Bic lighter works just fine.
A good method is just to take the hemp (which is really beeswax covered hemp, you can make it yourself, easier to buy), and wrap the lighter with it, that was you can light the wick with the lighter and go from there. It's a smoother, cooler light, and completely neutral taste, I use matches usually, but have moved almost completely away from lighters. Hemp lighters are extremely popular with the cannabis community for the natural taste and lack of chemicals in the burn (and hemp will burn longer without getting out like a hotter for the frequent relights).
You can actually buy bic style lighters with a spool for hemp built in to dispense and light easily, one flick, your wick is lit and you go, with no fussing about with multiple items.