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Hey, Good to see ya.....and that's a great thing to do......Quote:
Originally Posted by sjj
Hiya, SJJ. Glad to see you back!!!!
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Hey you never know......'Then eye drops container I spoke if earlier ....just a "what if"....seems to be working.
Was looking for the plastic code....to see if that little bottle (not marked) was the same as the original store fuel container....(/3\)...#3
Inconclusive......at this point....but a lot of info I didn't know
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Have you looked at a peanut lighter? Zippos weren't designed to be sealed. Anything you do to an existing zippo will only be a stopgap. It either won't work that great, or it will be annoying to use, and then you will stop using it. For a high quality seal that is removable, an oring is one of the best options. Plus, they are cheap. What you want is a lighter that has the same function of a zippo, but round with a case that is designed to have an oring. If you still want that square zippo, then machine a zippo case out of flat stock and put an oring groove in it.
UPDATE!
I bought a can of ZIPPO fuel (metal can). Walmart carries them, but it was back in the sporting goods section, not up front in the lighter section.
See, kyratshooter? I'm taking advice. ;o)
Note.....Eye dropper bottle still going......
I got a cool solution for this one. I totally get how much it sucks to have the fuel evaporate when you need it.
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If you are going to spam the site, at least try and be creative.
We have a cool solution for spammers too. I totally get how much it sucks to be banned when you are trying to sell something on someone else's dime. (Crash - Glad to see you got to end your day on an up note)
Sooooo....this whole discussion was to decide.... "Look in the Sporting Goods at Walmart.....?"......LOLQuote:
Originally Posted by JohnLeePettimore
Glad it worked out
The beating of the dead horse continues...
Metal Zippo can kept in the car, bulges a little, but not bad. We'll see what happens in August here in the South.
The Tabasco bottle cap can get loose in your pants pocket with other stuff bumping into it. Best for BOB.
It hasn't lost any fluid while stored in the car. Ditto about August.
Finally went by a bike shop and got used inner tube. Zippo is now surrounded by a rubber seal. NOTE: Cut a piece of the tube as long as the tube is wide. The first one I cut looked like a wide rubber band, and it moved around on the lighter when it was in my pocket. No problem with a longer one.
Yes, I REALLY want to use a Zippo. I have a Bic, too.
The though occurs to me that this is getting over-thought and out of hand....
Dollar store, 5 kinda Bic's $1 buck.....
My Zippos are safely in a drawer, retired, with many memories on my smoking days....
Eye drop...don't know, I didn't bring it along to "The Place".
Yea, I moved this one to my don't give a $#%^ file two weeks ago.
It is like refusing to carry an AK even though the mag catch on the AR is broken and it keeps dumping its magazines.
It did get me to thinking tough, and I ordered a couple of peanut lighters and a half dozen of the old style "metal matches" to scatter through the gear. They have an O ring and hold fluid for years. Thanks to Ebay I am now $10 poorer and I did not have to go to Walmart or try to find a bicycle shop. I am not sure if bicycle shops are allowed in KY.
The only bike shop I know of is up in Dayton and it is owned by the Wright Brothers. I thik they carried Zippos too.
The older ya get...the more you need, I guess.....???
Working on my steps this morning...looking for a 3 to 2 prong adaptor......Must have 200 scattered around....but a doen everytime I at the dollar store....Guess what....none around.
I DID preface my last post with "The beating of the dead horse continues..."Quote:
Originally Posted by kyratshooter
Just participating, however worthless the contribution is. ;o)
No worries, Mate....just passing the time of your dime......LOLQuote:
Originally Posted by JohnLeePettimore
Go for it...
Wow where do I start.... read the thread. Just a couple of pointers... Zippo was wind proof was cool but leaks...Bic clearly leaks in cold weather. With a white Bic one can see how much fluid is left inside. A pink Bic and they will all laugh at you.....AN empty Bic can still light a birds nest with the sparker. (remove the safety)
So I light my fires with this...works every time....
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Yea I posted that.... shuffles claws - ruffles feathers... ment to do that.
LOL....BUTQuote:
Originally Posted by Wise Old Owl
quote..."pink Bic and they will all laugh at you....." quote
But no one will steal it in a bar....who cares if they laugh....LOL
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Originally Posted by hunter63
I just find it funny as hell, white bics are all the rage as you can see the fluid in the sun.
Really want to start a "memorable" moment... invite your freinds over for a keg party and use a WW2 flame thrower to start the fire... they will discuss that for years.
Then build a Mash uni swamp with a non workable still in your backyard - you will be king of the hill.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kedje_01cMc
Why NON-workable?Quote:
Originally Posted by Wise Old Owl
BTW, how did this silly thread ever get to four pages? Really. What do you think, kyratshooter?
I think some of us heed a hobby!Quote:
Originally Posted by JohnLeePettimore
We will post about just about anything out of pure retirement boredom. Now I know why the small town I grew up in had seventy-eleven old geezers down at the courthouse sitting under the trees whittling and chewing tobacco back in the pre-internet days!
BTW, I want to know how many fires you can light off one propane cylinder? I have seen that technique used more than once. Also seen the propane cylinder taken out of the stove to light the campfire!
I know you can get 3000 off a Bic, I called and asked. Just wondering how many lights for a pound of propane.
I think you nailed it, even for those that aren't retired.Quote:
Originally Posted by kyratshooter
Here's an appropriate video (especially at 1:07 to 1:17) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHY8NKj3RKs
Easier to buy than to make here in PA. Smacks of too much effort.Quote:
Originally Posted by JohnLeePettimore
Is it easily modified into a working one?Quote:
Originally Posted by Wise Old Owl
I know you all have been waited with bated breath for this horribly beaten dead horse of a thread to be resurrected, especially kyratshooter. So, here goes:
It turns out that the metal Zippo-brand fluid container is not really up to the task either. As noted above, I finally found some Zippo-brand fuel in the sporting goods section of Walmart (for some unknown reason, they don't stock it with the lighters and associated paraphenalia), and I placed it in my vehicle to see how it would hold up under high temperatures in the car. It bulged a little, enough to permanently deform slightly, but looked okay. I moved it yesterday while I was rummaging around it my car, and I noticed that it sloshed a lot. I have not opened the container since purchasing it. Apparently, it is not vapor tight, even though it's liquid tight. This was not even under Southern Summer temperatures.
Of course, the "experiment" was a bit extreme. If you keep the metal Zippo container out of the sunlight, buried in your bag, it'll probably keep the temperature way below the level that makes it vaporize so much that it messes with any of the various seals in the can.
The Tabasco mini-bottle that I kept with it is still full. It's the hands-down winner of this "experiment."
Whew! Now I can exhale.
That's good....eyedrop bottle ....empty....as of today.
\Guess I better check the bottles of "Heat"packed with the penny stove.....been in the truck for a few years.
Can you fish with baited breath? That could be a multi use item.
I looked up "baited breath" before I posted. I've read a few threads in various places about misused/messed up words or phrases (like "back to ground zero" instead of "back to square one"), so now I check almost everything.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rick
It turned out that the term is "bated breath", "bated" being short for "abated" meaning "subdued".
No extra charge for that.
I thought it was more like wheezing?.......Looking for the "death rattle"
Still need to get out and check the ActionPacker with the stove.....and jug of JD....(medical purposes only)
That Actionpacker contains the "Seeds to future recivilization and the American way."
Was that a yes or a no?
Yes............
Oh, cool. Thanks.
ok I think we have the lighter fluid container sorted . Anyone know of a good container to carry a little nip of good whiskey . Answer has to be four pages or less !
What!? What on earth is the point of having a dead horse if you aren't going to beat it?!
Doesn't matter....just put the bottle in a paper bag, ...it will be fine.......millions of wino's can't be wrong....Quote:
Originally Posted by fjrmurph
I don't bother much with zippos the fluid does evaporate... bics my go to every day.. and in survival outings it's ferrorod if we get lighters confiscated (happens some times.. head instructor checks all our kit and just throws everything away we not allowed haha)
Sounds like your group uses "Un-common sense"Quote:
Originally Posted by Antonyraison
In my Rondy gear, I had included a buckskin Bic lighter on a neck strap......vender lady was making an selling them...
Used it to light my smoke when no one was looking....
Didn't think anyone would notice.
Anyway Rondy go to is Flint and steel.....w/char cloth.
Wsa practicing starting my fire for a "fire lighting contest"
Hot really humid day....was not getting a spark to catch....
Young boy standing there watching.....
Then says..".Hey mister, why not use the Bic in the pouch around your neck..."
Never wore it again.....LOL.