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Equipment & Gear => All Other Gear => Topic started by: Remnar on December 31, 2023, 05:09:12 PM

Title: Best windproof/torch lighter
Post by: Remnar on December 31, 2023, 05:09:12 PM: Like the title says .Whats the best windproof lighter ? Ive had a couple of the cheap ones over the years that were ok for awhile but would wearout/break . One used alot of fuel .

Looking for something more dependable and efficient .
Title: Re: Best windproof/torch lighter
Post by: follow maggie on January 01, 2024, 04:45:03 PM: I’m interested in getting a good one, too.
Title: Re: Best windproof/torch lighter
Post by: ghosthunter on January 01, 2024, 05:18:50 PM: Well not a lighter. But one of the best things in my pack the past few years is a Holand Lightening Strike.
Title: Re: Best windproof/torch lighter
Post by: highside74 on January 01, 2024, 05:49:45 PM: Pyro Putty rechargeable arc lighter seems pretty legit.
Title: Re: Best windproof/torch lighter
Post by: fishngamereaper on January 01, 2024, 05:53:43 PM: I ran a rechargeable arc lighter this year and was pretty impressed. It got some warming fires going in some nasty weather during elk season and Idaho whitetail hunting...

Can't remember the brand it's in my pack. But it's earned a place in my kit.
Title: Re: Best windproof/torch lighter
Post by: JWBINX on January 02, 2024, 04:33:58 PM: I've been using a Pyro Putty Dual Arc Plasma lighter I purchased from Western Hunter.
It does work well although you have to use some good fire starter.
It is rechargeable, through a USB port.
My Elk hunting buddy bought a cheap torch light at a convivence store and it kicks ass! Not sure how long
the cheap Chinese lighter will last?

I'm still searching for the best, and most reliable. I still carry a Bic and waterproof stick matches.
Let keep this thread going.
Title: Re: Best windproof/torch lighter
Post by: fowl smacker on January 02, 2024, 06:06:13 PM: I've used a Cabelas brand torch lighter that runs on butane for about 20 years and it's been awesome, but I got tired of buying the fuel so I got one of the Pyro Putty dual arc rechargeable lighters 2 years ago and so far it too has been awesome, especially when starting actual Pyro Putty, but it will light other materials as well.
Title: Re: Best windproof/torch lighter
Post by: RB on January 02, 2024, 06:08:03 PM: "I still carry a Bic and waterproof stick matches.
Let keep this thread going." From JWBINX

:yeah:

Bic, Matches, inside a ziploc, inside my dry bag. Had a Zippo I carried for a long time then a Cabelas windproof. Will most likely go back to a Zippo plus carry the others and maybe a Zinc too! A couple Wetfire packets, some Fat wood, and dryer lint to round it out. :twocents:
Title: Re: Best windproof/torch lighter
Post by: jstone on January 02, 2024, 06:15:33 PM: I have a dumb question does the bic act up at high altitude?
Title: Re: Best windproof/torch lighter
Post by: jrebel on January 02, 2024, 06:48:06 PM: We carry an old school Bic, waterproof matches and a high quality ferro rod. The ferro rod is something you need to practice with before you need it. We have the kids run competitions on who can start a fire the fastest with a ferro rod....they love it and it's great practice.

We also carry a good fire starter. These are lightweight and burn great. They also take a spark well and one pack can be used to start multiple fires if you have good kindling.

https://www.amazon.com/100537048-Purpose-Firestarter-Cubes-None/dp/B07CZDBXR9/ref=sr_1_5?crid=Z1H2MG0OMMV1&keywords=zip+fire+starter&qid=1704248939&sprefix=zip+fire+starter%2Caps%2C201&sr=8-5

These are the Ferro rods we carry...

https://www.amazon.com/bayite-Survival-Ferrocerium-Striker-Pro-Paracord/dp/B00VFBEJX2/ref=sr_1_6?crid=2Y7TS7XOGD4B4&keywords=ferro+rod&qid=1704248928&sprefix=feral+rod%2Caps%2C217&sr=8-6

Not sure they make this one any longer...but it kicks butttt. I love mine. You can still find them.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/235348161214?chn=ps&mkevt=1&mkcid=28&srsltid=AfmBOoq1TzSHMtcf_lMmz6rTr5MPwOlDuz7p-xBTIXH862HoejxcDICpeos

I have a rechargeable lighter but won't rely on battery power alone in a survival situation.
Title: Re: Best windproof/torch lighter
Post by: jstone on January 02, 2024, 07:10:58 PM: I always have 2-3 ways to start fire and a couple different starters. Lint, pyro putty and a few pieces of wood with pitch in them.
Title: Re: Best windproof/torch lighter
Post by: JWBINX on January 02, 2024, 07:37:24 PM: Cotton balls saturated with Petroleum jelly and stuffed in a prescription (pill)
bottle works well, or dryer lint.
I never had much success with strikers.

On some of hikes in the fall or spring we practice building a fire in lousy weather.
Sometimes we really have to work at it for a while to make it happen.
Who knows, It may save your life.
Title: Re: Best windproof/torch lighter
Post by: LDennis24 on January 02, 2024, 09:14:06 PM: Find some punk wood to soak with flammable kerosene oil or find some fat wood to shave into a waterproof container and a forever match striker and fires will be easy forever.