I'm pretty sure that his (randjack's) post was partially tongue in cheek, written in a way that would get a rise out of people.

Looks like he succeeded. <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

As far as Bics go, I carry one every day. While hunting, if my Bic conks out, I reach in my shirt pocket for my spare. If that one bites the dust, I grab the one in my outdoor PSK. If that fails, I'll use either my metal match, my treated strike-anywhere matches, or the cut-down Sparklite stored in the handle of my Becker Crewman. Sometimes I carry my stinky ol' Zippo too.

But I've never had 2 Bics fail me yet, let alone 3. And I smoked for 16 years.

Regards, Vince