[pct-l] Replacement for the faithful bic?

[dsaufley at sprynet.com]

How much does it weigh? (just jokin').

L-Rod

-----Original Message-----
>From: "Perkins, Perry" <Perry.Perkins at xerox.com>
>Sent: Jan 2, 2007 2:47 PM
>To: pct-l at backcountry.net
>Subject: [pct-l] Replacement for the faithful bic?
>
> 
>
>Hey all,
>
>Been reading the bear cannister posts with great interest. I don't post
>often, but I found a cheap, lightweight gear item that, while not yet
>tested, I think might be a great new addition to my pack.
>
>Like many of you, I'm sure, I carry a mini-bic lighter for emergencies,
>petzel failure on my stove, and the occasional fish-fire. One thing I've
>never liked about the mini-bic (or any lighter for that matter) is that
>I usually have to hold it as such an angle that I end up singing my
>thumb and/or forefinger before anything lights. Also, when making a
>tinder-ball, I can't light it in the center, but only on an outside
>edge.
>
>Yesterday I was tooling around the local grocery store (Albertsons, I
>think) and found this on the check-out shelf (they make these displays
>for impulse buyers like me....)
>
>http://acme-usa.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=1350
>
>I looked up the manufacturer online to find a picture of the product and
>that is it. It's about the size of a standard bic (not mini) and weighs
>about the same. BUT, it had a retractable lighting tube, on/off switch,
>and it's refillable (butane). Cost me $4.99!
>
>Basically, a palm-sized, retractable bbq lighter, but I think it will
>work very well for the uses above, too.
>
>Thanks again,
> 
>Perry 
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