Which Lighters Brand Wins?

(heaviest of all 18 lighters tested)

(heaviest of the batch introduced to that point)

held a flame facing directly into the fan at both low and high fan speed; part of the group given the best subjective wind rating of 1 (captioned '10 gas')

performed very well at both fan speeds, similar to Tencoz and Sondiko; flamed out only once tilted directly into the wind at high speed

unfazed by the fan at both low and high speed, described as very well designed for windy conditions

maintained a tall flame at both fan speeds; only extinguished when tilted directly toward the fan at high speed, then re-lit easily

unfazed by the fan at low speed, but regressed at high speed, briefly lighting about a foot from the fan and then losing its flame

stayed lit until the tip was pointed directly into the fan at low speed; at high speed lit easily, stayed lit until tilted, and re-fired easily ('definitely better than the Urgrette Pen Lighter')

struggled badly, losing its flame in only around a 1 mph breeze at low speed; skipped in the high-speed test based on that earlier performance

performed well at both fan speeds; described as 'the best yet' in the high-speed test and part of the group given the best subjective wind rating of 1

struggled to stay lit even 36 inches from the fan at low speed; skipped in the high-speed test based on that earlier performance ('Skipping the BIC Flex based upon earlier performance')

well designed for windy conditions at both fan speeds, though not quite as wind resistant as Click-n-Flame at high speed

struggled to stay lit even 36 inches from the fan at low speed; skipped in the high-speed test based on that earlier performance

maintained a strong flame at both fan speeds, performing as well as Click-n-Flame at high speed; flame went out only when facing directly into the wind

held a flame until about 4 inches from the fan at low speed but was quickly extinguished in the wind path; skipped in the high-speed test

struggled badly, losing its flame about 24 inches from the fan at low speed and skipped in the high-speed test

held its plasma arc in the direct path of the wind at both low and high fan speed, consistent with its windproof design claim; part of the group given the best subjective wind rating of 1

held its arc in the direct path of the wind at both low and high fan speed; part of the group given the best subjective wind rating of 1

could be lit in the direct path of the low-speed breeze but the flame grew choppy and was finally extinguished when tilted into the wind; at high speed could not be lit or held a flame at all in front of the fan

(3rd overall)

(1st overall, fastest of all lighters tested; has a three-jet flame)

(about 4 times longer than Urgrette Torch)

very close to 50 seconds

very close to 41 seconds

skipped (electric arc lighters arced out on the aluminum test bolt)

skipped (electric arc lighters arced out on the aluminum test bolt)

(2nd overall, close behind Sondiko)

(tied with Urgrette Torch)

(slowest among products covered to that point in the test)

skipped (electric lighters not designed for this task)

skipped (electric lighters not designed for this task)

just over half a second

of a second

(2nd overall)

(3rd overall)

survived over 50 lbs of force, by far the best result of the durability test

the weakest durability result in the video