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… 😂
Flint and steel. No battery required.
over_clox@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Kolanaki@pawb.social 2 days ago
Probably easier to use a magnifying glass to light the bong than one of those things. Hell, a friend of mine had bought a pipe with a magnifying glass attached to it that was intended to be a “solar lighter.” It worked surprisingly well, but only on a clear sunny day.
over_clox@lemmy.world 2 days ago
LOL, see my other response, already prepared 👍
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.
over_clox@lemmy.world 2 days ago
You know what else isn’t consumable? A credit card sized Freznel Lens magnifier, I keep one in my wallet, and they’re stupid cheap by the dozen…
Yeah, if there’s a need to start a fire, I’ll find a way… 🔥
roofuskit@lemmy.world 2 days ago
My concern isn’t money, it’s the reliability. If you store those things correctly they will always light. If you store a batter powered device correctly, no matter what it must be recharged even if it hasn’t been used. I don’t want to have to think about whether I charged my firestarter. The checklist is long enough when you are going camping. It’s just one more thing to forget.
Johnmannesca@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Leave it in your car attached to a 5V1A solar panel so it neither loses charge nor explodes.
roofuskit@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Yes, I’ll just build an entire infrastructure to support a gas station lighter that only exists because “if you’re dumb enough to buy cigarettes you’ll probably buy this gimmick.”