I actually just camped down south of Mammoth Lakes, California and we had winds gusting up to almost 80 miles per hour on our final day.
In that kind of wind, the soft flame produced by your classic BIC lighter just isn’t going to cut it. That’s why we recommend a windproof lighter that can light tinder with a single click.

Tucker spent his childhood falling in love with the outdoors surrounding Lake Tahoe. A graduate of the Master’s of Tourism Management program at Colorado State University in 2014, Tucker has spent the last six years traveling throughout the United States (and Costa Rica).
He works as a full-time freelance copywriter and guides hiking, backpacking, kayaking, paddle boarding, and mountain biking trips in the Tahoe area during the summers. He currently resides in Truckee, California and regularly shares new adventure stories on his website, thebackpackguide.com.