while I have always been a dedicated Zippo user, I agree with Resqman. The zippo has a relatively short storage life, if you are carying one everyday, all well and good. The odds are that it will be full when you need it.<br><br>However, even as a dedicated user of the zippo if i go into the woods, i carry at least three other means of fire starting as well as the zippo. Better safe than sorry<br><br>