# Activated Lighters

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/activated-lighters/1457>\
**Category:** The Drawing Board\
**Created:** [May 26, 2013, 9:25am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/activated-lighters/1457 "2013-05-26T09:25:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![DevilRanger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3be4f8/32.png) [@DevilRanger](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/DevilRanger)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2013, 9:25am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/activated-lighters/1457/1 "2013-05-26T09:25:02Z")

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How about a lighter that works like a flashlight (In terms of being activated to be turned on and uses gasoline(?) as fuel and providing a small amount of light). This:  
a) Allows a use of the magnitude of lighters we find laying about in using them as a light source  
b) Allows a way of remotely starting fire without using a Molotov (ie. lighting a patch of gasoline)

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**Author:** ![KA101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/278dde/32.png) [@KA101](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/KA101)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2013, 5:46pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/activated-lighters/1457/2 "2013-05-26T17:46:45Z")

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That would require a Zippo or other Expensive/Refillable Lighter. The Cheap Lighters available now are the Bic-type, IIRC, and you’d have to Wield it in order to maintain the flame. (Basically, you hold down the button to keep the fuel flowing.)