Mud-puppy
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Its very important for a Man to be able to make fire. As tough as we think we are, we are no match to this Planet...We are so fragile, if a guy cant make a fire, you wont last long on this inhospitable and dangerous sphere!...
Anyway, probably one of the all time best inventions in History is the Zippo lighter!....And we as detectorists do find them along with many working or dead modern butanes...I lost my Zippo fire this am, due to a worn out flint, and did a quick and free fix utilizing a found but gasless butane that was rolling around in my trunk along with a load of trash and Hotwheel cars......
The Flints seem to be all standardized, so even if a butane you find has no gas but still throws a spark, it has VALUE to Firemakers!! Especially if you have a Zippo, heres a handy little tip that may save your life....depicted in the following self explanatory pictures...Ya see that little flint in the center photo? The little thing right below the 'J' in Javier?
It only takes about a minute and can be performed with no tools at all if you have to...just use the lid of the Zippo for a screwdriver, and your hands to free the flint out of the butane... .
On this Planet, For a Man to survive, whether you smoke or not, You MUST be able to make a fire!...All the rest of the things we acquire are merely needless but comfortable accessories...
So Gentlemen, 'Smoke if you got em!'... or at least have a light ready for somebody else if you dont...the ability to make a fire is magical...not many Humans now a days can do it, you should practice and know at least a half dozen disciplines ...just try making an 'old school fire' by hand one time...without matches that is...you really appreciate flints and Zippos after that attempt by golly...!
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Mud
Anyway, probably one of the all time best inventions in History is the Zippo lighter!....And we as detectorists do find them along with many working or dead modern butanes...I lost my Zippo fire this am, due to a worn out flint, and did a quick and free fix utilizing a found but gasless butane that was rolling around in my trunk along with a load of trash and Hotwheel cars......
The Flints seem to be all standardized, so even if a butane you find has no gas but still throws a spark, it has VALUE to Firemakers!! Especially if you have a Zippo, heres a handy little tip that may save your life....depicted in the following self explanatory pictures...Ya see that little flint in the center photo? The little thing right below the 'J' in Javier?
It only takes about a minute and can be performed with no tools at all if you have to...just use the lid of the Zippo for a screwdriver, and your hands to free the flint out of the butane... .
On this Planet, For a Man to survive, whether you smoke or not, You MUST be able to make a fire!...All the rest of the things we acquire are merely needless but comfortable accessories...
So Gentlemen, 'Smoke if you got em!'... or at least have a light ready for somebody else if you dont...the ability to make a fire is magical...not many Humans now a days can do it, you should practice and know at least a half dozen disciplines ...just try making an 'old school fire' by hand one time...without matches that is...you really appreciate flints and Zippos after that attempt by golly...!
.Mud
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