ULTIMATE Fire Starter

From a smoker yes Bic is the way to go first time every time it usually lasts about a month or so before it runs out of fluid and another tid bit for those of you who don't know the flint in the Bic will fit into a zippo if your zippo runs out of flint your Bic is out of fuel

One of the best fire starters is Styrofoam drink cups. They light when wet . I cut them into strips shove a stick into the foam as a handle and it never fails to ignite even damp tinder. I prefer the clear lighters you can see how much fuel is left, and they have better flints. I currently have a bic in my desk that the flint turned to a grey dust while in my backpack and the cheep lighter in the same jar still works.

I agree that a Bic lighter is the best fire starter. But I would argue that a better backup fire starter is a second Bic lighter.

Great info! My Grandfather smoked for 50 yrs, and quit cold-turkey when he was 60... He still kept a lighter in his pocket after he quit, and he taught us grandkids to do the same! God bless ALL of us! WWG1WGA

Personally when I use a ferrocerium rod, i place the Striker firmly on the ground, put my ferrocerium rod on top and pull towards myself to strike the rod. That way I'm not knocking my tinder around by accident pushing my Striker on the rod.

This looks like something great to build around a lightweight fixed blade neck knife.

I always buy white lighters and even if you can't find one on the shelf.If you get one with the funny pictures on it, you can take the outside plastic off and burn that too.And then you have a white lighter.But that way you can see your fluid levels.And I always take off the child safety.Good job I think i'm gonna make one of those little kits for myself

Never seen or heard of ranger bands. They look like cut pieces of bike innertube. Neat video.

i love bic lighters A good faro rod is also very valuable . Awesome fire kit don,t need much more .

The nicest place I've been to is Macchu Piccu in Peru. I saw the Pacific Ocean for the first time in Lima, Peru. Most Americans see the Pacific the first time in California. Peru is an amazing place with very friendly people. Macchu Piccu is high up in the mountains. It takes a long time to get there from Lima. You fly a plane to Cusco, capital of the Inca Empire, then take a bus, then a train and finally another bus to get there. If you go don't sit on the grass like I saw a lot of people doing or you will get eaten up by some vicious sand fleas. The view was incredible. It's so amazing to see these huge stones up in the mountains moved and cut by so-called primitive people. Mind you these people cut these huge stones where you couldn't put a piece of paper between them and they did this without iron or horses. The ancient site was perfect. It had no damage or distress in the stone work. The only thing that was gone is the thatch roofing. These guys were excellent builders, master craftsmen without a doubt. It was built in the 15th century and wasn't rediscovered until 1911.

The cairngorm in Scotland is definitely the best holiday location in UK imo 👌

Put a couple of wraps of duct tape directly onto the lighter. It's out of the way, helps protect the lighter body, and gives you that extra tinder option, and possibly a repair item, or even an emergency wound closure.

As an explorer scout, we always carried a few 12 ga. Shells, in our oh shit kit. Fire starter

You are a genuine American badass, crawlin around the snake infested dirty south, with them thar open toed shower shoes..!

You can use a piece of hacksaw blade as a fero rod striker

Excellent video sir! What you did with the ruler is a big part of why i prefer metal containers. Everyone seems to focus on water purification. You can turn the metal into cutting tools, arrowheads, fishing hooks, frog gigs, etc. Not trying to harp on it, just my outlook.

Great little kit, but I would choose a thicker cordage or even a 1/4"webbing to put around my neck. I would remove the child-safety too, easier to light and easier to dry. You are absolutely right about drying a wet BIC - just shake it, blow hard on the sparking wheel, and you're good to go again. If a BIC gets cold the wintertime, it won't light - just put it in your crotch while gathering firewood and it will start working again. One concern still left: the ruler - in order to stay around your neck for a long time, the edges have to be well smoothed. But as a ferrorod-striker it needs (at least some) crisp 90° edges, so I would prefer to duct-tape a separate striker to the ruler. Could be improved furthermore if paired with a Victorinox Camper, which has a very good saw in addition to the usual Victorinox-tools - think about it.

Yep, Bic is a good lighter

The straw is to keep the jelly from getting all over everything

I would have slipped that nail in under the ranger bands.