Looft Lighter Fire Starter

[kenrobin]

I did a video on the Looft Lighter in case anyone is interested in this fire starting gadget. It blows hot air at 1200 F and it can light charcoal within 60 seconds. It's not necessarily a must have gadget but it worked well in my test.

https://youtu.be/M807sSB3zLE

[gboss]

After I found out about the Looft Lighter, I immediately went to Harbor Freight and bought this:

https://www.harborfreight.com/1500-watt-11-amp-dual-temperature-heat-gun-56434.html?_br_psugg_q=heat+gun

It's an off-label use so so if you do happen to find yourself using it for something other than that in the instruction manual, please be careful. I would say that it works about as well as the Looft in lighting speed, based on your video. You don't have to hold down the button.

I would be interested in a head to head comparison and value comparison as a follow up if that's something your interested in tackling.

Very enjoyable video, thank you for sharing. Cheers!

[kenrobin]

That's an interesting & less costly alternative. I figure that there are a ton of gadgets out there that can generate extremely hot air. Thanks for sharing!

[bbqLuv]

No need, I got a pellet Grill, a Traeger.

[willxfmr]

Thanks for the info and the video.
Don't forget, HF also sells butter knives.