SOTO Butane Torch Lighter, Compact Windproof Pocket Lighter, Refillable, Adjustable Flame, Durable and Portable for Camping, Hiking, BBQs, and DIY Projects. Shipped Empty.

A bit tight out of box but became much smoother after a few pulls. Very smart and versatile design which makes ordinary disposable lighters jet torches. The refillable lighter come with it can also take butane gas directly from a long gas canister, or from the mountain gas canister via a converter. However maybe due to my human error, I found the gas spilled to my hand was as much as, if not even more, than the gas filled into the lighter when I was using a long gas canister to refill it.The torch works well as described and the flame is blue and hot. My palm can feel the heat from about 5 inches (12cms) away which tells.The plastic shell seems thick which hopefully is durable.Cons? A bit large and not cheap. If you just want to have a refillable jet torch, there are brands like Clipper, which makes metal ones at cheaper price, and of much smaller size. Or if you want to have a jet torch that is refillable and extendable, then Soto's Pocket Torch XT would be good for you, at pretty much the same price. Unless you have many disposable lighters at home that are in the right diameter, and you want to turn them into jet torches, which I don't know why, this thing is a nice toy to have and certainly has its use but would not be my first choice if what I need is a tool, which is not to say it can't do the job, just not the more straightforward option for the purpose.

This works as advertised! Turns a disposable lighter into a single-flame torch. Excellent for travelers who cannot take a lighter onboard an airplane.Just make sure the disposable lighter has rounded corners, otherwise it may not fit!

Turn a normal tighter into a torch... nice. I like it, easier to start fires with a more intense flame.Issue is, Bic lighters don't fit, they are more oval and this takes squire shaped one. Not too bad, I got a 10 pack at walmart.Just a little inconvenient it doesn't take the most common lighter in the country.

Not convinced about long term durability, just because butane torches in general have a short lifespan in my experience. But for now while it's working it is perfect for the cigar-smoking traveler. Common lighter goes in carry-on (allowed, but torches are not allowed) and the torch part gets packed in a checked bag (allowed because now it's not functional, but lighters are not allowed). Possibly you could get away with everything on a carry on, if the parts are separated into different compartments, but I wouldn't push my luck with TSA.

Very dependable. You can count on it never to be of use when needed. Micro-Jet is the way to go. For the record I have purchased 3 Soto’s. I’m now traveling and it will always work when you don’t need it. Fortunately the Micro Jet works well…. So far (cigar smoker)

First of all... ditch the Bic. Scripto is where is at. Throw in the Soto, and your disposable lighter is putting out some heat.Frequently doesn't light on 1st click, but almost always on 2nd click (I think priming the pump).

I love this thing! Buy a 50 pack of cheapo lighters for $10, plug one in to this little guy, and bam you have a butane torch. I use it mostly to light cigarettes when I'm working outdoors because it's pretty wind-proof, and the lighter I first put in, maybe months ago by this point, is still going strong with an indiscernible amount of fluid missing from its reservoir. Gas station torch lighters are expensive and prone to breaking, but I think that the important part is the little vents that the torch exits from, because this thing requires no batteries, and the lighting mechanism is just a piezoelectric clicker. I've taken it apart to see if there was some mechanism that maybe pressurized the gas or something, but there's nothing like that under the hood.I love this thing.

I’ve bought 3 of these, all broke within a month. 2 stars are for when it is working, does a decent job. Great idea, faulty manufacturing.