With all the interesting stoves discussed around here I was wondering how folks actually light their stoves. I thought I would post some of the "tools" which I use to light my stoves. I have had this lighter for about two years. It is a Primus Power Lighter. It has served me well and just recently broke as the piezoelectric ignitor's housing wore out. If I remember correctly I paid about $29 (USD) for it. This has been my main lighter for lighting my various stoves. As received Contents Flame Shot (image brightness and contrast modified so ruler in background would show up) When my Primus Power Lighter bit the dust I picked up a replacement (left) for about $4.90. It has two pencil flames instead of one and goes through gas a bit to quickly for me. I replaced that one with the one on the right ($2.90) which is now the lighter I use for lighting stoves while on adventures. For lighting stoves on the work bench I picked this one up. ($10.40). Fuel adjustment is on the bottom and there is also an adjustment for air intake on the barrel. Flame shot I wasn't particular satisfied with it so I searched a bit more and picked this one up for $11.99. It is now my main lighter for lighting stoves on the work bench. It has adjustments for the fuel flow and air mixture intake. Flame shot (blue) Flame shot (fuel mixture intentionally adjusted to produce an orange flame) I carry this little gem ($1.50) with me for backup stove lighting when traveling into sparsely populated areas. It is a "metal match" and it is filled with liquid lighter fluid. The stick has a wick at the end which absorbs the lighter fuel. There is fero rod located on the side. Scratch the stick against the fero rod and the wick will hold a nice orange flame for a few seconds. I would recommend to let the flame burn for more a few seconds as the wick will burn away when the fuel is consumed. I learned this from experience. There is also a o-ring seal on the stick when helps to prevent fuel lose over extended time periods. And lastly - I use this adapter to fill all of my lighters with canister gas. What do you use to light your stoves? Comments welcome, Craig.
This is a good topic. At home I use Bic Megalighter, I have few of them around for lighting fireplace and "sauna oven" (kiuas, what is that in english?) |imgRemoved| They are good for reaching down to primer pan or for example inside 123 windscreen, but they are too big to be packed inside a stove when camping. I have those same "jet lighters" that you have bought for $2.90 for smaller stoves when camping. On my 111 I can fit my hand behind the burner and use normal small Bic lighter, so I have one of those packed inside. I like to keep my stoves ready to go, so they each have priming bottle and lighter inside all times. What I would like to have is somekind of collapsible lighter that fits inside for example 8R and has that long neck to easily light the priming pan.
Strike anywhere wood kitchen matches. I gave up on Bic lighters because they are made to light cigarettes and when you turn a Bic on it's side to light a stove you burn the hair off a knuckle. I had a tank lighter for awhile but once again, it did not have the reach of a wood match.
Always used them, when hiking I usually carry multiple packs of the smallest size in case one may get wet. Bart
If I'm with the wife I get her to breath gently on it. Otherwise I use a lighter. I haven't a clue what brand it is, it's green, paint is chipped because I've had it for years, and uses gas. Whereas the wife is just an old dragon.
I've got Coleman spark lighters mounter into or on almost everything I have here, only stove I had to drill a hole for it was on the 8R, everything else had a hole or screw crying out for something to be mounted there. Only two without a lighter on them is my Radius 42, still trying to get a flame plate that works right on the little cuss, and the Monitor C11 two-pint kero, but there's so much room, I could fly a plane there to light it! Damn Radius is driving me NUTS! Doesn't like BD's mini cap, a early Sixy cap I have here, a 8R flame spreader isn't worth a damn--now what? Murph
Usually matches. Quaint as one other backpacker said one time. I do have a rod and striker thing, too heavy for backpacking trips, but neat to use. I like yours with the fuel to help catch the priming fuel. Duane
Bic lighters mostly, I've had two Primus jet lighters fail and one Silva fail. The only one of these types that has lasted is http://dx.com/p/compact-1300-c-butane-jet-lighter-4179 I don't trust them so always have several bics stashed in different bits of kit when camping; buy a box of 50 for £5 off ebay, 10p each is cheaper than a box of matches.
Gerber Sparker. Big SAR orange thing I picked up years ago with a hollow handle I stuffed full of hexi tab bits. It'll start Trangias and priming meths ok. For the camper stove I have a spark wand of unknown manufactor, just touch the end to the burn and squeeze the trigger for a pizo spark at the end. Cleverly, it sparks when the trigger releases as well.
Until I used them up I had a box of Extra Langa Tandstickor matches from Sweden. They are wood strike on the box and with a 4 inch length I could reach into any stove or lamp without a problem. I still have the box, that's were I got the name off of and a couple matches. I need to get back to our local Swedish stuff shop in Minneapolis but with several boxes of kitchen matches I'll use those up first.
I use a cheap butane gas lighter, refillable from one of those big cans of butane sold everywhere that cigarettes are stocked. Unlike a butane stove, it works when it's cold.
