BOLLAER Matchstick Fire Starter, Fire Starter Flint Match Lighter Keychain Outdoor Camping Emergency Survival Gear, Best Gift for Outdoor Sports Enthusiasts

My review headline sums up most of what I like about this "match." That is to say that it makes a good size flame of approx. 2.5". It has a threaded cap with a rubber O ring to seal in fuel and keep water out. I can get it to light with one or sometimes two strikes of the steel now that I have my technique down.At first it took me a bit to figure out how to make it ignite easily. What works for other may vary, but what I found to work best is to set the flat side of the steel against the strike track, angle it about 75-80 deg. off the track (or 10-15 deg. from the perpendicular), apply moderately firm pressure while dragging the steel at a medium to fast speed. YMMV.Another point is you need give the fuel time to soak into the wick when filling for the 1st time, or anytime the fuel has been depleted I suppose. I gave it 5 minutes and that was enough. I imagine the amount of fuel you can fit in the case/wick should allow for quite a number of uses without having to add more fuel.My review here is based on initial testing as it just came in the mail the same day I write this. The conditions I tested it under were as follows:-- 1) Ambient temperature of 45 deg. F.-- 2) Light breezes-- 3) Fueled with White Gas or sometimes called Camp Fuel, and which is actually aliphatic naphtha. That's also what "lighter fluid" is for things like Zippo lighters.I submerged it in water for a few minutes and noticed no leaking. It worked fine after removing it and shaking it off. Note though, that as with any O-ring seal, the first thing I did was apply a bit of silicone grease to the O-ring. As many people know, this should be considered essential for O-rings. But I mention it here for those who may not be aware. Also, when I get a chance to try it out during the harshness of winter, I'll try to remember to report back on how it goes. I anticipate even brutally cold outdoor temps will have minimal effect given the simple design and basic principles involved, but we shall have to see. After all, if one wants to have one of these around in part for it to serve as a survival tool, then it needs to work in any conditions it may need to be relied upon in.Downsides: There are only a couple of very insignificant negatives for me to report, and one of those is with the shipping and not the product itself. It took a little over a month for me to get this. That's a bit slower than even other stuff I get shipped directly from China. The other downside, is that you need to keep the open end upright when in use to avoid spilling your fuel reserves out. The reason for this is that the "match stick" portion of this is integrated into the one cap. This is a very minor issue I think; just be careful not to spill out the fuel when using. In another way, this design might be better than having a separate "match stick" and cap as it makes it impossible to accidentally forget to include the match component when capping it closed.There are many choices out there for devices of this type. My hope is that my review will help inform other customers so that they can best choose a product that fits their needs. I can say though, that so far this works out for me quite well.

The item was delayed over a month and was supposed to be a gift. It doesn’t work and just arrived 5 days ago but I’m not able to return it. I wouldn’t purchase again from this seller due to a faulty product and unreasonable return window. This is my first poor experience purchasing on Amazon and hopefully won’t happen again.

Item worked great and as described to light but 1 rubber gasket, bullet end of lighter, would not seal.I replaced both gaskets as they appeared too thin for a proper seal and no more leaks.Would have gotten 5 stars if hasket had not allowed leak.It is very easy to light and I have no clue how some people do videos on these where they appear to struggle to light the bullet lighter or make an excuse that it takes quite a few strikes to get the new ferrocerium coating off first. Mine first lighted on 3rd stike and then 1st or 2nd afterwards. May be type brand of strike rod used by this company.Very good quality except for gaskets too thin, could screw the bullet down with litle to no gasket compression.My advice, get the lighter but replace the gaskets with ones that work well.

Can’t speak for buying the product under new condition because I paid for a used one, but I’m happy with how everything turned out. Although the lighter came in slightly scratched up and was straight up missing the flint, for my intents and purposes, this was not a problem for me at all. The lighter still has solid construction so 5 stars from me even with the flaws.

Works well but the truck to lighting it is to go slowly. If you still day you will create a lot of sparks but the wick will not light.

The product arrived months after I purchased it but not before I sent them a email saying that I wanted to cancel the order because of how long it was taking. Once I got it I was excited until I tried to actually light it. To this day (months later) I still have never been able to get it to work properly. The only thing it’s really been good for is a good key chain, and sparks if your trying to start a camp fire or something. Plus there is isn’t a way to replace the wick once it’s burned off. I wouldn’t recommend this to anyone unless it’s for one of those uses, not a match.

I struck and struck and struck but because there were no instructions, I did not know you needed to start it with lighter fluid first, I went back online and found the information I needed so I can give these as a gift and let them know what they need to do.

lost the tip did not screw on tite