Indeed they are the best lighters, no doubt about that. I’ve only ever gotten one defective new Bic in my entire life, and that was defective because the flint was stuck and it wouldn’t spark.
My main issue with bic lighters is the fact that you can’t easily change the flint like you can with a clipper, or even a swan, lighter. The rectangle shape is also less sturdy than the circular lighters, and more likely to break if you use them to open beer bottles.
I mean, I guess they are oval shaped, but it’s a rectangular profile, whereas clippers are an actual cylinder. I’d also forgotten that the gas in bic lighters isn’t even refillable, which is another big mark against them.
Indeed they are the best lighters, no doubt about that. I’ve only ever gotten one defective new Bic in my entire life, and that was defective because the flint was stuck and it wouldn’t spark.
My main issue with bic lighters is the fact that you can’t easily change the flint like you can with a clipper, or even a swan, lighter. The rectangle shape is also less sturdy than the circular lighters, and more likely to break if you use them to open beer bottles.
Umm, are we on the same page here?
I’m talking about their full size oval shaped lighters, that have way more flint than is necessary for the amount of butane they have.
Not sure where you got a rectangular Bic. You sure you’re not referring to Zippo or another brand? I’ve never once seen a rectangular Bic…
I mean, I guess they are oval shaped, but it’s a rectangular profile, whereas clippers are an actual cylinder. I’d also forgotten that the gas in bic lighters isn’t even refillable, which is another big mark against them.