Survival Emergency Lighter Hack! You need to do this!

[@blackhawkbushcraft]

I always appreciate when instructors also promote carrying a simple and easy instant fire source, like a good lighter. Every fire doesn’t have to be lit with a ferro rod or friction. Oftentimes, using a simple lighter just makes good sense. Thanks, Dan! 👍 BTW, awesome Coalcracker lighter!

[@jeremyjjbrown]

Ferro rods are for backup.

[@thegrim418]

Backups on backups. Always carry a lighter, but having a ferro rod and having the skills to make fire with less is the best. I don't get some 'survivalists' that act like only soft people use lighters to start fires. Learn the skills, practice the skills, use the most efficient method when you need it.

[@blackhawkbushcraft]

@@thegrim418 Truth! 👍

[@allenwurl6245]

I like to look at my gear and think what would a cave man consider “useful” magic 🔥🧙‍♂️… a lighter absolutely meats this criteria 👍 Steal Blade, Flashlight, Boom Stick, Rain Poncho, Duct Tape, Metal Pot…

[@ARAW-__-]

I almost never use a lighter, flint and steel, ferrord, and magnification make 99% of my fires. That said, I carry several bic lighters on me / in the pack. Each fire you start is a training opportunity. Not when you're on the verge of hypothermia, though 😅​@blackhawkbushcraft

[@craigmooring2091]

I was with you right up to "pecs of steel". In my ninth decade now,😟 and we're talking about pecs of Jello.

[@AIRGUNZ_MILITIA]

so adding to what you have said, get two ziplock bags, go to your dryer, pull out the lint trap and fill the ziploc bag, throw in a lighter an put the whole thing into the second ziploc bag. dryer lint is as flamable as gasoline but burns longer, and a lighter with no fuel left can still strike on a bt of dryer lint and catct flame easy. if the dryer lint gets wet just dry it out and it will still be usable later. and a single ziploc quart bag can hold enough dryer lint to start fires every day for 6 months stight. just sayin. and ziplocs full of dryer lint can be used for insulation tll they are needed to start fires with. store them indefinitly. and people throw the stuff away all the time. yall stay safe the last word

[@AclockworkPurple]

What.a waste of time.

[@WearilyMistaken]

Simple and to the point

[@simonbrown9310]

Awesome vid here. Many thanks !!

[@lauriewilliams8221]

If you put the lighter in your pocket, fst tie some cordage around it under the lever to keep from DEPRESSING the lever. Good vid. Dan.

[@flingshotlife]

Excellent tip!

[@stephenbarabas6286]

I've been a smoker and carrying a bic lighter for 30plus years and that NEVER happens

[@blackhawkbushcraft]

⁠@@stephenbarabas6286 agree. I’ve seen many people recommend tying cord beneath the plunger and, while it may be preventative, it hasn’t made any sense to me. I’ve EDC’d a lighter, hiked with, packed, and carried one for years, too, and have never had any issue plunging away fuel and expending a lighter while in my pocket.

[@ahayseed654]

​@@blackhawkbushcraft Give it some more time. Every time you squat with a lighter in your pocket, with the "Child Safety" taken off, you risk losing gas. If you practice "Survival", think about falling through the ice, and while chattering your teeth to the gums, you find your lighter is empty. Hence the need for the cord under the lever. It's your Bushcraft/Survival Lighter, not your cigarette lighter. It's not a one size fits all scenario. If you do smoke, carry dedicated lighters. I'm 75, and have had more than one go empty. Js

[@blackhawkbushcraft]

@@ahayseed654give what more time? Trying to squat and intentionally expend a lighter through practice???? 😂 Apparently, I must be a pro at squatting without compromising a lighter. Hey, maybe I can teach you my method and how to squat without expending a lighter.😀 It’s pretty simple. Maybe I’ll make a video and offer it to the world! And thanks for that amazing, sensationalized, hypothetical survival situation of falling through the ice, only to crawl half-frozen to an expended lighter, and all because of lighter plunger neglect-better suited for Dual Survival than actual reality. Learn to improve your situational awareness of your surroundings and you’ll have no worries. 👍

[@RoamBearded]

A flood of memories just washed over every ex-smoker 😂

[@markwarner8863]

I’ve always just ran the lighter across my jeans or pants until the flint would start sparking. Just make sure you’re going the right direction. Blowing out first helps like your video suggests.

[@markpinther9296]

I made a small order but I appreciate all the content so hey, it’s cool.

[@ogivecrush]

I didn't realize I wasn't subscribed.....I am now. I appreciate your good, clear information. Always something useful to know. Thanks!

[@johnterhark6516]

Always informative! 👍

[@bernielamont825]

Hey Dan, in the intro, I thought I heard you jokingly say "Very COAL lighter"

[@natemcdonald8853]

I bought a pack ,6 I think of Bic lighters probably 7 or 8 years ago and still have three of them left . I did learn to start a fire from nature , but see no need to .

[@prestongivens3594]

Thanks for the info about removing the child safety guard ?) from the top. I will definitely dig out an old lighter and try this out. Thanks for the vid! Keep up the good work!

[@machineman6498]

Thank you for making this.

[@sheerwillsurvival2064]

Best part after it’s empty the striker will still work for fire starting 👊🏻👍🏻

[@dirtyscoundrel2013]

Good tips

[@marcschultz5869]

Outstanding video

[@susanfromthemountains1754]

Thank you. 👍

[@hb.canada]

Thank you Dan

[@First.nameLastname]

I just pulled out my survival pack and did this to all three lighters. Damn I feel like it was worth my time.

[@bsd9230]

🎉 wrap some duct tape right over that logo for some instant tinder fire lengthener.!😂

[@Hemp1972]

Hemp that is 🤗 😋

[@Hemp1972]

👍👍 Bic lighters were more lasting in my memories. I keep buying them. maybe I smoke too much

[@hauk3839]

Thank you good info.

[@bretjohnson6188]

I've almost always had trouble with lighters in temperatures below 40°F if they are not carried close to my body heat.

[@tedmoses-un2li]

I’ve got one lighter hack that’s useful as well. If you have a low light almost out; take the whole metal cover off and hold the fuel down then give a spark. Works 💯 of the time. Givin it’s not soaking wet. It’s a very tiny flame but you can get one from a seemingly dead lighter.

[@cheechdubinsky6709]

Helps in the winter when your fingers aren't working

[@danielkutcher5704]

I wrapped my lighters with hunter safety orange duct tape for my Appalachian Trail thruhike attempt last year (many other small items, too). Anything that I could tie some reflective cordage to got a loop of that, too. Nothing got lost except for a rusty paper clip that helped secure the titanium foil windscreen for my ultralight titanium twig stove and alcohol burner. I have a titanium knee now, too. DNF, like most who begin the challenge. Tinker, halfway, '23.

[@fjb4932]

...thuhike 'attempt ".... I see why you "DNF". Don't attempt, that indicates planning to fail ( and you Will ). Do. Success breds success. ☆

[@bamnguyen7903]

Good tip 😊

[@rogueraven7603]

Nice lighters

[@kabul0607]

In the military we use the KISS method of problem resolution…Keep It Simple, Stupid. This applies, awesome intel as always!

[@freddyoutdoors]

Ace stuff

[@Hector-vx5yc]

Hi Dan Wowak!! Another outstanding video!! Thank you so much for the tutorial!! Liking the orange lighter, I’ve been using the cooking irons and the repair kit, brother they’re awesome!! I did sent a video to coalcrackers via email sure hope you were able to see it!! Loving your videos!! STAYING IN THE WOODS!!!👍🏿💯🇺🇸❤️

[@super15071]

That lighter will be easy to find until Fall leaves hit the ground! LOL

[@165Lilbit]

Bright pink stands out all year long.

[@TheTdub]

@@165Lilbit Do they make bright pink BICs?

[@165Lilbit]

@@TheTdub Yes, they do. That is what I use, and they are easy to see if you drop them.

[@gerardmartyn7596]

When are you going to make a store where we can stop by, see, and buy your products. Great video as always 😊

[@dangerpudge1922]

All good (though I've never had a wet lighter fail to light). One thing I would add is a thick O-ring that's snug enough to keep the fuel lever from being depressed but not so tight that it'll deform it or prevent me from rolling it down so I can light it. It's happened a few times over the years where the lever has been inadvertently depressed to some degree and has vented all the fuel. Always carry two (they're light).

[@stephenbarabas6286]

I've been carrying a bic for over 30 years and never heard of that happening....

[@dangerpudge1922]

@@stephenbarabas6286 yeah, it's happened to me a couple of times. Always when it got stuck in a fold in a pack or when something else in my pocket has depressed the lever. I had it happen once on a brand new lighter. I carry one everyday (I don't even smoke) and have only had it happen a couple of times, but it turns out that Murphy will always make sure it's when you need it most. I still don't carry one that's been o-ringed in my pocket, but for my packs or when I'm headed out, I will.

[@stephenbarabas6286]

@@dangerpudge1922 🙄 a couple of times? I've had them in every conceivable situation.. stuffed in pockets,bags,packs,saddle bags on motorcycles, luggage, dropped in a camping box,sat on them,had them in my ladies purse etc and never even heard of that ever happening.... My father carried a lighter (smoker) for 30 years as a cop on his belt,vest,bag etc and never had that happen.

[@dangerpudge1922]

@@stephenbarabas6286 weird, as a combat veteran who's been all over the globe in the harshest environments on earth it's happened plenty of times to plenty of folks. You're being intentionally obtuse. How easy is it to depress the lever? Does it require any more than a couple of grams to depress? Are you suggesting that it could never happen? If so, that's some absolute clown nonsense right there.

[@thomasmusso1147]

👍👍👍 True .. BICs rank amongst the greatest inventions since bubble gum .. and I have enough of them around. I've even seen You Tubers demonstrating how to make fire using the flint mechanism of an empty BIC (no gas) .. a good to know. Although, I haven't got there yet as I very rarely use my BIC lighters .. and I do not smoke. Currently, my GoTo's are the humble Wooden Match and a refillable Butane Lighter with a short extension (easier to get into those hard-to-reach places and not have to go upside-down, possible burning one's hand). Matches .. I'm a Boomer (YOB 1950) .. habit, I suppose 😏. Anyway, a match lights a Trangia in sub-freezing temperatures better than anything I know of. Strike, chuck into the Fuel and leave. Remove the carbonised bit when finished cooking. I found a battered discarded BIC on one of my walks. It's almost empty and I'm using it whenever so I can try out the BIC Flint trick. A good share. I find your posts to be informative as well as entertaining .. thanks.

[@eireanneruss2311]

I always carry s lighter out two. Then I use all of my other techniques because they take practice. The light is for emergencies

[@edwardknudsen4806]

Nice

[@80spodcastchannel]

been doing this mod forever...common sense to not fight more effort when your cold and tired, also the piezo units never have that problem, and the ferrocerium never can break in them. IMHO just a better long store unit, seen too many of these striker style lighters go south when the flints turned into powder.

[@worm_vaquero]

So get Coalcracker branded lighter then wrap with duct tape and cover the logo, brilliant!

[@daveh7720]

Not at all! You buy a cheap lighter and wrap it in duct tape, and also carry the CCB lighter. Two is one and one is none.

[@Jmccrary58]

Coming soon, Coalcracker Duct Tape!😁

[@Joe-rv7eq]

If you're lighter appears to be out of fuel, remove the guard around the flame, press the red tab first and quickly use your other hand to strike the wheel . You'll get a small usable flame it off it a few times

[@AIRGUNZ_MILITIA]

see m y comment above, you can also use the empty lighter striker without the cover to light belly button lint. hahaha true stuff.

[@quinntheeskimooutdoors6234]

Thanks Dan, stay thirsty 😊

[@kylorenskywalker5919]

If your lighter is cold just shake it. It causes friction in the gas warming it enough to use

[@apar1560]

👍👍👍

[@patricegarnierlobo25111967]

never seen any difference with or without safety, I tap the lighter on my hand blow on the dial several times and then make it work on my pant and it works! french lighter the best!

[@grumpyvtxrider4139]

If the lighter falls into leaves it will be easy to spot. Hmm. Where I live the leaves on the ground are red, yellow and orange in the fall.

[@mannihh5274]

Much luck with your bright orange lighter during 'Indian Summer' - I wish you'd chosen baby-blue, which you don't find in nature.

[@DanielBelliveau-y5x]

Come on Danny light my fire ! ! !

[@blackhawkbushcraft]

Come on, Danny, light my….FI-YAAAAAAAA! 🤣

[@douglasquigg8884]

How much do the lighters cost

[@craigshugg2332]

$5 bucks for 2

[@crazysquirrel9425]

Just put your lighter and dry tinder in a zip-lok baggie.... Also, you are lucky if your lighter is 50% full too. No longer does a BIC last 1,000 lights. You might get 200-300 now. Best to have several spares.

[@rivercitymike76]

Neon Blue is easier to see if ye drop it

[@guillaumekeulen219]

By a wet lighter, i take nr 2 or my cremebrulle torch!

[@redpillnibbler4423]

I’m a real man,I take a flamethrower.🔥

[@Meme-qd2oj]

“Pecs o’ steel”--great tutorial!!! 🤣🤣🤣

[@clxwncrxwn]

Lol why are wind proof(50 km winds are too much) torch lighters not an option?

[@blackhawkbushcraft]

What an interesting comment. Of course a standard BIC lighter is not as wind proof as a torch lighter, nor did he say a torch lighter isn’t an option. That wasn’t the point of this video, my friend. Your comment infers that quite possibly you’ve got bigger issues to worry about than using any lighter. There are several reasons why many prefer NOT to carry a torch lighter. Do your homework and you might learn why. FYI, there are many things you can do to mitigate wind, unless you have inadequate gear and/or are fully exposed with zero natural coverage of any kind (e.g., while atop a fully exposed mountain ridge or peak, or a fully exposed grassland/prairie, etc.). I don’t believe Dan’s video suggested a lighter as wind proof and the most effective tool in such extreme conditions. If those are the scenarios you frequently find yourself in without adequate coverage and the ability to mitigate wind, you’ve got more important things you should be thinking about at that moment than navigating a lighter in strong wind. And in such scenarios where wind mitigation isn’t feasible, it’s probably best not to attempt any open fire and instead use a fuel-based mountaineering burner.

[@tyrotrainer765]

I agree, I bought one 6 years ago and still going strong - I gave it to a friend because they were expecting a scheduled brownout within the hour and needed to light candles. I just bought 2 more, $5 for 2 Chinese stuff, online. These things are rugged and small enough to fit comfortable in the trouser pocket; the push button design prevents accidental venting of the gas. The angled nozzle enables you to hold a flame to your tinder and kindling until it catches and you won't burn your thumb. 2 top tips for refilling refillable BICs, or any gas lighter - gently depress the fill valve while the lighter is upside down, to vent any air that's accumulated, and shake the gas canister well, before filling the lighter in short bursts, again upside down. This method is bullet-proof and you will never get a misfire or bad flame.

[@JimYeats]

Two small lighters, one easily accessible, one in a plastic bag, and a backup ferro rod. I don’t ever want to have to use the ferro rod.

[@redpillnibbler4423]

Yes but we need to practice using it. 👍

[@randolphtrager5858]

The number one problem with lighters is that people steal them !

[@peetsnort]

I get a tube of rubber. Cover the buisness end then withe other end of the tube make a bracelet. Both ends sealed.

[@redpillnibbler4423]

The rubber also makes excellent tinder.

[@CTS-USA]

What is bushcraft?

[@AIRGUNZ_MILITIA]

litterally craft that can use bushes, like laying limbs of a bush along the same drection wth leaves down and luimbs tward the tallest point along a frame tomake a roof that keeps rain off. things likethat are bushcraft friend. knowi that moss grows mst times on the north side of a tree so no need for a compass, that water is in vines, greenbriar is edible, all kinds of things are bushcraft. using flint on the steel of your axe to send a spark . plceing a fire bundle in a square to provide better air flow. digging a hole and building the fire in the hole to keep it from being seen from far away, bushcraft is litterally an endless survival theory that will mean the difference between life and death in many situations. keep safe.

[@bunyan6101]

But duct tape or a case would cover up that kick ass logo. Time to start making duct tape and lighter cases.

[@pennyghostpennyghost7000]

Rip your favorite brand!

[@stranger3131]

I remember when those child proof lighters came out.

[@Mike-yl6hs]

85?

[@stranger3131]

@@Mike-yl6hs Maybe that's when they started coming out but I've never seen them till around 96 -98. The stores where I lived always sold me ones without the child proof. But now that I think about it, there was another design that was also put at the time, but lost the safe wars to this one.

[@stranger3131]

@@Mike-yl6hs Maybe that's when they started coming out but I've never seen them till around 96 -98. The stores where I lived always sold me ones without the child proof. But now that I think about it, there was another design that was also put at the time, but lost the safe wars to this one.

[@CraigGrabowsky]

I keep all my lighters in a Menties gum case. Safe and dry.

[@redpillnibbler4423]

And fresh n minty.❄️ The Minty Survivalist.

[@wirawhitebelt7364]

👍🇲🇾

[@billg7101]

🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@paulschaefer5485]

Pretty sure even small children know how to use a lighter

[@redpillnibbler4423]

The safety thing makes it difficult.

[@anonanonanon-c4v]

I'd take a Bic over a ferro rod any day of the week

[@redpillnibbler4423]

Why not both?

[@anonanonanon-c4v]

@redpillnibbler4423 two Bic lighters is cheaper and more reliable than one Bic and one ferro rod

[@stupidityonly478]

Always remove the child protection, duh we are all kids here

[@jimcy1319]

Orange so you don't lose them, unless you drop it in a basket of oranges.

[@lauriewilliams8221]

LOOEE ????? you must be American.

[@jimcy1319]

@@lauriewilliams8221 I identify as a Spanish haggis farmer, my pronouns are Manuel and Pedro.

[@lauriewilliams8221]

@@jimcy1319 LOOSE ????? you must be American.

[@jimcy1319]

@@lauriewilliams8221 haven't you got anything better to complain about, it was a typo. Even Oxford professors hit the wrong buttons occasionally when the button is small and their fingers are big.

[@jimcy1319]

@@lauriewilliams8221 what is looee

[@dayday8332]

Ty!

[@bradleedenney]

If it is not refillable, a waste of a lighter.

[@timvodenichar8406]

I remove those rings right away

[@Danbombard1]

What a way to start my day before work with a video from Coalcracker Bushcraft! Those lighters are awesome, I ordered a few,1 for my pocket,1 for my belt pouch passing some out to friends. Absolutely love representing my favorite instructor and company 💯. Only thing is I don't want to cover the logo with duct tape wrap lol. Another awesome video as always brother 💪 👍

[@ChubbaToate]

lit, based, & in the woods! got it.

[@AVERT-]

Also if the are too cold to work put it flat between your hands and briskly rub them together to make friction.. ( like if your lighter is in you car overnight and you need your morning butt) ask me how I know Hahahha

[@BabyBitchBlue]

Armpit for a couple minutes while you prepare tinder

[@earlshaner4441]

Put it in a tin and then pack in a ziplock bag

[@williammogi]

:0) ... 3:27

[@redpillnibbler4423]

I always remove those child safety things,the devil created them to make you suffer when your hands are freezing cold.

[@mattutt2888]

'easier to light'... so easy a child can do it!

[@MisterGames]

Orange so it is easy to see if you drop it.... Wrap it in duct tape (to hide the orange so it is hard to see again). 🤣

[@blackhawkbushcraft]

Or use hi-vis duct tape.

[@MisterGames]

@@blackhawkbushcraft oh, there is such a thing? Cool to know 👍👍

[@TheBigBadWolf85]

what happened to your fingers?

[@cee8mee]

Look like twins. One circumcised, one not.

[@seanm456]

You do same tips over and over. Build something!! Not interested

[@JosephAllen-d2e]

That's great until everything is wet and you dont have anything to dry the lighter off with.

[@cee8mee]

Hard breath through bugle lips does the trick. What part is confusing, sweetie?

[@susanfromthemountains1754]

Wearing a simple rain poncho, shirt remains dry. 👍

[@frankswaim]

⁠@@cee8mee😂

[@blackhawkbushcraft]

Very odd comment. What situation have you dreamt up where you and the lighter would be so wet that you wouldn’t have success striking the lighter? Scuba diving? Swimming in a lake? Standing beneath a waterfall?

[@casondave]

I dunno how sad you have to be to get excited over a freaken lighter ...... Yea, I'm gonna go out of my way to BUY one from him for what $30 bucks? Instead of at a 7-11 for $1.49. Get real dude, yer shilling WAY to much for what the channel offers.

[@MACV-Justice]

@casondave, Then go to 7-11 and buy your damn lighter, dude. If you’ve got time to be a douchebag troll, then mosey on up to 7-11, fork over your $1.49, and shove off!!!

[@youruncleted]

what the hell they still sell bics with safety strips in the US? i haven't seen one of those in a bic in like 10 years around here, children have no issue bypassing that anyways