How cold are you getting that lighter??? I've carried bic's (and their immitators) in 0 and -0 weather, and the only problem I've ever had was having to warm them up if I left them in an outside pocket, 'never had the plastic break/shatter. And that being mentioned, the ONLY lighter that I've found to light consistently in severe cold is... you guessed it, a well filled Zippo. I'm having a hard time understanding all the debate... Zippo in one pocket, Bic in the other, and all the bases are covered. It can't be the expense, I've read posts extolling the virtues of an $80 flash light here, and neither lighter is big enough or heavy enough to be an issue, so come on... what's the point?

Troy

P.S. By the way, I'm a smoker, so any lighter I carry gets a regular workout, and a back-up is always at hand.