For this Frugal Friday, I shall give a few hints about lighters.
As surprising as it may seem, I have very rarely bought a lighter in my life, on account of the fact that during my walks I occasionally find perfectly functional lighters that someone has carelessly dropped or forgotten about beforehand, laying on the ground or on a ledge. In fact, just last month I found a re-fillable lighter on the ground at a cemetery. If you walk often enough around towns and cities, you will eventually come across a functional lighter yourself.
Of course, eventually your disposable lighters run out of fluid and can’t produce flames. But rather than throw them away, it is possible to convert them into a “rope lighter”. This was an old device for making embers that was essentially a lighter whose flintstriker lit a cotton rope instead of a gas outlet. They were popular with sailors since it was harder for wind to blow out an ember compared to a flame. I’ve never converted a lighter myself, as demonstrated in the video linked below, but I did buy one off EBay which I often use to light incense. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhlHCDHATQ8
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Lighters
Date: 2025-05-17 09:33 pm (UTC)For this Frugal Friday, I shall give a few hints about lighters.
As surprising as it may seem, I have very rarely bought a lighter in my life, on account of the fact that during my walks I occasionally find perfectly functional lighters that someone has carelessly dropped or forgotten about beforehand, laying on the ground or on a ledge. In fact, just last month I found a re-fillable lighter on the ground at a cemetery. If you walk often enough around towns and cities, you will eventually come across a functional lighter yourself.
Of course, eventually your disposable lighters run out of fluid and can’t produce flames. But rather than throw them away, it is possible to convert them into a “rope lighter”. This was an old device for making embers that was essentially a lighter whose flintstriker lit a cotton rope instead of a gas outlet. They were popular with sailors since it was harder for wind to blow out an ember compared to a flame. I’ve never converted a lighter myself, as demonstrated in the video linked below, but I did buy one off EBay which I often use to light incense.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhlHCDHATQ8
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