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My truck should be able to support a good sized group for several weeks. Leave your BOB home (or Phil if that's his name).:innocent:

Rick, Rick, Rick. Have you learned nothing in all of those years of marriage? Whilst she does not add to the jar, the list is growing. Stand by for "While I was doing EVERYTHING around here.....".

Your matches probably got wet.

If you ain't cheating, you ain't trying.

sjj - now you have to leave your post up so people will know what I'm talking about.

Yeah, but EdD lives in Arizona - the guy he was telling to form an ice lens.

Two things come to mind.

1. He lives in Arizona.
2. How many fires have you personally started using this method?

I've never had any issues in the cold, but admittedly I have not experienced the extremes that you do.

Are you using regular zippo fuel?

1stimestar - You're talking about Bic type lighters right? While it is true that the butane must be warmed up a bit, a Zippo will work in cold conditions without pre-heating.

Don't get me wrong, Zippo's are great. I still have many laying around from my smoking and collecting days. Onboard Submarines you could not bring fuel for them, nor could you bring a bic. Many...

Well, believe it or not, they've been starting fires outside of Alaska for some time now. What seems silly to you, might be something that saves somebody else's life. You want to carry a propane...

That may be your take on other fire starting methods, but I disagree. I don't carry and use multiple ways to start a fire to impress you or anybody else with my ability to use them. I carry them...

I just like fire. Does that make me a bad person?:blushing:

Road flares.:innocent:

I like them all. When hiking, my fire kit contains them all. Matches get wet (yes, mine have been water proofed), lighters run out of fuel, sometimes you need fire when it's cloudy, or at night,...