Split-Pea tiny "zippo like" lighter for EDC

[Bronsonbull]

A friend of mine gave me a Split-Pea Lighter last week. I had never heard of them before and thought I'd share my thoughts.

These things are really really cool. Great for every day carry. They are about the size of .45 acp bullet/cartridge. They work just like Zippo lighters, but the top unscrews and seals tight with a rubber o-ring. Reviews online say that they hold their fuel for up to a year without drying out.

They come in titanium, stainless and brass (mine is stainless) and include extra flints and an extra o-ring. The stainless model is $12 which is pretty reasonable. I bought a bunch of them to give out as stocking stuffers this Christmas. You can get them several different places on-line but here's where I found them the cheapest (with shipping). I'm not a smoker so the small one works great for me. They make a little bit larger sized one as well, but to me the size is what makes them great for EDC on my key-chain.


Survival Shop - Every Day Carry (EDC) items

 

[scottka]

Those are neat! Never seen them before. I'll let you know where my stocking is. Thanks! Haha

 

[Bronsonbull]

Those are neat! Never seen them before. I'll let you know where my stocking is. Thanks! Haha

Ha yeah you can fit 6,000 of them in a stocking

 

[PGRChaplain]

Thanks for the Heads-Up!

 

[jeremy]

Hmmm...

 

[snorko]

You should fill one of these, put it aside for a couple months, and then see if it still burns. I have always wondered about these peanut lighters and their ability to hold fluid long term.

 

[cosermann]

See:

CountyComm - What's New Cage: (4QK35) Preppers & EDC Gear

 

[TopDog]

OK that is very tiny. So Im wondering if you can take the cap and put it on the end of the lighter so that you have a little more lighter between your hand and the flame?

 

[Sailor]

The original has been on my key chain for at least 4 years. Simple and effective.

 

[Bronsonbull]

You should fill one of these, put it aside for a couple months, and then see if it still burns. I have always wondered about these peanut lighters and their ability to hold fluid long term.

Yeah I'm going to let one burn down fully to see how long the fuel lasts and then I'm going to fill one up and seal it to see how long it takes to dry out. The o-ring seats pretty snug so I bet it's pretty air tight.

 

[Bronsonbull]

OK that is very tiny. So Im wondering if you can take the cap and put it on the end of the lighter so that you have a little more lighter between your hand and the flame?

They make on that's at least double the size (the Peanut) so that would solve your issue. It's not hard to hold though and hasn't been an issue. It's nice that the bottom is flat so you can set it on a flat surface if needed. Not bad for $12.

 

[Bronsonbull]

See:

CountyComm - What's New Cage: (4QK35) Preppers & EDC Gear

yeah that's the same one. They charge $9.95 shipping though. The link in the original post has lower shipping charges and has a lot more options (brass, titanium, ss, etc...).

 

[IncendiaryGunner]

I bought a few of these over a year ago.

If you fill them up, and toss them in a backpack, they DO light a year later.

Mine are the full sized stainless versions. They rock.

 

[rat-man]

neat little device. I still carry a couple matchbooks most places, as they serve dual purpose as my business cards.

You should fill one of these, put it aside for a couple months, and then see if it still burns. I have always wondered about these peanut lighters and their ability to hold fluid long term.

Vacuum-sealed in a bag would take care of this if in question, would it not?

 

[Bronsonbull]

neat little device. I still carry a couple matchbooks most places, as they serve dual purpose as my business cards.



Vacuum-sealed in a bag would take care of this if in question, would it not?

The website in the op has some small containers that hold fuel or the lighters as well. The reviews say they hold their fuel for a long time.

 

[Sailor]

Mine have not been refilled in over a year. But after 4-5I years I see that I should replace the o-ring.

 

[Bronsonbull]

mine finally used up all the fuel this weekend (after about a week of heavy use). I'd guess there are about 10 minutes of fuel in the small "split-pea" model.