i have used a lighter to strip a wire before....when i didnt feel like getting my tool out.

 

Gotta go with the Kleins. Also have Ideals in the pouch too. Plus they are handy to put stripped wires into for twisting before a Marrette.

 

I ordered one of those cold heat solder guns once and it came with a free set of the OP's wire strippers. They work great. The solder gun didn't work well so I tried to return it. ColdHeat just refunded my money and told me I could keep the solder gun. I traded it to a friend who needed one to work on the wiring for RC helicopters for a battery tender for my motorcycle. So I wound up with the strippers for better than free.

I have a set of crimpers with the built in wire strippers. I NEVER crimp wires anymore, solder and heat shrink tubing. Since getting the auto strippers I haven't used my crimpers in ages.

 

I fix lots of wiring for lights on tractors/trailers and have always preferred soldering but sometimes it's not all that feasible considering the conditions I sometimes face. ie; top of ladders, on my back, outside in blowing snow etc.
I've compromised and started using heat shrink and bare butt connectors. We use the cheaper butt connectors that have the split in them so I crimp and then use my small propane torch to heat the butt connector and melt some thin solder into the crack. Seems to work well since I started doing that last winter. I check every corroded connection I fix and have yet to come across one that I've previously repaired that way.

 

That's exactly what I have. Mine are older than me I think. Inherited them when my grandpa passed away. Nice and reliable.

 

I'm shocked that no one likes the "Pole Strippers" the best!!!