My SAK and my BIC

[Ron Who]

I'd like to see colourful pictures of SAKs and BICs.
Other firemaking tools are OK but I prefer BICs.

[Frailer]

Interesting idea.

The only things that separate us from animals: tools and fire.

[eddie1115]

Nice thread, I'll try to keep it rolling!

I carry this "fire kit" on me whenever I'm in the woods:

Bushcrafter mod, petroleum jelly cotton ball capsule, and ferro rod.  Usually though, I use these instead for actually starting a fire, because, well, it's easier that way.

And disregarding the colorful request (sorry), a more typical edc carry (the white ones are easier to check the level on).

[Ron Who]

Cool!!

Any of you coloured alox guys have a matching BIC?

[styx]

only reason why I stopped carrying Bic lighters is that somehow they always manage to go mia

[Ron Who]

only reason why I stopped carrying Bic lighters is that somehow they always manage to go mia

Funny that happens to my Zippos.

[styx]

last person who tried to take my zippo like lighter almost ended up with a knife through his hand. the smurfhole had twitchy reflexes

[m47mu74nt]

No-one touch my bic 
And btw the smoker-proof system is handy 

[Poncho65]

No-one touch my bic 
And btw the smoker-proof system is handy 

 

 

[Poncho65]

Great thread

I always carry a small Bic in my Altoids tin along with many other things that I don't want to have to search in my pocket for

[Ron Who]

My wuppies want more pictures! 

[Poncho65]

 

 

[gene stoner]

I'm gearing up to go flamingo hunting.

[Ron Who]

I'm gearing up to go flamingo hunting.

Very cool!!

Did you notice BICs come in all kinds of camo colors?

[Barry Rowland]

My Climber and a BIC...love the original BICs!  Nothing else is quite like them!

[Ron Who]

Yes, I remember those... Switched to multitools a long time ago 

[JamesJ]

Interesting idea.

The only things that separate us from animals: tools and fire.

Yep! Well..
 
The only things that separate us and chimps and crows from other animals is tools. And then fire yeah pretty much just humans and dragons on that one.

I saw this experiment where a crow (or was it a raven?) Used a stick to unlock a cage as part of a multi step puzzle to unlock a food reward. But good luck opening a sak without thumbs, bird. Aside from the One Winged Trekker. Also seen chimps use twigs to dig grubs out of logs. Simple fixed-stick twigs though with a single implement. There's another use for the fish scaler right there...grub digger outer.

[JamesJ]

I use a Bic to melt my paracord ends. I use the can opener to remove the child safety thingy. Hate those things. They dig into my flesh when trying to light it. Anyone outside USA probably hasn't had to deal with that.

Otherwise, they're probably bad for the environment being disposable and plastic,  but no other brand of disposable comes close. No flame adjustment needed. I like both sizes.

[Ron Who]

I'm running out of BICs to make pictures of. Someone else please?

[shibafu]

Full size Bics are really hard to find here in the UK.  I found these left-over Brazil World Cup ones in a branch of Clas Ohlson and bought a few.

[Ron Who]

Beautiful, thank you!
 

[Ron Who]

VIC dot BIC

[magentus]

Does this Bic count?
WP_20160920_018 by magpie2112, on Flickr

[firiki]

I use a Bic to melt my paracord ends. I use the can opener to remove the child safety thingy. Hate those things. They dig into my flesh when trying to light it. Anyone outside USA probably hasn't had to deal with that.

Otherwise, they're probably bad for the environment being disposable and plastic,  but no other brand of disposable comes close. No flame adjustment needed. I like both sizes.

Nope, that's the only kind of BIC lighters we've had here for years.

I like how they removed the flame adjuster: it makes the thing last longer and provides a stable flame so you know what to expect every time.

[firiki]

Full size Bics are really hard to find here in the UK.

That's odd 

[Ron Who]

Does this Bic count?
WP_20160920_018 by magpie2112, on Flickr

Well, it's a multitool, kind of... I'd say, yes it does!

[shibafu]

Full size Bics are really hard to find here in the UK.

That's odd 

It is... everywhere else has them, why not here?  Sometimes you find the mini-bics but almost never the full size ones.  The Swedish homeware store Clas Ohlson is the only store I've seen them in, and not always there.  Even on UK ebay there is only 1 seller with them, presumably imported from elsewhere.

[firiki]

Full size Bics are really hard to find here in the UK.

That's odd 

It is... everywhere else has them, why not here?  Sometimes you find the mini-bics but almost never the full size ones.  The Swedish homeware store Clas Ohlson is the only store I've seen them in, and not always there.  Even on UK ebay there is only 1 seller with them, presumably imported from elsewhere.

How about other BIC products?

[JamesJ]

Stayglow Deluxe Tinker and a 21 year old lighter. Would look cooler if the lizard sticker wasn't worn out, it kind of matched that paracord.

[shibafu]

How about other BIC products?

Yes the pens, disposable razors etc are everywhere.  Even the other Bic lighter styles - they're not the most common but you do see them in shops.  But not the full size ones.  Maybe they can't compete against the Clipper lighters that are very common here.  The Clippers are similarly priced and are refillable.  But Clipper are a Spanish firm and sell all over Europe, so it still doesn't really explain why Maxi Bics are common in other European countries but not the UK.

You know what, I'm going to email Bic through their web site and ask them