Friday, March 20, 2015

Five tips to modify a Zippo lighter for survival firemaking

I don’t smoke, but love Zippo lighters. They are worth considering as an axillary survival firemaking tool. by Leon Pantenburg Like many GIs, my dad came back from World War II with a heavy smoking habit. Thankfully, he quit when I was young, but I remember Dad’s worn Zippo. This Zippo is part of my survival firemaking kit. It shouldn’t be your only ignition tool. It was the same lighter he’d carried as a World War II infantryman in Europe, and even though the wheel that made the sparks showed a lot of wear, the Zippo never failed.



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