Which Lighter for Survival? Zippo Vs BIC.

Which one would you choose? In this video I share my thoughts about these two popular lighters for a survival or bugging out scenario. Thanks for watching and subscribe for more!

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[QuantumMech_]

Zippos are the bomb. Small piece of bike innertube around mine to stop fuel evaporation. Extra wick and 4 flints stored inside. An eyedrops bottle holds enough fuel for at least 3 fillings. A nasal spray bottle holds way more and the option of using the fuel for fire starter in extreme weather. An empty Zippo works way better at igniting materials than an empty or damaged Bic.
Zippo can be placed under kindling and the striker works great for signaling at night. Chrome lighters are nice for signaling with sunlight.
Zippo, Bic, ferro rod + treated jute cordage are kept in an inside pocket during cold weather. Putting duct tape around the Bic is always a good idea.
My book for the day based on many years outdoors. Thanks for your video and All the Best.

[Gauntlet]

You present a great point about the disadvantage of Zippo lighters losing fuel. On the other hand, one big advantage of a Zippo is that as long as there's fuel in it, a Zippo can light well even with a light to moderate wind. While even though I love my Bic lighters, whenever it's windy, I reach for my Zippo. Bic lighters are very hard to light with anything beyond a very slight breeze.

[santoshsharma]

On the Zippo cover, there's a strip to adjust the tightness of the closure as well to adjust the ping of the opening. After learning to adjust that strip, the fluid in my zippo last for quite a long time.

[slaipil]

with a zippo you can get the flint from other dead lighters, the fuel from any gasoline, and the wick is just rope, but it does dry up 100 times faster than a bic, so idk keep one of both for safety, if you finish the bic you start using the zippo

[rjs-mdvd]

You can get standard and torch style butane inserts for Zippos and get the best of both worlds.

[matthaft]

I keep a zippo daily(smoker), for long term/survival fire starter I really like rope lighters. All you need is a cotton rope with the end pre charred and flints. I bought a bottle of 200 flints with mine and it would easily fill a keychain pill bottle, plus you can always scavenge them from other lighters. Totally wind proof and having no flame will not give your position away at night

[OzarkGeneralist]

Hey man I think your content is way underrated keep up the good work

[southern.pride]

bic for short term, zippo for long term.
a bic you can't refill or maintain, a zippo you can

[RichieI]

Clearly the people in the comments magically have “no idea” that there are butane inserts, but yet they have the audacity to leave a comment just to say a Bic is better than All Zippos? How stupid!

[Jonathan_Bryan_Degamo]

Evaporation? Evaporation is not just about Zippos. All petrol wick lighters evaporate since they aren't air tight. I have a Myon Autolux lighter from 1934 from France. It's a petrol wick lighter and evaporates just as the Zippo does, though at a lesser extent since the Myon is more sealed than a Zippo. That's why they came up with the innovation in the 1950s called the butane lighter: A wickless lighter whose flame strength you could regulate and it also doesn't evaporate since it is airtight. That being said, if you want a Zippo that doesn't evaporate, you could get yourself one of those butane inserts from Zippo such as the torch and yellow flame inserts. I personally, though, would stick to the old-fashioned petrol wick lighter since it's more reliable than a butane lighter. One of those seals break in a butane lighter, and you're almost always done. Plus there's something about the petrol wick lighter I find fascinating, lighting up the old-fashioned way.

[israelsanchez]

I wrap my zippo with a band of electrical tape around the opening. I haven't tested long term, but there's been days where I've forgotten about it and it still lights well when I remember to test it out. Could be a good solution for keeping the fuel from escaping.

[TabooRevolution]

I've been using both for some time but in the video game "The Forest" ... one lighter prevails!

[RednekGrylls]

Take the spark wheel off dead Bids you get the same blunts for Zippos, beats how expensive they are. Bids have trouble in the cold and are disposable. Both have pros and cons, right tool for the job.

[jeffyoung]

I own two, nice gold-colored Zippos, for the sake of owning both. But I wouldn't rely on either for survival. Both evaporate the lighter fluid fast! This host says his Zippos hold fluid only for a few months. My Zippos evaporate within weeks. Both lighters are good for home use only. In the woods, in survival, in war, I would carry disposable lighters and the BiC is the toughest disposable lighter and not that expensive. There's even tiny BiC lighters. So if you don't feel like carrying a full size BiC lighter around for emergency purposes, try carry one of the tiny BiCs. Test your BiCs regularly. While the full size BiC lighters stay full for long, for some reason, the tiny BiCs dry out faster than I expected.

[owenbevans]

I'll take the Zippo. I have the fuel canister on my keychain with spare flints and the Zippo will run on anything from hairspray and break cleaner to gasoline. I could even empty my flask of 101 Wild Turkey in it and it would work. One other note worth idea is a chrome Zippo is reflective for signaling.

[misterb]

I carry all three ..bic of course is the go to back-up.. followed by the rod !

[robertusa]

No bug out bag is complete without a zippo and bottle of fuel. Which also is very handy to spray on a fire to start up

[mgsharnhorst]

Clearly, the Bic lighter is clear choice, simple and trouble free. Cheap too.
I have 15 year old Bics that are still perfect.

[GasGotti]

I’ve been collecting zippos since o was 11. I’m almost 36 now and I must say I love zippos. They’re my all time favorite lighter. However, Bics are so much cheaper and you get so much out of them. You can buy a 5 pack for less than a zippo without fluid, and they’ll last you a hell of a long time. Especially if you have a stainless steel holder.

[michaelhernandez]

I was checking the contents of my get home bag after 18 months dealing with cancer. I found 2 bic lighters that would not light. The ferro rods had turned to dust. I replaced them with butane lighters that have piezo ignition. Something to think about.