[pct-l] Replacement for the faithful bic?

[Perkins, Perry]

L-Rod,

I just went home and weighed it, with the rest of my "emergency fire
gear" it comes in right at 18 pounds.

1 bundle of dry wood
3 Sunday newspapers
1 mason jar of gasoline
1 ultra light retractable lighter.

Boy, THAT cut the ol' pack weight!

-Perk




-----Original Message-----
From: dsaufley at sprynet.com [mailto:dsaufley at sprynet.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2007 3:08 PM
To: Perkins, Perry; pct-l at backcountry.net
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Replacement for the faithful bic?

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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