Matches or lighters, long term

Little John · Post by **Little John** » 28 Apr 2014, 17:44

You can get them off eBay second hand (Stanley made one like the one in the pic) for about a tenner. Or, at least, you could a couple of years back when I got mine. All hand tools are rising in price on eBay of late I have noticed.

SleeperService · Post by **SleeperService** » 28 Apr 2014, 18:12

Thanks for the pointers on the hand drill. I can see that being a useful addition to the tool box, plus free fire starting!!!

Sorry but I've tried packing up the spare sparks but the envelope caught fire before I could post it

I also stand educated about paraffin lighters which I was sure I'd seen but, of course, was wrong....

Catweazle · Post by **Catweazle** » 28 Apr 2014, 20:35

I reckon a couple of Zippos and a good supply of flints plus metal cans with petrol. Once the petrol runs out you can run it on the "heads" and "tails" from your whisky still.

RenewableCandy · Post by **RenewableCandy** » 28 Apr 2014, 22:30

I like the way you just naturally assume I have a whisky still

Post by **mikepepler** » 29 Apr 2014, 22:08

I've got matches, zippos/fuel/wicks/flints, disposable gas lighters, a fire steel and a magnifying glass. Wire wool and battery can work in an emergency too!

I bought the matches in bulk, maybe about 200 boxes per pack? Within each pack, they are plastic-wrapped in stacks of five boxes, so you don't have many loose boxes exposed to air at once. So far they are working perfectly over 3 years after purchase. So I think keeping them dry probably works.

jonny2mad · Post by **jonny2mad** » 29 Apr 2014, 22:45

RenewableCandy wrote:I like the way you just naturally assume I have a whisky still

everyone has a whisky still