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
over_clox@lemmy.world 5 days 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.