Blue Flame Pocket Torch ??

[rapidboy]

Blue Flame Pocket Torch ,anyone use one ??
Mears site has them at £29.95 and Strikeforce has them for a fiver :yikes:
Am i missing something ?

 

[TheViking]

Blue Flame Pocket Torch ,anyone use one ??

Well, I have a cheap £4 "green flame pocket torch". Works exactly the same and even though mines is cheap, it can light many, many fires without refill.

 

[Tony]

Are they the same ones? I know that there are lots of cheap versions of the blue flame blazer. Maybe woodlore have the genuine article and strikeforce have the cheaper ones? I was looking at some cheap ones today as I've lost my blue flame

 

[JakeR]

I had one experience with a blue flame torch, and it was rubbish! So kinda been put off ever since. I suspect the £5 one is useless.;

 

[Tony]

Umm, I really liked mine, had it for 3 years, never let me down :?:

 

[rapidboy]

http://www.strikeforcesupplies.co.uk/stock.php?page=bigpic&item=14005

:?:

 

[Motorbike Man]

I prefer this one to the Blue Flame, the lid has a much more positive lock on it, less chance of it lighting in your pocket :yikes:

 

[Leon]

Blue Flame homepage:
http://www.hill.u-net.com/

Quote from there:
Beware of cheap copies on the market. They are poor quality, poor flame, soon fail and are not repairable.
The genuine Pocket Micro Torch has PB-207 stamped on the cap.

I seem to remember this subject cropping up on British Blades over a year ago and the general thrust seemed to be avoid the cheapies.
Hope this helps.
:f:

 

[Stew]

I have a £30 version and it works well. Mates have bought a cheap version from Cotswolds, and they seemed ok for the (considerably less) price.

The only down side of the cheaper version seemed to be no rubber stand and not having a see through bottom to see the fuel levels. I think it might not have a height adjuster either but I'm not sure on that one now.

On the plus side, they're only £6 so it doesn't hurt so much if you lose it!!!

I can't comment on burn times between the 2 because we never compared them.

 

[alick]

The cheapies aren't so well made. I had two. One went in the bin after a couple of months, the other's still going and useful after a couple of years, but the head's very loose & wobbly from being squashd during packing.

I use windmill lighters for reliability and real stormproofing but from comments I've heard the £30 blue flame is much better than the cheap copies.

 

[Gary]

I have both a cheap one (silver metal case) and a expensive one (got it from woodlore when I worked for them) and to be honest both are much of a muchness - good hot flame, ideal for stoves and fire lighting but I find both are prone to suffering from the damp which is their only dry back.

 

[JakeR]

Tone, i probably got a cheapo one then! Maybe a replacement for my zippo, but does a blue flame torch have that universal *click*....*snap*

 

[TheViking]

but does a blue flame torch have that universal *click*....*snap*

...Which is so annoying to others. :rolmao: ): More likely it has a hissing flame.

 

[JakeR]

But strangely so satisfying to do yourself! *click*snap*click*snap*click*snap*

 

[Squidders]

I have had a cheapie for ages and although for some reason (maybe a blocked nozzle) the flame is a little more diffused, it's still brilliant... I think it was about £3 from Wembley market.