I was searching for something else and saw these on Amazon:
While a Bic and Mini-Bic are wondrous things on the trail, a lot of larger lighters I have aren’t great. And, I thought, maybe it would have some use on a treeless, volcano island with no fuel for sale next month. $13.46 for 4. Refillable. Ad says, “In Compliance with DOT Regulations – Butane Fuel is Not Included” but they lied. In a good way. They came filled! (especially handy for the aforementioned Aleutian island.
They showed up in 4 days and are nicely made and feel good in my hand and allow for easy one-handed use. It’s a “turbo-flame” kind of lighter with the hotter, pre-mixed blue flame rather than the cooler yellow flame of a Bic lighter. 78 grams full. There’s a lock button meant to lock-out the push-button on function, but if you press hard and jiggle it a bit, you can use the lock button to lock it ** ON **. Hmmm. Now they become more useful!
In the garage, they’d be great for heat-sealing the end of nylon ropes. I usually use a propane plumber’s torch because I can lock it on and set it upright and use two hands to position, twist and pull nylon rope as I cut/burn/seal it all at once. This lighter could easily do that because it stands upright and can be locked on. I could imagine burn/cutting plastic sheeting, although the edges might be a little rough.
And I pondered if you could use it as a mini-stove/fuel option while backpacking. I’ll write that up in the next thread.
