emergency cigarette lighter

[paulthefish2009]

Any one got any ideas as to how i could put together some thing to light cigarettes when your lighter runs out? once again yesterday miles from anywhere while fishing my bl###y lighter ran out!I dont need to produce a flame just need a glow to take a light from!!

[Martin]

You want the fire piston paulthefish2009. There are a few threads on here about them, alternatively give it a google. :)

Martin

[Bernie]

You want to stop smoking; that'll solve two problems! ;)

[Martin]

Oh, alternatively, why not put some matches in a waterproof container and leave those in your fishing gear?

And, don't listen to Bernie. If you want to suffer a long, slow, painful, self inflicted death then it's entirely your right to do so.

Martin (stopped smoking Easter 2010) ;)

[LandRoverMatt]

matches or a couple of new lighters in your fishing kit

[rich290185]

bl***y ex smokers ;)

[Martin]

bl***y ex smokers ;)

:D :D :D

Martin

[kesom]

you could rub the roller that sparks the flint on a lighter and you'll notice that some small pieces of flint fall out like dust,if you do it slowly and let the flint dust fall into a rizzla paper until you've got a line of it half way down the rizzla,then spark the lighter into the rizzla and it'll light,it'll work on the paper from a cigarette too(bit wasteful but desperate means !) it works on toilet roll too if you use only one of the ply's from a piece but if ya give them up all together you'll feel like a new man after a couple of weeks :)

peace,ken :)

[GwersyllaCnau]

You want to stop smoking; that'll solve two problems! ;)

T^

[luresalive]

Carry 2 lighters

[paulthefish2009]

Thanks everyone,a few good ideas there,like the idea of a fire piston(started to make one at work today!)tried the flint dust and rizla trick and it works but not so sure about outside on a wet and windy day.Yes i know i could carry a spare lighter etc and i normally do but i just thought as my first post i would see if anyone could come up with something a bit more bushcrafty(is that the right word?) Paul

[Martin]

Nice one Paul, and don't listen to this lot about quitting smoking. The first time I went out walking, after giving up smoking after 30 years, I sat down to make a brew. Got my stove out, filled the can with water and went to my pocket to get my lighter..... Doh!!!

Never made the same mistake since mind you. I always have a fire steel in with my stove so I don't have the problem again. :)

Martin

[cranky1]

just get a zippo. jam your ciggy down in front of the striker wheel and giver, lights every time. done this lots of times.