00:00Okay, so I finally did the thing, I threw out my last bag of disposable lighters.
00:05Every single one of them died on me halfway through lighting a campfire, and I was done.
00:10So I went down a rabbit hole testing rechargeable electric lighters that charge with USB Type-C,
00:15and honestly? Some of these are ridiculously good.
00:19I found the 5 best deals out there right now, so let's get into it.
00:24Starting off with the Dual Arc Plasma Lighter, this is the one with the fruit pattern on the
00:28body, and yeah, it's a little unexpected, but it looks genuinely cool in person.
00:33The big deal here is the Dual Arc. Two crossing arcs means way more heat,
00:38and that's what lets it handle a cigar without you sitting there roasting it for a minute straight.
00:43It's completely windproof too, which I confirmed on a pretty gusty evening on my porch.
00:49It's the priciest on the list at $55 and change, but over 4,700 people have bought it and it's
00:55holding a 4.8 rating. If you're buying a gift for someone who smokes cigars, this is the easy pick.
01:02Now if you want the same idea but way cheaper, check out this Arc Igniter.
01:08$16.71. That's it. And it's water-resistant, which nothing else on this list really claims,
01:15so if you're camping and it starts drizzling, you're not out of luck. It's got that slim,
01:20minimal design that slides into a jacket pocket and disappears. Rating sits at 4.6 with almost
01:274,000 sold, so it's not some random no-name gamble. For under 20 bucks, this is the one I'd
01:33hand to a
01:33friend who keeps borrowing my lighter. Next up is the Tungsten Coil Lighter,
01:38and this one's a different animal. Instead of an arc, it uses a heated coil, it glows orange,
01:44and it's fantastic for cigars and pipes because you get that steady,
01:47even heat instead of a snapping electric arc. It also has a built-in LED light,
01:53which sounds like a throwaway feature until you're fumbling around a dark tent looking for
01:56your keys. It's $48, and here's the kicker, it has a perfect 5-star rating across nearly 4,000 sales.
02:04That basically never happens. If you're a cigar person, this is worth the money.
02:11Then there's the Laser Electric Lighter, and this is the Budget Champion at $12.64.
02:17$12.00. I genuinely didn't expect much, and it just, works. It's pocket-sized, it's windproof,
02:25it charges over Type-C in under an hour, and you get somewhere around 100 lights per charge.
02:30It's rated 4.7 with over 3,900 sold. Look, at this price, buy two. Keep one in your car,
02:39one in your bag. It costs less than a couple of coffees and you'll never buy a disposable again.
02:45And rounding it out, a high-power pulse arc lighter, which is my personal favorite of the bunch.
02:50It's got a digital power indicator right on the body, so you see the exact battery percentage
02:55instead of guessing with some vague little LED. It's also got a real flashlight built-in,
03:01not a token one. The pulse arc is strong enough to light damp kindling, which I've actually tested.
03:07It's 57.80, so it's the most expensive here, but it's rated 4.8 and it feels like a proper
03:13tool,
03:14not a novelty. If you're outdoors a lot, this is the one.
03:18Alright, that's my top 5. All the links are down in the description if you want to check
03:24current prices, they move around a lot. If this helped you out, hit that like button and subscribe,
03:29I've got more of these coming. Catch you in the next one.
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