If you have a choice between a Bic lighter or a couple of survival matches, which one would you choose?
In almost every commercial survival kit, survival matches often take the place of a good old fashion lighter….. But why?
Unfortunately, a lot of these so called “Survival Kits” are designed to look cool and sell rather than being designed to save lives. If given the option between a kit that has survival matches, and a kit that has a lighter, I’ll choose the kit with the lighter every time.
In a survival situation, a lighter will start a lot more fires than the few matches you’ll find in most commercial kits. It’s also a lot easier to use a lighter when starting a fire.
- Lighters are easy to use
- They can start thousands of fires
- And even if they get wet, you can usually get them to work by blowing on the top of the lighter to dry it out.
In my opinion, when it comes to fire starting devices, the good old reliable Bic Lighter’s the way to go.
Well being jewish i tend to use candles but Im gonna try the other ways mentioned here!
I carry three methods in three places. I love Bics but I have a bunch that have failed after 5 year storage. When you check your gear every six months, make sure you flick your Bic to make sure it works and to keep the wheel from seizing up.
A BIC lighter hands down! My kits have both though, a BIC lighter and a small box of waterproof matches for two reasons — For those who want to play Survivor Man and…they make good, dry tinder for the lighter.