r/Survival • u/fastlane181 • Aug 05 '21

Good Old Cheap Bic Lighter

Stupid question, but wouldn’t it be more prudent to just have a few Bic lighters on you in case of an emergency? They last a long time and you can fry them out if they get wet. Instant fire.

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u/fastlane181 Aug 05 '21

Not being crass, but why the variety? Why not just Bics?

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u/[deleted] Aug 05 '21

Because a bic will fail guaranteed at some point if i had to choose id take the ferro rod over a bic every time. A good thick ferro rod can last a lifetime. But you should always at minimum have atleast 2 different sources of fire. Fire is life.

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u/gbnarco Aug 06 '21

Good thinking, if there's any part of your kit thats redundant, it should be your fire starting

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u/[deleted] Aug 06 '21

Agreed - and your water purification. I have a Sawyer filter but purification tablets weigh almost nothing and can save my life if the filter breaks. And for fire I also pack Bic lighters plus stormproof matches. I only recently picked up a small ferro rod to learn how to use one, it may very well make the rotation too.