The Truth About Zippo / Survival Fire Starters

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  • Опубліковано 11 січ 2025

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  • @DougShoeBushcraft
    @DougShoeBushcraft Рік тому +57

    The old Zippos and in particular the smell of lighter fluid reminds me of my grandfather and uncles. It was long ago & they're in heaven now.

    • @BingWatcher
      @BingWatcher Рік тому

      My life was the same way. Just add some cigar smoke to the aroma to make it perfect

    • @fredlampher8154
      @fredlampher8154 Рік тому

      I don't smoke but carry a Zippo on my everyday as a reminder for that exact reason. Also, you never know when you may a flame.

    • @GLOCKCOPG23
      @GLOCKCOPG23 26 днів тому

      Me too. The smell of. Zippo beings back good memories of my childhood and my uncles. Funny how just a scent can bring so much back in your thoughts. 🙂

  • @kittykane1703
    @kittykane1703 Рік тому +8

    From Canada.
    Been watching your videos for years…especially land navigation.
    You are the man.
    Your camera angle with the water test for the matches was phenomenal.
    You should be proud of it and mentioned for your cinematography.
    Cheers. Sempre fi!

  • @johnnyh-pay5843
    @johnnyh-pay5843 Рік тому +5

    I love my zippo lighter now that I keep a piece of inner tube around it to prevent fuel from leaking/evaporating as well as keeping water out!

  • @victorchinchillvas
    @victorchinchillvas Рік тому +15

    As always, thank you for the content and your service! I've been using those Zippo Typhoon matches for some time, and they blow other "stormproof" matches out of the water...no contest. I cut them down and put them in a smaller stormproof match container, then used the Typhoon match holder for fat wood and vaseline cotton balls. Thanks again Stoker!💪🏽🇺🇲🤘🏽

  • @sirarnie9837
    @sirarnie9837 Рік тому +1

    Informative video as always, I will probably get some of those matches.
    Also, thank you for the stickers. HOOAH!!!

  • @michaelmeadows5142
    @michaelmeadows5142 Рік тому +1

    Great video! I've carried my grandfathers Zippo for years. In my fire kit, a Gerber strikeforce kit with the accompanying tinder blocks, magnesium shavings, and a spare ferro rod with ceramic striker. Separate from that I'll carry potassium permanganate and glycerin for a delayed fire starter if i need to prep it. (Glycerin (or variant) is in antifreeze, so add a little powder to a puddle of antifreeze which is always easy to find in a vehicle.)

  • @johnnyrebel5458
    @johnnyrebel5458 Рік тому +1

    I make my own storm proof matches. Grab some 2 ply toilet paper or the really cheap 1 ply paper. Separate the toilet paper if it’s 2 ply,tear or cut the paper into the length of the match. Leave enough to hold on to the match. Begin to tightly wrap the toilet paper around the match. When you have that done grab some wax and melt it. Dip the matches in n the wax. Allow the matches to dry completely. Once that is finished pick some of the wax off the match head so it will strike better or leave it until your ready to use.

  • @caborico0677
    @caborico0677 Рік тому +2

    I remember the good ole Zippo lighters, very durable and reliable. I wasn't of the other fire-starting gear. Something I'll have to add to my outdoor kit! Thanks for the video!

  • @byerenny
    @byerenny 15 днів тому

    I have a Zippo that came with the traditional insert, but I swapped it out for one of their single torch flame butane inserts. They're a lot more wind resistant. Just make sure you bleed off any excess air in the lighter tank before a refill for trouble-free operation, as with any butane lighter.
    For the traditional type of flame the OG Zippo insert gives, I instead use a Clipper lighter. Flint and striker wheel can be replaced, can be refilled with butane, lasts for years, one guy said he has one that's been through the washing machine a dozen times and functions fine. It doesn't give you Zippo-leg from leaking fluid and doesn't evaporate. Also can generally be found at your local smoke shops for a couple bucks a lighter. They come in many colors and styles, also a translucent model to better see fluid levels; that's the one I'd mostly use outdoors. There's also metal body versions for around 12 bucks online. Amazon carries them.
    Clippers have been around for decades. More well-know in other places than the states. Most just go with disposable Bics here instead, which is silly.
    And if you lose a 2 dollar Clipper in the woods, so what. For the price you'll cry less than losing a favorite Zippo, also for the price you'll have several backups stashed around.

  • @johnstevenperez4186
    @johnstevenperez4186 Рік тому +5

    Great video, Stoker. Those Stormproof matches are the real deal. I stopped buying those UCO Hurricane mstches since the Zippo brand were more reliable. I purchased the Mag Strike and Emergency Fire Kit. Also picked up the Fire Starting Multi Tool. My Walmart has a good selection of these Zippo products.

  • @keithrayeski6417
    @keithrayeski6417 Рік тому +5

    I’d say ZIPPO has certainly stepped up their game! There may long be a market for the traditional zippo lighter…nostalgia or something, but with folks getting smart about smoking (myself included after 46 years of smoking) and quitting the cancer/COPD sticks, zippo needed a market audience…and the no doubt found them cause I’m searching them out right now for me and, some birthday and Christmas gifts!! Very cool episode!! Sharing this out!

  • @m118lr
    @m118lr Рік тому

    AWESOOOOME review Stoker! Really unique ways of showcasing these Zippos!

  • @stevenkaniewski44
    @stevenkaniewski44 Рік тому

    Got the mag strike and love it. Put a sharper edge on the striker with a wet stone and it showers sparks.

  • @BBQDad463
    @BBQDad463 Рік тому

    Thank you for this video. You offered great reviews of Zippo products. (I have always trusted Zippo lighters and Case knives.)
    The items you demoed look like really good stuff and will need to find their way into my fire kit.
    A classic Zippo with a good load of fluid and a one-inch-long piece of bicycle innertube placed so as to seal the lid will serve you well.
    I carry a 30-minute road flare in my fire kit. It will thaw out numb fingers and dry out small kindling if it is not too wet. The flare is perfect in those situations where one needs a fire immediately and may be suffering from hand injuries and/or the early stages of hypothermia.
    One can never have too many ways to make a fire.
    Again, thank you for this video.

  • @gud2go50
    @gud2go50 Рік тому

    I really like the matches the most. Thanks for introducing the Zippo line to us all. I plane to buy them soon.

  • @Olyphoto7
    @Olyphoto7 Рік тому +1

    Glad to see I’m not the only one with a big box full of fire starting materials, kind of a necessity in the PNW😊

  • @marclucier2533
    @marclucier2533 Рік тому +4

    I carry a zippo in my pocket everyday for the last thirty years lol

  • @mcashler2678
    @mcashler2678 Рік тому

    I have to say seeing both storm matches dipped in water and one failed was pretty eye opening. Great video as always. Thanks for sharing

  • @rawnature5356
    @rawnature5356 Рік тому

    Greetings from Estonia 🇪🇪
    This is super useful UA-cam channel ♥️

  • @DJTheMetalheadMercenary
    @DJTheMetalheadMercenary Рік тому +1

    That's a very solid Ferro Rod, looks like a very solid line of products there, sweet!
    I used to carry a Zippo lighter and have a few in a collection, but they just suck up lighter fluid, Bic lighters last way longer in the general use sense without having to carry extra fluid to refill a Zippo. Always gotta have multiple forms of firestarting though, that should be a common sense SOP.

  • @mervmartin2112
    @mervmartin2112 Рік тому +3

    I'm still on the fence about matches that have to be struck on a particular striker. Th "strike on box" type. They may be safer to carry, but they're unreliable when their striking surface gets wet. (Happened at the last of this video). A strike anywhere version of the Typhoon match would be wonderful.
    That's my only beef with the Zippo system. Zippo, as always, has us covered.
    Great Video. Love the outro!

  • @RyanGr33n
    @RyanGr33n Рік тому

    I don’t smoke, but I NEVER leave the house without a Zippo in my pocket… they remind me of both of my grandpas and all my uncles, long summer days, bonfires… i have several that have been handed down to me over the years, all lined up on my dresser. My wife bought me a vintage brass one a few years back and it’s lit every campfire, every leaf pile, every candle since. Hopefully someday it will go in my grandsons pocket.
    Anyone who’s ever carried a Zippo knows they aren’t “emergency” lighters, they require lots of maintenance, keeping them fueled, keeping the wick trimmed and replacing the flint, to me that’s part of the coolness, it’s a ceremony, almost a liturgy… getting it ready for the day, lighting it up, snapping it shut and dropping all the memories into my pocket.

  • @richardgummere84
    @richardgummere84 Рік тому

    Thanks for the quick and dirty review. I wasn't aware of those items but I'll be looking them up. I like that the match holder is a larger diameter, that will aid in being able to open it when or if you have wet or cold hands!

  • @hunterrichie2764
    @hunterrichie2764 Рік тому

    My family was on vacation in Tennessee a while back and I noticed some of this stuff at the Smoky Mountain Knife Works. I thought about buying the fire wheel but didn't.

  • @garyjohnson4608
    @garyjohnson4608 Рік тому

    Wow, it looks like Zippo has really done their homework on this system !! What a perfect combination, the good old classic flip top Zippo and these items !!!!!!

  • @charlesmckinney
    @charlesmckinney Рік тому

    That Ferro Rod really throws some good Sparks. I'm going to have to find one. I'm going to have to pick up one of their tinder kits too. My shackles are spoken for for a while though. I need to buy a protractor . I make a small keychain spark based Firestarter made from empty butane lighters. I cut the bottom of the Flint tube off and add a screw so that I can replace the Flint

  • @bubba7626
    @bubba7626 Рік тому +1

    I guess is you injure an arm or hand you may be able to get that cap off the fire-starter rod by holding in your teeth! LMAO

  • @kippdog536
    @kippdog536 Рік тому

    Great video. I always enjoy learning about new product. Zippo was or is made right here in Pa. I still have a few of my dad's zippo lighters. There still is a market for zippo collectors. I will check out your links to these new products. They seem like a winner from a long time flame making company. Thanks

  • @MSGBlair
    @MSGBlair 7 місяців тому

    Zippo makes a butane replacement insert for the Zippo case. There are also other off brands but I prefer the Zippo insert.

  • @dennistate5953
    @dennistate5953 Рік тому

    Zippo thigh burns are real, they make a good fluid/flint carrier, but butane inserts don't leak or evap fuel. Must be maintained though esp. torch styles. I wouldnt carry butane for decades till i figured out how to keep running. I still carry 2 to have 1. Odor lower w butane too.

  • @grainplaner216
    @grainplaner216 Рік тому

    cotton balls with vaseline covered in paraffin wax ,alternate cotton balls dipped in paraffin wax with lamp oil mixed in.

  • @dwaynestewart411
    @dwaynestewart411 Рік тому

    I found all those kits at tractor supply and I carry them religiously they have never let me down , no matter what kind of weather I'm in. As a matter of fact I bought 4 of everything so I would not run out for a real long time.
    Dwayne

  • @stewarttrains98
    @stewarttrains98 Рік тому

    Have to pick up some of that zippo equipment and incorporate it into my supplies.

  • @Stoney_AKA_James
    @Stoney_AKA_James Рік тому

    I didn't know about those zippo fire starter products, thanks Bill!

  • @louiemorris9598
    @louiemorris9598 Рік тому

    They look nice. I will definitely look into the Ferro rod and matches.

  • @dennisseverns4014
    @dennisseverns4014 Рік тому

    Was thinking of buying some of those storm matches last time I was out at one of the outdoor stores. Actually thought of getting it just for the container. Use to always carry an old school Zippo lighter, still keep one in my go bag with a can of Zippo fluid, but not in my pocket. Have had too much lighter fluid leak in my pocket and burn my skin.

    • @jamiejohnson8176
      @jamiejohnson8176 Рік тому +1

      I have a leather case I can carry on my belt to stop that from happening

  • @richardcamps3162
    @richardcamps3162 Рік тому

    Excellent coverage on a good topic!

  • @arctodussimus6198
    @arctodussimus6198 Рік тому

    I don’t have the Zippo ferro rod, but I do have the other two. They are outstanding pieces of kit.
    I keep extra flints in the sparking fire kit, and the Zippo matches are even more robust than the UCO Titan Matches (imho).
    I put a 3/16”X2 1/2” ferro rod in the match container because I’m always thinking of longevity if I get stuck out longer than planned.
    I carried a Zippo lighter way back in the day, but got tired of the fluid leaking out in my trousers.
    I can’t remember ever carrying a lighter into the wilderness. I never had a need for one.
    I do have a Numyth Tohill lighter that I bought at the BLADE Show in 2015. But it lives in an emergency kit in Mumma Bear’s pack. Even after being unopened for a year, it lights right up.
    I would like to see Zippo make a tradition lighter that seals tight when closed. I might just buy one of those.
    Semper Fi 🇺🇸

  • @peterott9162
    @peterott9162 Рік тому +1

    I only have experience with the Zippo matches...and yes they are absolutely NOT a gimmick. They've been great! I love the video by the way Stoker!!

  • @shadowscout9872
    @shadowscout9872 Рік тому

    I have the matches and fire case, they are a good option. Haven't seen the spark wheel or ferro rod combo but if I do I'll give it a try.

  • @trooper2221
    @trooper2221 2 місяці тому

    Old ones i don’t like I replaced it with thunderbird insert, old ones fuel evaporates fast

  • @keithrayeski6417
    @keithrayeski6417 Рік тому +1

    I like the flint striker with the fire starter pads with the center hole. My son lost an arm so he’s always looking for ways to make two handed tasks simpler, and the striker will do that. I also grabbed a 10 pack of extra tinder rolls. It holds 5 which he’ll now have two refills for. Picked up a couple of the Epiphany Outdoor Gear Pocket Bellows you’ve got in your Amazon store as well. Yea, I could find natural stuff but, why waste time hunting when the Epiphany Outdoor Gear Pocket Bellows racks in at 3 1/2” collapsed and .08 of an ounce! Fits nicely in the fire kit at 15 bucks AND a Nam vet owned and operated business!
    Your store could get me in a lot of trouble brother!!😎👊🏻🇺🇸

    • @STOKERMATIC
      @STOKERMATIC  Рік тому +1

      🤣😂🤣
      Glad you’ve got some good local stores to get in trouble at. Stoked to hear you working with your son to figure stuff out! 🇺🇸

    • @keithrayeski6417
      @keithrayeski6417 Рік тому

      @@STOKERMATIC used your amazon store brother! Why shouldn’t you get a shekel or two for the outstanding leads?!?!

  • @TR_Swan
    @TR_Swan Рік тому

    I don't smoke except tires. Yet, I love my Zippo. Made in Pennsylvania. What could be more American than a 1911, a Garand, and a Zippo? They traveled together with our Greatest Generation. I'm sure every guy over 40 knows that classic Zippo sound. Almost like and endblock on ejection. When I got serious about kit, I put my Zippo in it. A month later I learned why Pop Pop had me fill his so frequently. I thought it was caused he went through a carton a week. I was wrong. So the Zippo left my kit, but stays in my heart forever. BTW, the greatest generation used AV gas frequently. For some reason I can hear my Mama saying don't play with lighters and gas, LOL....

    • @STOKERMATIC
      @STOKERMATIC  Рік тому

      I bet your ugh have some great stories with your Pop Pop!

  • @tykit9230
    @tykit9230 Рік тому

    Got the stickers today, appreciate it!

  • @GruntProof
    @GruntProof Рік тому

    Cool test

  • @totenvt
    @totenvt Рік тому

    i tried a few alternative fuels for my zippo, unleaded petrol stinks, ethanol doesnt go out easily and parafin/kerosene is a bugger to light

  • @johnthomasjr262
    @johnthomasjr262 Рік тому

    I have used the zippo fire starter line shown here and found that... I love the zippo matches with the case and consider it the best match set-up in the world. The fero rod set is a good design and works great. I love the old zippo lighter and own a couple of them. But I don't care for the zippo fire kit with the tinder tabs. It is not a matter of quality, and the tinder is good, I just hate the little "empty lighter style" ignition.

  • @dallassoller7443
    @dallassoller7443 2 місяці тому

    Dad gummit you got yourself a new subscriber from that alone

  • @jeffvaughn7987
    @jeffvaughn7987 Рік тому

    Been using them all since they first came out, solid gear..

    • @STOKERMATIC
      @STOKERMATIC  Рік тому

      Thanks for sharing your experience!

  • @nc_mtbmedic1399
    @nc_mtbmedic1399 Рік тому

    Saw a axe saw with fire rod at REI...

  • @alramlebsi549
    @alramlebsi549 Рік тому +1

    When zippo's were a thing, smoking was a thing.

  • @bsd9230
    @bsd9230 10 місяців тому

    Excellent review!🎉

  • @randybrown140
    @randybrown140 Рік тому

    Adding to my kit, thanks for the info

  • @arthurchadwell9267
    @arthurchadwell9267 Рік тому

    I have several Zippo lighters. They are great.

  • @garyshaimas7250
    @garyshaimas7250 Рік тому

    Different woodchuck going to be having new toys in his kit

  • @zacwhite1368
    @zacwhite1368 Рік тому

    I recently went on a slim antique zippo buying spree lol. 1978 I carry everday with me aka my birth year. 61 slim black my moms bday God rest your soul mom❤️and I’m going to get a 56 slim one soon because of my beautiful ex girlfriend which I may have to get two one for her to add to her in honor of her father’s collection which she’s never been a smoker which I always thought was great! Nice video! Keep dad in line RIGGS!!!!❤️🥰MUCH love you four legged cutie! Sorry huge animal lover. Lol. Oh I been thinking of getting some zippo matches…..ok I need to get off UA-cam!! Heading to Michigan in the morning ugh! Then back down to Ohio 🙌🏻

  • @HumbleCowboy92
    @HumbleCowboy92 Рік тому

    What do you think about the Zippo electric arc style lighters for a survival situation? Are they viable?

    • @STOKERMATIC
      @STOKERMATIC  Рік тому +1

      As long as they are charged and you have good tinder they work fine.

    • @HumbleCowboy92
      @HumbleCowboy92 Рік тому

      @@STOKERMATIC Excellent! I’ve been considering getting one of them and putting it inside one of those tacticool looking Zippo cases from Thrym (ProVault 2.0)

  • @konaononjepon1582
    @konaononjepon1582 Рік тому +1

    9:04

  • @larstueschjth2658
    @larstueschjth2658 5 місяців тому

    I get more friction by pushing the match and it's less fragile so it dosent break as easy as pulling it. 😉

  • @johnburgin7478
    @johnburgin7478 Рік тому

    Good burn time on the matches. Have a great evening

  • @Gma7788
    @Gma7788 9 місяців тому

    If you can't light a fire, you go to bed early. 😴

  • @richardzapata357
    @richardzapata357 Рік тому

    Great video!

  • @kennethhoppe2259
    @kennethhoppe2259 Рік тому

    Thanks Mr Stoked U taught me sompething

  • @alecbuxton7634
    @alecbuxton7634 Рік тому

    Although the Zippo items are neat I think that they are a bit oversized for things to make it into my bug out kit they have to be compact because the largest the item the heavier the weight

  • @Stone-Wolf-Outdoors
    @Stone-Wolf-Outdoors Рік тому

    love your ending :)

  • @MichaelR58
    @MichaelR58 Рік тому

    Good items , thanks for sharing , God bless !

  • @ericl8122
    @ericl8122 Рік тому

    Love the original Zippo lighters. I have several of them. MERICA!

  • @mattmarzula
    @mattmarzula Рік тому

    Just replaced another flint in my Zippo about an hour ago. I'm a classic silver guy. Nothing special. $10 at Walmart years ago. I have older things although I can't think of anything I've had longer.

  • @RAYANDERS-w4t
    @RAYANDERS-w4t Рік тому

    THANKS

  • @jenniferbauman4802
    @jenniferbauman4802 Рік тому

    Good video. God bless. From Glenn CATT in Massachusetts.

  • @The_real_onefs
    @The_real_onefs 10 місяців тому

    Got me an old camel ciggerrete zippo lighter

  • @sammynatal6471
    @sammynatal6471 Рік тому

    Zippo is the best and doesn’t get the credit it deserves.

  • @TheGunSmith
    @TheGunSmith Рік тому

    Sounded like biden trying to make a full sentence in that first part lol

  • @anthonybarbuto6012
    @anthonybarbuto6012 Рік тому

    I carry a butane lighter and a zippo Butane won't dry out like a zippo in seven days. I actually had a butane last five years. I used it three times to get me in frozen locks Worth it's weight 😭 n gold aI do prefer zippo while camping because once u ligjt it itcstays lit unlikeca butwne U camcan put a pitzippo down as a source of light using your two hands Varty both a butaje and zippo !!???

  • @johnfaramelli8138
    @johnfaramelli8138 Рік тому

    Love it!!! Commie tears!!!🤣😂👊👊👊

    • @STOKERMATIC
      @STOKERMATIC  Рік тому

      Glad ya caught it! Will publish it as a stand-alone soon.

  • @vincegonzales6196
    @vincegonzales6196 Рік тому +2

    Can you tell us we're these products are made ? Do not want to support China..thanks.

  • @Mike1614YT
    @Mike1614YT 9 місяців тому

    all you need is a Bic and an old pill bottle full of vaseline cotton balls.

  • @willywantoknow2563
    @willywantoknow2563 Рік тому

    Zippo: a piece of money wasting bling. When you need it, its a dried up paperweight. (Got 7 of them...cool,but lame) Igot a bic in every jacket i own and its reliable when i need it.
    Many dont know how to use a fire steel(flint rock and carbon steel) and if you know how its far more reliable than modern gadgets.

  • @sweetcaroline2060
    @sweetcaroline2060 Рік тому

    Yeah. Now I know I need to get a good, smaller-type Zippo. Those fit a woman's hand better.🤔 Cool video. First time I've ever heard of this Stoker guy. I'll be back. ❤

  • @dennisleighton2812
    @dennisleighton2812 11 місяців тому

    Nothing but a Zippo commercial!

  • @Trailtraveller
    @Trailtraveller Рік тому

    Zippo gasoline lighters are no good option for longtime storage, in the sense that they run dry.. Fumes will escape. Fill 'm regularly,

    • @STOKERMATIC
      @STOKERMATIC  Рік тому

      Part of the reason I didn’t suggest they were! Though I do live mine.

  • @tomporter7185
    @tomporter7185 Рік тому +1

    I'll pass on all the plastic and stick with Exotac. Thanks.

    • @STOKERMATIC
      @STOKERMATIC  Рік тому

      Looks like good gear. Better keep that stuff dummy corded well

  • @anti_fu_yt
    @anti_fu_yt Рік тому

    you don't light cigars with zippos sooo...
    🤷

  • @acerrubrum5749
    @acerrubrum5749 Рік тому

    🔥🔥🔥

  • @MosaicHomestead
    @MosaicHomestead Рік тому

    Zippo is the worst lighter for survival lol, You forget you have one in your pocket while in fresh water crossing, you will never forget the chemical burn 🔥 near your crotch, this is the main reason, people in the know put a ranger band around the opening, everything in this video is garbage except the ferro rod...Why?...everything there will fail in salt water except the ferro rod, the ferro may get some cavities, but will still work, a bic won't last one second in salt water.

  • @socom2173
    @socom2173 9 годин тому

    Zippo's are garbage. the fuel evaporates in a day or two

  • @0x29aNull
    @0x29aNull Рік тому

    I see your m-65 jacket