Lantern lighter?

Has anyone managed to find a candle lighter that is narrow and long enough to work for lanterns with small holes?

 

How small?

 

You may also consider a creme brulee burner. They have a long spiky flame.

 

as thin as possible. Thinner than standard lighter

 

Nope. Haven't found any that is as thin as you would like. I'm looking for one too. I know what you mean.

 

A match?

 

Yes, that's the obvious I use now

 

For very little money you can buy wicks for candle making at Aliexpress ( type 'candle making' in their search engine). They come in many different lenghts.

@Krisse

 

Google "pencil torch" , butane, refillable.....usually very cheap from China.

 

What about a standard long kitchen match? That's all I've ever used and they always seem to work. Don't confuse them with regular pipe matches, they are too short.

 

Try here ; www.hytta.de/werkzeug/488.htm

 

I have a lighter (the one at the bottom in the picture below), that should be slightly thinner than the one in the picture you posted earlier, @Krisse .
I know you would like something with a tube that's at least as thin as the one shown on top of the lighter.

 

You can dismantle a standard lighter. The only thing to work out is the piezo lighting.
The gas is in a small tube.

 

How about a permanent match ??
Coghlans Permanent Feuerzeug

 

I can pre-heat 200A gens through the lighting holes with this butane torch. Just noticed the price has nearly doubled on them like everything else since the pandemic

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07RKVHJH...abc_KN4X38BDN54S4M4475A6?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

 

What about one of these, will that help you?

 

@bp4willi
@Buggerlugs .. They both look useful
Have you gents tried both of these??
It would be good to have pics of them in use/ being used if you could?

I have seen something similar to willi’s fire stick.. my mum had one, it was silver or silver plate a proper antique

 

Those flint lighters that @Buggerlugs posted aren’t called “WHOOMP-STICKS” for nothing…

I’ve got a few, New Old Stock, that I’ll never put on a lamp or lantern.

I use a long twisted brass wire with a wick bound in the end. Soak it in metho, light it and use it as a wick lighter. It’s safe, warms the generator, and eliminates the annoying flare up that Coleman lanterns and lamps are prone to.

I will post a photo tomorrow.

Cheers

Tony

 

@podbros

 

Thanks @bp4willi

They look useful.. is that one of your methods?

 

Use it preferred for candles. But would suit for Lanterns too.