On the Zippo cover, there's a strip to adjust the tightness of the closure as well to adjust the ping of the opening. After learning to adjust that strip, the fluid in my zippo last for quite a long time.
Clearly the people in the comments magically have “no idea” that there are butane inserts, but yet they have the audacity to leave a comment just to say a Bic is better than All Zippos? How stupid!
with a zippo you can get the flint from other dead lighters, the fuel from any gasoline, and the wick is just rope, but it does dry up 100 times faster than a bic, so idk keep one of both for safety, if you finish the bic you start using the zippo
You present a great point about the disadvantage of Zippo lighters losing fuel. On the other hand, one big advantage of a Zippo is that as long as there's fuel in it, a Zippo can light well even with a light to moderate wind. While even though I love my Bic lighters, whenever it's windy, I reach for my Zippo. Bic lighters are very hard to light with anything beyond a very slight breeze.
I wrap my zippo with a band of electrical tape around the opening. I haven't tested long term, but there's been days where I've forgotten about it and it still lights well when I remember to test it out. Could be a good solution for keeping the fuel from escaping.
I was checking the contents of my get home bag after 18 months dealing with cancer. I found 2 bic lighters that would not light. The ferro rods had turned to dust. I replaced them with butane lighters that have piezo ignition. Something to think about.
Get a CRICKET FLINT DELUXE, this thing is built like a TANK and will surely last for many years. It has the durability and luxurious feel of the Zippo and the reliability and simplicity of the BIC. It doesn't leak, has a nice blue torch flame, made of solid steel. Geez it's heavier than a zippo, feels good in the hands when you grip it, you can actually use it to smash someone's head! It's refillable with butane, the flint is easily replaceable and compatible with Zippo flints.
For survival, there is absolutely no comparison. The bic wins. Tons of lights from new. If it gets wet, you can dry the flint. If a zippo gets wet, your screwed. No refilling a bic or worrying about carrying fluid. Honestly, it's a no brainer.
Evaporation? Evaporation is not just about Zippos. All petrol wick lighters evaporate since they aren't air tight. I have a Myon Autolux lighter from 1934 from France. It's a petrol wick lighter and evaporates just as the Zippo does, though at a lesser extent since the Myon is more sealed than a Zippo. That's why they came up with the innovation in the 1950s called the butane lighter: A wickless lighter whose flame strength you could regulate and it also doesn't evaporate since it is airtight. That being said, if you want a Zippo that doesn't evaporate, you could get yourself one of those butane inserts from Zippo such as the torch and yellow flame inserts. I personally, though, would stick to the old-fashioned petrol wick lighter since it's more reliable than a butane lighter. One of those seals break in a butane lighter, and you're almost always done. Plus there's something about the petrol wick lighter I find fascinating, lighting up the old-fashioned way.
I'll take the Zippo. I have the fuel canister on my keychain with spare flints and the Zippo will run on anything from hairspray and break cleaner to gasoline. I could even empty my flask of 101 Wild Turkey in it and it would work. One other note worth idea is a chrome Zippo is reflective for signaling.
i prefer using a zippo lighter it has always worked better for me and i think in general is better and the disadvantage that the zippo has can be solved by using a plastic bag not only that bic lighters break very easily unlike a zippo Edit: alot of these points seem very irrelevant which makes the zippo even better like weight just being honest a zippo is not heavy to where you will notice it and yet it is still so much more durable also you can only really light what is left of your bic once it breaks
Wouldn’t the zippo be better for long term scavenging? Like I think it can run okay off most flammable liquids, like gasoline or brake cleaner. The cotton and cotton wick can be replaced by growing cotton or using an old shirt. And the flint can also be found on the ground (with a lot of shaping to make it fit).
Refillable, spark wheel assembly and flint are replaceable, and they're cheap enough, usually under 2 bucks- metal version is 12 bucks, to have a small stockpile of them around.
NEVER bring a BIC over a Zippo in a survival scenario . Keep the fuel seperated from the Zippo when stored in the bag . Bring 2 Zippo's , extra stones , a BIC , firesteel , matches , and some coal used for Sisha . The utility of having several ways to make fire is so high it is worth the little extra space and weight .
The Zippo lighter is the lighter to use because in high winds the Bic will be snuffed out and is almost impossible to light whereas the Zippo can and does light and continues to burn no matter how windy it is. Another factor is when your lighter gets wet if you drop the Bic in water that’s the end of it it won’t light anytime soon, on the other hand the Zippo will light and continue to burn after it gets wet. In WW ll, Korea and Vietnam the Zippo was and still is a tough, rugged, and extremely dependable lighter whereas the Bic lighter can be and is undependable and useless for any outdoor activity
No it's literally the opposite I have tested it bics always take hours to light again when in water and zippos can still light even when water gets in even zippo fanatic made a video about it proving it
You've got that exactly opposite. Water cannot get inside a Bic. The flint can get wet and thats all. The zippos flint cam also get wet. But if the wick or cotton gets wet, it will ruin the fuel itself.
You can get standard and torch style butane inserts for Zippos and get the best of both worlds.
On the Zippo cover, there's a strip to adjust the tightness of the closure as well to adjust the ping of the opening. After learning to adjust that strip, the fluid in my zippo last for quite a long time.
I’ll have to check that out.
what?
Clearly the people in the comments magically have “no idea” that there are butane inserts, but yet they have the audacity to leave a comment just to say a Bic is better than All Zippos? How stupid!
with a zippo you can get the flint from other dead lighters, the fuel from any gasoline, and the wick is just rope, but it does dry up 100 times faster than a bic, so idk keep one of both for safety, if you finish the bic you start using the zippo
upgrade the bottom plate to metalic one with seals
You present a great point about the disadvantage of Zippo lighters losing fuel. On the other hand, one big advantage of a Zippo is that as long as there's fuel in it, a Zippo can light well even with a light to moderate wind. While even though I love my Bic lighters, whenever it's windy, I reach for my Zippo. Bic lighters are very hard to light with anything beyond a very slight breeze.
I wrap my zippo with a band of electrical tape around the opening. I haven't tested long term, but there's been days where I've forgotten about it and it still lights well when I remember to test it out. Could be a good solution for keeping the fuel from escaping.
bic for short term, zippo for long term.
a bic you can't refill or maintain, a zippo you can
I was checking the contents of my get home bag after 18 months dealing with cancer. I found 2 bic lighters that would not light. The ferro rods had turned to dust. I replaced them with butane lighters that have piezo ignition. Something to think about.
Hmm. They were in your car?
A zippo is like a souvenir or, you can say for novelty, q bic lighter is for real use
100%. I love zippos but bics are better for real use
That’s extremely disrespectful to actual smart people like me. You clearly don’t know what your talking about
Hey man I think your content is way underrated keep up the good work
@@OzarkGeneralist Thanks for the kind words.
The exotac titanlight doesn't evaporate.. its got o rings and a screw down lid
I've been using both for some time but in the video game "The Forest" ... one lighter prevails!
Get a CRICKET FLINT DELUXE, this thing is built like a TANK and will surely last for many years. It has the durability and luxurious feel of the Zippo and the reliability and simplicity of the BIC. It doesn't leak, has a nice blue torch flame, made of solid steel. Geez it's heavier than a zippo, feels good in the hands when you grip it, you can actually use it to smash someone's head! It's refillable with butane, the flint is easily replaceable and compatible with Zippo flints.
Looks like the design is heavily borrowed from a Clipper lighter.
For survival, there is absolutely no comparison. The bic wins. Tons of lights from new. If it gets wet, you can dry the flint. If a zippo gets wet, your screwed. No refilling a bic or worrying about carrying fluid. Honestly, it's a no brainer.
I prefer the mini-bic in the little aluminum cover that makes it look like a zippo and it keeps the water off of it.
Interesting. Thanks for sharing.
Evaporation? Evaporation is not just about Zippos. All petrol wick lighters evaporate since they aren't air tight. I have a Myon Autolux lighter from 1934 from France. It's a petrol wick lighter and evaporates just as the Zippo does, though at a lesser extent since the Myon is more sealed than a Zippo. That's why they came up with the innovation in the 1950s called the butane lighter: A wickless lighter whose flame strength you could regulate and it also doesn't evaporate since it is airtight. That being said, if you want a Zippo that doesn't evaporate, you could get yourself one of those butane inserts from Zippo such as the torch and yellow flame inserts. I personally, though, would stick to the old-fashioned petrol wick lighter since it's more reliable than a butane lighter. One of those seals break in a butane lighter, and you're almost always done. Plus there's something about the petrol wick lighter I find fascinating, lighting up the old-fashioned way.
I'll take the Zippo. I have the fuel canister on my keychain with spare flints and the Zippo will run on anything from hairspray and break cleaner to gasoline. I could even empty my flask of 101 Wild Turkey in it and it would work. One other note worth idea is a chrome Zippo is reflective for signaling.
All valid points.
i prefer using a zippo lighter it has always worked better for me and i think in general is better and the disadvantage that the zippo has can be solved by using a plastic bag not only that bic lighters break very easily unlike a zippo
Edit: alot of these points seem very irrelevant which makes the zippo even better like weight just being honest a zippo is not heavy to where you will notice it and yet it is still so much more durable also you can only really light what is left of your bic once it breaks
I love my Zippo but if you can find a real or well made IMCO lighter that's the way to go
Wouldn’t the zippo be better for long term scavenging? Like I think it can run okay off most flammable liquids, like gasoline or brake cleaner.
The cotton and cotton wick can be replaced by growing cotton or using an old shirt. And the flint can also be found on the ground (with a lot of shaping to make it fit).
@@DaBatman-o1v Yeah. The zippo has many advantages. It’s much more serviceable than a bic.
the flint that zippos use is not the rock flint, it's ferrocreium (excuse my typo). it's a synthetic alloy that does not naturally exist.
If you subscribe to the two is one mentality one of each in your bag would be ideal if only for the windproof nature of the Zippo.
Zippo have a insert's
If you try to use a big and rain drops in it you cant even light it anymore but a zippo works even in the storm
Yes but...till you dry out from ⛽ and that's not good for survival at all!?!
What is the tape for
Cuts, starting a fire because it burns easy and for a few minutes. Could also patch gear or give yourself a bikini waxing.
Clippers are better than both.
Refillable, spark wheel assembly and flint are replaceable, and they're cheap enough, usually under 2 bucks- metal version is 12 bucks, to have a small stockpile of them around.
NEVER bring a BIC over a Zippo in a survival scenario .
Keep the fuel seperated from the Zippo when stored in the bag .
Bring 2 Zippo's , extra stones , a BIC , firesteel , matches , and some coal used for Sisha .
The utility of having several ways to make fire is so high it is worth the little extra space and weight .
The Zippo lighter is the lighter to use because in high winds the Bic will be snuffed out and is almost impossible to light whereas the Zippo can and does light and continues to burn no matter how windy it is. Another factor is when your lighter gets wet if you drop the Bic in water that’s the end of it it won’t light anytime soon, on the other hand the Zippo will light and continue to burn after it gets wet.
In WW ll, Korea and Vietnam the Zippo was and still is a tough, rugged, and extremely dependable lighter whereas the Bic lighter can be and is undependable and useless for any outdoor activity
Zippo Lighter dies when it falls into water
BIC doesnt
No it's literally the opposite I have tested it bics always take hours to light again when in water and zippos can still light even when water gets in even zippo fanatic made a video about it proving it
Wtf is it good for survival lol smoke cigs
No thanks.
making a fire so you have light, heat, cooking and signaling for help.
EXOTAC TITANLIGHT.😁
If you try to use a big and rain drops in it you cant even light it anymore but a zippo works even in the storm
You've got that exactly opposite.
Water cannot get inside a Bic. The flint can get wet and thats all.
The zippos flint cam also get wet. But if the wick or cotton gets wet, it will ruin the fuel itself.