lighter in my pocket and a backup in my backpack, not necessarily Bic lighters though

>>2842548
Didn't mean to sage, was still in the namefield from another thread

>>2842530
I don’t think you’d even heard of leukotape before reading this thread.

>>2842534
Not only practicality, but to save space. Bulkiness matters, especially with an awkward shape like a roll of medical tape.

>>2842538
I sometimes use a fero rod, but only for fun.

>>2842519 (OP)
This but with the longstem neck

>>2842519 (OP)
>wide opening - pocket lint won't get stuck inside metal guard thingy
>refillable - can be regularly topped up and never die on you
>can swap whole core out or only change flint
better in literally every way

>>2842534
Plus, like, what if the whole roll gets lost or dirty?

>>2842653
rods good for rolling joints too!

>>2842653
I've loved and owned clippers for many years.
I have replaced a few flints in them as well.
I do not need them to roll.
I however have only been able to refill them to working conditions a handful of times. I get the butane put it in and maybe I'll get a half decent flame for a little. More times than not the refill won't take and my beloved clipper goes into the pile.
Anyone else have bad luck with clippers refilling? Or is this my individual struggle with mental retardation

>>2842538
I have an entire fire kit I bring camping. It has multiple types of fire starters(wax jute, wax cotton, and fat wood) kindling shaver, fero rod(for shits and grins) and waterproof matches). I also have a refillable torch lighter in it, not a bic. But I also smoke, so I have a bic in my pocket at all times too. I buy them by the case, like you'd see at a shop. Cheaper that way, and if the shit ever hits the fan, they're top trade goods.

>>2843072
I've had similar experiences with clippers. I've never needed to replace a flint before they clog. I'll refill them once or twice before they just stop working for some reason.

>>2842653
>better in literally every way
Bics carry a lot more fuel. Which shouldn't matter if you can refill the clipper. But as I stated above, I haven't had good luck refilling them more than once or twice. And I'm using high quality, ultra refined butane.

>>2843088
>go /out/ where there's ample birch
>will never need more than a lighter or ferro rod to start a fire even if it's raining
how will west coasters ever recover?

>>2843121
So, everywhere you go, you find birch? Or you only go where there's birch? I suppose this works if you want to limit yourself to birch only /out/ings

>>2843208 its not that I just go out when there is birch. I feel like it is more that the birch finds me and I find them. I feel like it is more of a mutual thing. Something drags me to them and they always seem to rise in front of me

>>2842534
But it looks hella badass when I post pictures of it on nu-/out/!!

>>2843219
Birch please

>>2843208
I only go /out/ where there's birch. They're ubiquitous in Ontario where I live.

>>2842538
I use a ferro rod or flint and steel for the most part. But I carry a bag of dryer lint and a touch lighter for when I’m lazy.

>>2843270
Got a picture of your flint and steel setup?

>>2842538
Bic lighters often break when I try to use them. I also like the fact that I can start a Zippo and the lighter will burn hands free.
If conditions force you to use damp tinder to start a fire being able to put the lighter down within the tinder until it catches fire is very handy.
I carry the Zippo, a small vial of extra lighter fluid and extra flints.

>>2843072
>>2843091
You need to remove the remaining air inside it first.
You can do that by pressing the valve down with a match or by pressing on the top side.
And you have to hold it upside down while filling it so the new gas enters the lighter and not the compressed air inside of the container.

I refilled various lighters that way (not just clippers) and I had no problems.

>>2842519 (OP)
I've never used leukotape. How many feet of it does the average man need to wrap a knee or an ankle?

>>2844559
You aren't supposed to smash the bic on rocks to make sparks

>>2842538
I use a refillable jet lighter but carry 2 bics.

>>2842538
I typically use Vaseline coated dryer lint, lit either by lighter or my magnesium sticks

>>2843072
I have replaced the flint on my fav clipper dozens of times and refilled more than 50 times. It's a gift from a friend and I maintain it. The worst thing that usually happens is your top valve is clogged or the flint doesn't seat right so your sparks don't catch. They will last forever, make sure you as others said drain the air (flip the lighter upside down when filling)

>>2844559
>Bic lighters often break when I try to use them.
You're an ogre or something? Unless you have hands the size of tennis rackets, I don't really get how you can break a lighter.

>>2842519 (OP)
its so embarrassing to admit but it took me an unreasonably long amount of time to figure out how to ignite a bic haha. i have really poor hand eye coordination or something

>>2842525
>>2842530
>leukotape
>Google it
>Flesh colored variation of sports tape for significantly more than the price of the black stuff

>>2842538
I maturbate vigorously with charcloth.

>>2842538
For the weight of a large ferro rod you can carry over three Bics
For the size of a box of 32 matches you can carry a Bic
Instead of a Zippo that leaks you can carry a Bic

>>2844839
I have had the wheel and the red tab pull apart from the Bic lighter in my hands. I do not think I am using Bic lighters any differently than anyone else but I have lost trust in them.
I have always been able to keep a Zippo lighter running.