Comment on Rechargeable electric arc lighters kinda suck for the average person, and will typically end up as e-waste.

Kolanaki@pawb.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

• Zikeji@programming.dev ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  My sister uses a variation of this closer to a traditional lighter with a long neck to light her candles. It’s rechargeable, and she’s been using the same one for over a decade.

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  • over_clox@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Interesting. I can only guess that candle wax vapor must not conduct electricity as much as other things like nicotine or THC… 🤷

    Well, awesome for her, glad she’s getting long life use out of her device 👍

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• over_clox@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Meh, aside from cigarettes and such, they can also be useful survival equipment tools, if you got a pack of toothpicks or even just some thin dry twigs available. Easy rechargeable fire starter ya know…

  But yeah, I’ve had nothing but a pain in the ass with this thing, I’ve had to disassemble it to clean it every couple weeks or so, and have also had to replace 2 electrodes and resolder the lid safety switch twice and the charger port once.

  I’ve probably serviced this thing like ~40 times since I got it. You’ll know you got a problem when the lid safety switch gets too much crud in it and gets stuck in the ON position, and the damn thing starts lighting up on its own in your pocket… 💀

  I modified mine to where if that should ever happen again, I can literally snatch it apart and snatch the battery out in less than 2 seconds without tools.

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• Witchfire@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  You can use it to light kindling for a campfire

  For bongs, may i recommend hemp wick

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• Ephera@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I am skeptical how I might use it to start a campfire even though it’s supposed to be a camping tool.

  Could probably light some tinder with it, like thin sticks or dry grass…

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  • over_clox@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Yes, and confirmed, it’ll easily ignite toothpicks or dry twigs with a flame.

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• roofuskit@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Lol, the idea what a battery powered device is a camping to for starting fires is just funny to me. Of all the ways we have to start fires one that requires a battery is the last thing I’m wasting weight and space on when camping.

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  • Kolanaki@pawb.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Makes it a helluva lot easier to “refuel” it when you have a car and can just plug it in as opposed to a disposable BIC or a zippo.

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    • roofuskit@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Flint and steel. No battery required.

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      • Kolanaki@pawb.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Those are also comsumable and need to be replaced when you run out of matches or wear away all the flint, which costs more money than charging a battery.

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      • over_clox@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        I got a flint and magnesium fire starter as well for emergency backup, and fully know how to use it. Well, except for lighting a bong… 😂

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    • UnspecificGravity@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      You light about a thousand fires with a bic lighter and then pull out the second one you got for 89 cents. How many times do you have to do that before you wish you brought an arc lighter instead?

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      • Kolanaki@pawb.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        When you smoke as much as Bill Hicks.

        “What do you smoke? 2 packs a day? Pussy. I go through two lighters a day!”

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      • over_clox@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        89 cents for a Bic? Shit, the cheapest Bic lighters I can find around my area are more like $2. Where you at home, we could use some cheap Bic lighters around here…

        I dunno, but even if I didn’t have electricity access, I still have an almost pocket sized solar panel that’ll charge my lighter from empty to full in around 5 hours of good sunlight, which gives me anywhere from ~20 to 30 uses before needing another recharge.

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  • over_clox@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Bleh, I got a modded almost pocket sized solar panel that’ll recharge it from empty to full within about 5 hours. And that gives me anywhere from ~20 to 30 uses or so before it needs recharge.

    Sure I usually just use a wall wart USB charger, but its nice to have the backup solar panel as well.

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  • over_clox@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Somewhat random…

    You can also use a 9V battery and steel wool to start a fire. Hell, the way steel wool burns, you might actually find that easier to help start a campfire than many other solutions…

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• Player2@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  I have personally used an electric lighter for several years primarily for starting campfires. It’s definitely less convenient than a traditional lighter but totally works and doesn’t need any lighter fluid. I don’t personally feel comfortable carrying flammable fuels in my backpack, so electric was a good choice for me

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  • over_clox@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    You have a good point regarding not keeping flammable fluids in your camping gear, honestly I’ve barely even thought about factors like that.

    I have done some basic tests with my arc lighter, and I figure that if you’re gonna keep something like this in your camping gear, then either have a small pack of toothpicks packed in, or be ready to use a dry twig.

    Either way, it’s really easy to start a flame with one of these lighters by lighting a thin and dry stick to start with.

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• HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Heh, yeah I got one of those lightsaber lighters for Christmas since the stove always has one burner that doesn’t want to light and I’m tired of fucking with the sparker. Tried a pipe once and am still regrowing my mustache.

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