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I'll add Bic lighter to this list too.
What else does Bic make? ๐ค
I was curious too so I looked it up.
Pens. Lighters. And razors for shaving. Mostly the single use ones.
But also
:C
But did they stop selling in the USA after e.g. the invasion of Grenada and Iraq and civilian bombing of Yugoslavia?
And obvious question is whether they still do business with the Zionazis...
I'll see your Bic and raise you Zippo!
Just got my first one a while back, I bought it 2nd hand and it's 7 years older than me and works better than any lighters I've borrowed off people over the years.
Replacement parts and even completely new lighter inserts still fit the original cases from the 1940s until now. And if something does break beyond you ability to repair, They got a lifetime warranty with no proof of purchase needed!
I have a zippo, I like that it's easy to pour in liquid fuel and they are somewhat wind resistant but the fuel does evaporate away over time. I keep it in a plastic bag which does slow the rate of fuel evaporation though.
Not sure what cheaper fuels could work well in it, that would reduce the cost of fuel that just evaporates then and I don't use it that often so I suspect more is lost to evaporation than usage.
I had a chrome Zippo XIV, one of the models you just don't fuck with.
I loaned it out one day to light fireworks. Somehow they overheated and ruined the flint wheel..
Anyways, if I catch you swapping Zippo parts, I'm gonna melt Frosty the Snowman..
surfboards lol https://varialsurfboards.com/best-foam-surfboard/bic-review/