Hi there aardwolfe,

Yes you are right the Bic Lighter is one of the best and has not earned its rightful place in the survival hall of fame.
However Blastmatches, Swedish firesteels and Sparklites are excellent choices under certain conditions and nothing is perfect.

Your cheap "lockback" knife is something that will where out fast under hard use and will half to be replaced soon. And may fail you when you need it most.
It is better than nothing but again you can do better.

Look at what I said to Norad45, that is the type of stuff and a lot of other guys have done the same.