Lafagiet USB C Rechargeable Lighter, 360° Flexible Neck, Wind & Water Proof, Electric Arc Lighters for Candle, Camping

I've bought these as gifts for several people and everyone loves them. They are great for camping/emergencies. I especially love the fact you can pull it out and the flexible neck. I even use at home to light candles. Holds it's charge for a long time.

This is my first electric lighter, so it was interesting, if not comical, the first time I used it. At first, even though I knew it was a different kind of lighter that used a completely different method to start a fire, I still tried to use it like a traditional bic lighter.Let me emphasize, this does not work like a traditional lighter (duh). It looks almost like foreign, alien technology when it lights a candle (I love the pretty, northern-lights-looking green hues that happen when the plasma arc touches the wick).In practice, it works best if used like car cigarette lighter. For those of you not old enough to remember what car cigarette lighters are, once upon a time, cars had built-in cigarette lighters and ashtrays. It was basically just a heat resistance lighter that sat in your 12v outlet. You pushed a button, waited for the element to get red hot, pulled it out of the after 20ish seconds, and lit your cigarette. It was kind of slow, not very versatile as it was mostly only good for lighting cigarettes, but it was always there, wind didn't matter, and it never ran out of "fluid."This is better than a car cigarette lighter because you can take it anywhere without having a car attached, you don't have to wait for it to get hot, and it still has the advantages of a car cigarette lighter, while being much more versatile because it's also great at lighting candles and any other kind of fire.I had no problem lighting candles, even deep ones. The extending nodes are great for many applications. But I had a little trouble lighting cigarettes until I figured out to use it like a car lighter instead of like a traditional bic lighter. After I figured that out, I had no more issues lighting cigarettes.The surface around the ceramic nodes gets a bit dirty after a while, but I haven't experienced this interfering with the function of the lighter. It just works.I'm reasonably happy with the battery life, and it charges pretty quickly. I really like that it uses USB-C to charge. USB-C cables are everywhere, and anyone who uses an Android phone or tablet will have these laying around.A battery life indicator would be a nice improvement. Not knowing how low the battery is might be a peace of mind while camping. Of course, a battery bank would solve this issue. Who goes camping with electronics without a battery bank? And frankly, the battery on this lighter is good enough to last for days, even for a heavy smoker. You'd have to forget to charge it many days in a row to run out of battery. And if all you have to do is start a fire occasionally, I wouldn't worry about running out of battery.I'm happy with the lighter. All that remains to be seen is how long it lasts.I'd say it works as described.

Outstanding item.Just as advertised.

While I haven't used this lighter a lot, it works well. I like that it does not use liquid fuel, but rather a spark for ignition. The extendable neck makes it work better than my old one that had a fixed lighting area. Not only does the neck extend, but it is flexible, and pretty well stays in the position you bend it.So far so good, no complaints, and it appears to be pretty weather resistant with a gasket on the lid to seal out the elements.

Terrific lighter for camping. Lights tinder in high wind, and holds a charge for a long time.

Nice looking and compact. Holds a charge for a very long time. Cool to have. Not a go to item

Honestly very impressed compared to the other zippo metal case style plasma lighter's I've bought before. The silicone case molding is very very well done, no sprue seams at all and the texture is great. The locking mechanism is super simple but robust. There's an O-ring around the insert so it should do fine with water as long as it's not submerged. The flexible neck solves the biggest issue with the standard plasma lighter designs, where access to the elements is blocked by the case, although the lid folds back 180 deg so it's still usable while retracted. The lanyard included is quite nice and has a clip to detach it as well, handy enough that I'll be using it on other items because you don't really need one for a lighter.Can't say anything about battery life or long term durability yet, but I'll probably pick up more as spares in the future.

Lights up nicely. Rechargeable is nice. I really like the bendy bit.