OPTIMUS Sparky Piezo Igniter, One size, Green

This is really good for lighting my camping stove. It produces a powerful spark so it only needs one try to light the gas. It is much more reliable than a lighter or matches. I would highly recommend.

Do I need it, no, did I buy it any way, YES🤪😜😂. A Little treat, sparked up nicely first time, used on my pocket rocket 2, will field test on my next walk. Thinking ahead, thought it would serve me better with my Trangia stove, instead of lighter or matches, the real reason I wanted to buy it. Let's see how it goes after I've used it a few times.

The best thing I never knew I needed. I use mine with my msr pocket rocket 2 and it fits in the hard case with the stove perfectly. Ideal for the ultralight enthusiast or weekend warrior. 10 out of 10.

I've been very pleased with this device. I was dubious that it would work well but it does the job beautifully. I would recommend or buy again if needed.

Bought this to light my camping stove rather than carrying a box pf matches around. Works perfectly and is small and light weight. Just have to be careful not to lose it.

Bought this for my stove system, which has a mesh top as part of the heat exchanger. The igniter may work on open gas vents but not if there is a mesh. I’ll just keep using a cigarettte lighter and bin the OPTIMUS.

Wanted to really like this. When i first got this it worked well for a day. After that it would only work if the stove ran on gas and not every click. It stopped working on the dip and click method for petrol and alcohol so no use for winter.

I bought this to take on the coast to coast but it never worked. I had to resort to lighting my jetboil with a bic lighter. Unfortunately having arrived home I find I’m a day beyond the return date:( Very disappointed and no idea why something so simple could go wrong.

It works great with a good spark. It’s built decent and it easily lights a camp stove. It’s a little shorter than I would like.

Ok

I've been on several multi-day camping trips with this little igniter and have no complaints; it sparks every time and is just long enough to prevent scorched fingers. It's small enough to store with your canister stove too. I didn't think much of the landyard at first but it has a use: loop around your hand so you can "drop" the igniter once the stove is lit without letting Sparky fall into dirt or snow, leaving your hand free to put your cookwear on the now-lit stove. I will edit my review once I have more long term reliability data but because of Optimus' warranty, you should always be able to get a replacement if the igniter fails.

Werkt altijd! Je moet hem echter dicht bij de gasbron houden om tot ontsteking te leiden...

Der Piezo Zünder hat bei mir bis jetzt indoor wie Outdoor selbst bei um die 0°C jedes Mal in Verbindung mit einem BRS-3000 Minibrenner funktioniert. Keine Ahnung, warum einige hier damit ihren Brenner nicht starten konnten. Perfekt ist, dass er mit 100g-Kartusche, BRS3000 Brenner und einem kleinen Tuch perfekt in den 650ml Titanbecher passt und damit ein komplettes Koch-Equipment auf engstem Raum platzsparend untergebracht werden kann. Er hat auf Grund seiner Kurzen Bauform meinen Feuerstahl ersetzt, der nicht mit in den Becher passte. Der Feuerstahl hatte zwar gefühlt mehr Funkenenergie, aber die Zielgenauigkeit ist dafür geringer. In einigen wenigen Fällen habe ich mehrmals probieren müssen, aber beim 2-3 Versuch brannte das Feuer. Durch die kurze Bauform ist man aber mit der Hand schon nahe an der Flamme. Es empfiehlt sich hier im richtigen Winkel von der Seite zu zünden, damit man mit der Hand nicht in der Flamme ist. Einen Trangia Spirituskocher haben wir mit dem Piezoanzünder selbst indoor bei Raumtemperatur zum Test nur mit sehr viel Mühe und sehr unzuverlässig starten können. Outdoor war es nahezu überhaupt nicht möglich. Hier hat der Feuerstein sich besser bewährt. Fazit: Super Combi in meinem Ultra Compact Kochset. Mit den 15g auch sehr leicht, temperatur- sowie feuchtigkeitsunabhängig und braucht keinerlei Batterien oder ähnliches.