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You mean besides Zippos which you have to carry extra fuel with, or rod type sparkers you need tinder for?


Like I said before, I routinely carry several backups. At least a couple of the following: magnesium firestarter, firesteel, matches, Zippo, BIC lighter. All of them work but each has some major drawback. Only the firesteel and magnesium are really foolproof as far as getting a spark BUT using them to light a fire in heavy rain is close to impossible unless you also have proper tinder at hand.

So all things considered, I'd just like to know if there is a truly reliable, low maintenance lighter out there. Because nothing works as well as open flame in the woods...