The first thing I do with Bics are rip off that child resistant tab, makes turn the wheel and ignite that much easier especially with cold hands.

My solution: A small lighter case made of PET plastic (from a recyclable PET bottle) and some duct tape.

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Don't know if it's really worth the effort or not. For every day use I'd say just carry two. But for lighters that reside in kits it makes sense to have a little extra effort to prevent the lever to be pressed down and empty the lighter.

(I regard the safety hazard of BICs as infitesimal small)

I keep a standard sized lighter in an Altoids chewing gum (not mints) tin. With a little bit of something to keep things from rattling, it's a good fit. I keep it in my pocket as part of my EDC.

HJ

The zip-tie method has worked for me,for many yrs.now!ALL of my equipment/kits have Bic lighters,When the Butane runs out,you still have a decent Spark generator for tinderquiks/pj cotton,etc.I suggest to Carry many means of Ignition,Redundancy!

Perhaps get one of them lipo safe bags used to prevent erupting overcharged batteries causing disaster.

I cut a bike inner tube (basically, a rubber band) and wrapped it under the button. That's probably an unnecessary precaution, but the cost/benefit ratio is low. So, I do it anyway.

I have sprinkled mini Bics throughout my packs for years and I have never noticed any leakage or had any problems

Resurrecting this because I too found a Bic recently.

I was out walking the dog this AM and as we were crossing a frost covered grass field, I saw a yellow Bic lighter lying in the grass -- yellow is very visible. It was covered in frost and obviously had been out since yesterday. I cleaned off the frost & grass clinging to it and dropped it in my pocket.

Once it warmed up to ambient in the house I gave it a try and it fired up on the first attempt. Short term freezing and frost seems to have had no impact at all. Still half full of butane too.

Not exactly a valuable find, but free is great when it works.

I have always been impressed with the reliability of Bics, although I understand they are limited by cold and high altitude. In relatively normal conditions, if I have a Bic and a backup I figure I am ready.

Yep, very reliable. I really like the yellow color of this one and the fact that its already proven itself with an overnight. I put it in the CRKT tin that came with my Ritter RSK Mk5. It takes up a lot of room in the tin, but then again, fire can be a valuable commodity.