disposable lighters

[powertechms]

Just a thought about those handy little fire starters that tend to get thrown away when empty, I personally have found that the fluid runs out far in advance of the flint. What I have begun doing is using the striker to convert the flints into a very effective fire powder. I hold the dead lighter over a small container ( altoids tin, skoal can etc. ) and by slowly turning the striker it grinds the flint into a fine flammable powder that can be mixed with other fine dry tinder or left as it is, a small pinch and a spark is all that is needed to set a tinder nest ablaze.

[mmpaints]

or, just store bic brand lighters. 20 year shelf life and they don't leak.

[SurvivIt]

Seems hard on yer thumbs...! I'm sorta with mmpaints on this one.

Probably makes a nice hot fire, though

[Blackthorn-USA]

Better turn it really slowly cause as soon as you make one spark your tin full will go up in a flash of smoke. Buy a firesteel. If you really want a bag full of fire starting material, take a drill to one of those crappy magnesium bars and turn it into shavings. Just drill as many holes in it as you can and then put the shavings in a bag.

[ForwardPreppers]

Seems hard on yer thumbs...! I'm sorta with mmpaints on this one.

Probably makes a nice hot fire, though

Same here.

[Blaundee]

Just a thought about those handy little fire starters that tend to get thrown away when empty, I personally have found that the fluid runs out far in advance of the flint. What I have begun doing is using the striker to convert the flints into a very effective fire powder. I hold the dead lighter over a small container ( altoids tin, skoal can etc. ) and by slowly turning the striker it grinds the flint into a fine flammable powder that can be mixed with other fine dry tinder or left as it is, a small pinch and a spark is all that is needed to set a tinder nest ablaze.

I like that tip!!! THANKS!

[donba]

Put the flints in a small container. Then use in a zippo lighter, the last twice as long as a regular flint...