Best outdoor lighter ...

[Adi007]

Being able to make fire while outdoor is a vital skill, and we should carry gear to help us light a fire under the worse of conditions. A lighter is one of the most convenient methods of creating fire.

My question is simple - what's the best lighter for the outdoors?

 

[ANDYLASER]

I still like my Zippo, its even better now I have got the "long range fuel tank" from Joe at ODS. Its an O ring sealed aluminium canister about 7 x 2 cm. Comes complete with flint holder.

 

[maddave]

I have one of these ....

Cost about £5 and go for ages on a fill. They have one of those windproof "jet" type flames, and although i've not done it myself i'm told they get hot enough to do light brazing :shock:

 

[Raz]

Cheap windproof lighters are the pitts.
I've been through 2 since christmas, neither particualy cheap either.
Either buy a Helios / Brunton, or stick with a zippo.

 

[maddave]

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buy a Helios / Brunton, .

£60 :yikes:

Even Dick turpin had the courtesy to wear a mask when he was robbin ya !!

You'd never take it out of the house in case ya lost it !! :shock:

 

[Martyn]

my fave was and still is this one...

http://www.bushcraftuk.co.uk/community/viewtopic.php?t=140&highlight=lighter

Cheaper by miles than a brunton, but still top quality. Hasn't failed yet. Doesnt leak, fill it and it stays full untill you use it. Fully waterproof. Light & compact. Only gripe, the fuel tank could be a little larger. But as it's an emergency thing, that's not really an issue.

 

[Adi007]

Thanks for that one Martyn! :biggthump

 

[Ed]

I just carry a couple of cheap disposable lighters with me when I'm out. In high wind I hold my tinder and light it from inside my billy can and transfer it to my fire.... in heavy rain I put my billy can on its side and do the same thing.


Ed

 

[Roving Rich]

I go for Clippers, re-fillable rather than diposeable (I don't agree with disposeable :twisted: ). And if it runs out of gas you remove just the sparky bit and use it to light tinder on its own.
Just that sparky bit makes a good addition to a PSK with some charcloth.
Cheers
Rich

 

[Adi007]

I don't agree with disposeable :twisted:

To be honest, neither do I ... seems an awful waste to me.

 

[Stuart]

I've had a number of these one I gave away to a Caleche Driver in Egypt and another was broken by a customs official in the United arab emirates

there good solid lighters but the plastic cap/Chain is pretty naff and always falling off so i remove it

some also start to leak after they have been refilled, but theres no way to know untill you get around to refilling them if this is going to be a problem with yours

 

[alick]

I blame it all on Martyn
The chat several months ago got me interested in Windmill lighters too, so I bought a Shockpro SP3000 model.

http://outdoorsuppliesuk.com/windmill/shockpro.html

The G-shock of the lighter world - a hulking big thing that takes half a gallon (well 4 1/2 grams) of gas. Doesn't leak, doesn't blow out, just fit and forget.
Cheers