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#178125 - 07/30/09 02:58 AM Re: Lost in bush for 11 days.... [Re: benjammin]
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Registered: 07/23/08
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Lighter? As if I carry only 1 lighting source.

Between a mini bic, storm matches, swiss firesteel and UST sparkie, I think I got my EDC covered for starting a fire.
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#178138 - 07/30/09 05:26 AM Re: Lost in bush for 11 days.... [Re: comms]
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Registered: 03/31/06
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Loc: United Kingdom.
Originally Posted By: comms
Lighter? As if I carry only 1 lighting source.

Between a mini bic, storm matches, swiss firesteel and UST sparkie, I think I got my EDC covered for starting a fire.


Just one bic?

I've got 2 in my pockets,
One in my jacket,
One in my bag.....
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#178417 - 08/02/09 03:13 PM Re: Lost in bush for 11 days.... [Re: Leigh_Ratcliffe]
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Registered: 11/27/05
Posts: 127
Loc: Asheville, NC
Just about every storm-type lighter I've owned, both cheap and brand name(including Colibri and Solo), have broken eventually. I've never had a bic fail ever, even after going through several loads in the washer and dryer. If I have the money and the space, storm-proof are nice, but I no longer consider any of them reliable.

My swedish firesteel scout never leaves my body. When hiking, neither does a mini bic and full size firesteel.

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