If you’re camping, hiking, or just have a recalcitrant stove, you need a reliable source of fire. A lighter would seem to fit the bill, but lighters, as campers quickly learn, aren’t built to do anything other than light a pile of charcoal or a cigarette. This is where the Soto Pocket Torch comes in handy.
Lighter To Torch
The Soto Pocket Torch is actually fairly brilliant in how it’s designed. A lighter is slipped into a plastic sleeve, and the torch attachment is fitted over it. Just hit the button and you’ve got a more intense flame directed at a right angle to your thumb, already vastly superior to your basic lighter. The heat is so intense you can actually melt small bits of metal.
Torch It
Why, precisely, would you want a tiny, focused flame while camping? Well, beyond the obvious of fire-starting, users report the torch being excellent for sealing paracord ends, spot repairs on metal objects, cutting rope, and other useful jobs that you might want to have done around the house or on the campsite. Honestly, it’s far better than a lot of camping torches you might find, not least due to the relative cost of fuel and tools, but there are some problems worth being aware of.
One Lighter To Fit Them All
First, how it works will depend heavily on your elevation; the higher up you are, the trickier to get it to light it will be. Secondly, for some odd reason known only to Soto, these are engineered only to accept the square lighters you see at gas stations, not the commonplace Bics every smoker actually uses.
Still, if you need a torch, and you probably need a torch, there are few options as cost effective and smartly done as Soto’s. Especially for $20, it’s hard to beat.
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