Best for Backpacking: MSR Piezo Igniter. Best Budget: Bic Multi-Purpose Lighter. Best For Campgrounds: SOTO Pocket Torch. ... Disposable lighters provide over 1,000 lights, ...

I'm familiar with the Windmill ($45; www.rei.com), an extremely high-quality butane lighter that has a Piezo igniter (electric, no flint) and a ceramic ...

The first disposable BIC lighter wasn't produced until 1973, more than a year after Morrison's 3 July 1971 death, and Hendrix and Joplin had both passed away even earlier, in 1970.

That said, it’s plausible that the altitude was high enough to cause the lighter failure. I don’t recall ever having used a piezo at 10,000 feet or above, so I can’t speak from personal ...