SOTO Pocket Torch Lighters for Camping - Extended Refillable Torch Lighter, Telescoping Burner Head, Electronic Ignition, Strong Wind-Resistant Butane Lighter for Candles, Grill, BBQ - Shipped Empty

Awesome little torch, does take 2 strike to light each time but it works great the low flame setting is enough for most uses. Haven’t used the higher setting for anything other than when I first fueled it up and realized it was turned all the way up. The extendable feature makes it great for light camp fires while remaining small enough to easily fit in a backpack.

This is the perfect camp & backpacking lighter, small compact, refillable. our primary use is starting various types of camp stoves (need reach distance) and camp fire making to fusing paracord. I've purchased several for my kids in scouting and small gifts to their friends. Been a year now with extensive camping use at high altitude and still kicking great. Key features I have not found in one compact pocketable package, as a shopping checklist that make this 5 star: Extendible nozzle to be able to reach into any stove or remote stove lighting capability to not burn your / your kids hands (distance measured from starting button to flame). Starter safety switch so it won't light by an accidental button push in your pocket. Window to see butane level and quickly inspect if it has fuel (if there's no window, then you have to fill it to be safe so you have fuel when on a campout - brought lighter, but it was out of fuel...), adjustable burn that all fits in a pocket or mini access pouch in backpack. the only time we've had a problem in one of six, seemed to be getting soot in the nozzle head, chance to test customer service, which was AWESOME, we debugged some things and once confirmed issue, they replaced the defective unit! I have yet to find anything like it, hope is continues to be available. IMHO I would ignore review that it never lit, because that great child safety switch is the likely cause, I've personally seen my kid give it to another to use and the feedback was it didn't work, then he pushed in the safety then light (a single step) and it lit up right away. If anything MFG should make more visible for those used to traditional non-safety switch lighters, perhaps by making the safety switch two color, please don't remove the safety feature.

This lighter is actually very good and I would recommend it. Is it perfect? No, as is the case with most items you buy. I have two of these and I would say the build quality is decent. I do not have the issues from another reviewer stating that there are sharp burrs on the plastic housing. There are raised nubs on top of the lighter, however, and mine I did not find uncomfortable, but i understand if one or more has a quality issue and may be too uncomfortable for someone. I do want to address other reviewers who commented about the misfires you may encounter when using this lighter. This has to do with the design of this lighter. This lighter operates on a two part system, as do most. The first part, when you depress the button a QUARTER to HALFWAY, is a hissing sound of the butane gas being released. A certain amount of gas MUST be released first so that the igniter (sparker) can light the gas on fire when you press the button all the way down. The issue with some of these lighters, including mine as per my video, is that if you press the button all the way quickly, either not enough gas is allowed to escape for the sparker to ignite it, and/or the igniter is also small and in some cases may not have enough spark to ignite such a small amount of gas when you depress the button quickly. This is remedied, however, by first depressing the button a quarter to halfway down FIRST so that gas escapes, THEN depress the button all the way so the gas lights (See accompanying video). If done this way, it will be way more consistent and should not misfire nearly as much. This lighter is also safer because you can extend the barrel to keep the flame away from your hands. The clear window at the bottom also helps to see how much fuel you have left. If I had to improve this lighter, I would say to the company to fix quality control issues, such as the reviewer who could not stop the flame once lit, (again I do not have this issue with the two I bought), and the plastic housing fit/finish, and perhaps a burlier sparking mechanism.

PLOEASE SEE REVISION ON THE BOTTOM first and foremost, if you are using any butane operated lighters it is important to remember they require the gas to flow first before the spark is engaged. so to whom ever had any issues with the lighter not sparking on first and second attempts like i had, try pushing button half way until the gas sounds like it it coming out, then push fully to engage the ignition mechanism. very well made, strong, love the little indicator at the bottom and the grip which stops it from slipping REVISION: the product is faulty, it melted / deformed due to use. please see pictures. the spark rod melted and deformed to move away from the butane flow so it does not light up in any way! I bought two of these and both had the same issue! stay away!!!!

I have only put fuel in the lighter one time. It last a long time and does not leak down. My only complaint is with the safety mechanism - it’s not the easiest to use. It always takes a few tries to light it. Flame is hot and consistent each time it’s lit - much better than your standard fireplace lighter. Update 10-25 - still haven’t filed the lighter - it’s great in the camper - very reliable.

Torch lighter works as advertised. The downside of this product is that you must push a small 'safety' slide on the ignition button to ignite. The slide is hard to move even with an ungloved hand. All other aspects of the product work well so far.

From past experience with piezo devices, I KNOW they can be unreliable. But I also know that making sure fuel is present before sparking works better than sparking too quickly. This torch has a "half depressed" position where the fuel starts flowing. Pausing there for a second or so makes sure there is fuel for the piezo spark to ignite. I get a lot of "one try" ignitions doing this. I learned this trick on a folding Scripto lighter. That lighter NEVER lit on first spark, until I began leaving the fuel wheel on alone for about a second. I think this is related to the time it takes for the lighter to burn off when the button is released. It makes sense. If the lighter takes a second to burn off fuel in the tube that lets the tip extend, it will take a second to push fuel all the way up that tube. I mentioned the Scripto lighter. Why did I get this Soto Pocket Torch XT if I already had a long lighter? In a word: wind. I light my packing stove way down in a wind screen. I have to hold the Scripto upright to get it to light. Until I get it down into the windscreen, the "soft flame" blows out as often as not. The Soto torch flame is FAR more wind resistent. Yeah, it weighs more than my stove. I COULD have gotten a stove with built-in piezo. But when the Soto dies (as all piezo devices seem to do) I will replace it, and not my stove. But I suspect some of the early reported death may have to do with sparking before getting fuel. If device death IS related to number of times the piezo device is stressed, half the clicks should double the life. But only time will tell. Meanwhile: fuel first.

What can I say. It's pretty simple to use. You have to buy an adapter to fill up the chamber though. Other than having to buy a separate part to fill it up, it's quite a simple refill and I haven't had any issues with leakage. The fuel capacity is pretty good too. I haven't had to refill it in the last year. Being a torch, it is quite resistant to wind and doesn't blow out easily. It looks simple and weighs about nothing. If you are a backpacker that counts every gram, it might be on the heavier side for lighters, but if you are just looking for a powerful lighter/torch this is great.