lonewolf wrote:50 disposable lighters cost £6.99 on Ebay!!
How many times will each disposable lighter light, do you know? I bought a couple at the start of prepping, but concentrated on matches. I think it's a good idea to have both lighters and matches, but have never actually used a lighter.
At a guess, I'd say a disposable (as opposed to a plastic like a Clipper) is good for 80 to 100 lights and you can have a smaller number of longer burns which you can't do with a match.
However, matches can be used for poking into places your Bic won't reach and you can give someone a couple of matches to take away.
Given the option, I'd have both
Like many things in the Prepping world, there is no one right answer
jennyjj01 wrote:"I'm not in the least bit worried because I'm prepared: Are you?"
Londonpreppy wrote: At its core all prepping is, is making sure you're not down to your last sheet of loo roll when you really need a poo.
Yeah, Swan strike anywhere matches are readily available. I use them all the time along with lifeboat matches, disposable lighters and a zippo. I've been waxing my matches for over 20 years now.
Have to confess I use a windproof lighter and have a ferro rod in case something happens that I'm out so long the lighter runs out.
On a slightly different note, dry spaghetti works beautifully as a taper. It burns well and much slower than matches so I usually use that if needs be, especially for birthday cakes and hurricane lamps!
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Interesting, do they still strike ok??? Same here Mally, i carry a firesteel on my keyring and an old zippo too, with a spare flint in the case, just in case.
Way back when I was a kid and we didn’t have access to disposable lighters, and watertight containers were hard to come by, we used to wax matches so that we always had some dry for emergencies on camping trips etc.
The only difference was that rather than just dipping each match, we would line a small box with some tin foil, pour some wax into it lay a line of matches on top, pour on more wax...then another line of matches and so forth, until finally sealing them will a final layer of wax.
Once set, you removed from foil, and you had a waterproof block of matches that if made correctly, should stand the most extreme soaking.
