THIS IS THE PERFECT INVENTION FOR THOSE US US WHO DON'T WANT TO CARRY AROUND A FIRE ROD AND STRIKER TO IGNITE THEIR STOVES/FIRES. A BIC GETS YOU TOO CLOSE TO THE ALCOHOL STOVES SOMETIMES, BUT THE SOTO HAS A 3+ INCH EXTENSION TO MAKE IT SAFER AND MORE CONVENIENT, AND INSTEAD OF JUST A FLAME, IT BECOMES A MINI BUTANE TORCH. IT IS 4 1/2 INCHES LONG CLOSED, BUT SMALL ENOUGH TO FIT IN ANY ONE'S KIT, WHETHER YOU ARE CARRYING IT ON YOUR BACK, OR IT IS IN YOUR BACK YARD.
I WENT BACK TO BUY MORE AND COULD NOT FIND IT IN THEIR INVENTORY. NOW I KNOW WHY--THEY HAVE SOLD OUT ALL OF THEIR STOCK. NO SURPRISE THERE. NOW CAMPSAVER WILL KNOW TO DOUBLE THE ORDER NEXT TIME. TRY IT, YOU WILL LIKE IT!
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