Picked up a box of flamers natural firelighters from http://www.certainlywood.co.uk/flamers and was impressed enough to warrant a little review!
I know. Firelighters are firelighters, and firelighters are cheating. But these are a little different. For a start they're made of wood!
They come nicely packaged and arrived in good time. The box was bigger than I expected, as are the lighters themselves
I was a little dubious at first as to how well they worked, but I can honestly say they burn brilliantly. Used one to light a woodgas stove running on twigs and it performed as well as if not a little better than the usual blocks of parraffin. And left no residue and burned with no smoke or smell.
After a quick phone call with company, I learned they are supposedly waterproof, handy. And I can confirm they are. To test and you all know I don't do things by halfs Ive submerged one in water since Monday and it lit first time with no issues bar a little spitting as the water boiled out of it
and burned away solidly just like a dry one.
The lighters themselves are made from wood wool, sustainably sourced in the UK, a nice touch. And soaked in a kind of wax. The website claims a burn time of 10 minutes, and they aren't far off
All in all a good product and they're staying in my tinder pouch. They seem to burn very hot and don't seem too sensitive to wind or water. And helped up have a backyard bushcrafty brew!
During the phone call I did mention our little corner of the internet and offered the possibility of a discount code with bcuk members, and seems a thoroughly nice fellow. They also worked nicely to light coal in the forge, and my wood burner. If you see them in a garden center I would recommend picking a box up, or they can be ordered online of you're interested (the delivery from big river trading is a little steep mind)
Oh and they also have this chap as a mascot, and I liked that too!
[video=youtube;_H1uZgkKmZs]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_H1uZgkKmZs&index=2&list=PLpBIqJS9_Na7Njs37_2UyOTf gM_WP4iIX[/video]
They do have a YouTube clip showing them working etc.
I know. Firelighters are firelighters, and firelighters are cheating. But these are a little different. For a start they're made of wood!
They come nicely packaged and arrived in good time. The box was bigger than I expected, as are the lighters themselves


I was a little dubious at first as to how well they worked, but I can honestly say they burn brilliantly. Used one to light a woodgas stove running on twigs and it performed as well as if not a little better than the usual blocks of parraffin. And left no residue and burned with no smoke or smell.


After a quick phone call with company, I learned they are supposedly waterproof, handy. And I can confirm they are. To test and you all know I don't do things by halfs Ive submerged one in water since Monday and it lit first time with no issues bar a little spitting as the water boiled out of it

and burned away solidly just like a dry one.
The lighters themselves are made from wood wool, sustainably sourced in the UK, a nice touch. And soaked in a kind of wax. The website claims a burn time of 10 minutes, and they aren't far off

All in all a good product and they're staying in my tinder pouch. They seem to burn very hot and don't seem too sensitive to wind or water. And helped up have a backyard bushcrafty brew!

During the phone call I did mention our little corner of the internet and offered the possibility of a discount code with bcuk members, and seems a thoroughly nice fellow. They also worked nicely to light coal in the forge, and my wood burner. If you see them in a garden center I would recommend picking a box up, or they can be ordered online of you're interested (the delivery from big river trading is a little steep mind)
Oh and they also have this chap as a mascot, and I liked that too!

[video=youtube;_H1uZgkKmZs]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_H1uZgkKmZs&index=2&list=PLpBIqJS9_Na7Njs37_2UyOTf gM_WP4iIX[/video]
They do have a YouTube clip showing them working etc.
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