Windmill Delta Stormproof Lighter
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Description of Windmill Delta Stormproof Lighter
By adding a tough elastomer armor, Windmill's Delta Stormproof lighter has the qualities you would expect plus incredible impact resistance. Delta features a stainless steel wire closure to stay watertight even if dropped. Weight 2 oz - Fuel capacity 1 gram - small & compact size - 2.6" x 2" x .9"Sports reviews of Windmill Delta Stormproof Lighter
Customer Review: Isn't windproof in winds over 20mph
Sport shop rating: 3 Stars
When I got the lighter I filled it up and it seemed to work fine.
Then I took it out sailing.
It lights up the coil glows orange but it doesn't light anything. Turned it up to full and still nothing. Turned it down and then nothing.
Went below and bang it worked and lights up - nice blue flame. Went on deck and nothing. Realized that in winds about 20mph the lighter lights but the flame blows out. Strange.
Customer Review: Dropped to 2 stars after 3 weeks.
Sport shop rating: 2 Stars
I read another review in which the smoker did not find it worked well lighting his cigars, it works just fine on my Arturo Fuentes's. I'd give it 5 stars if it held more fuel.
UPDATE: I just updated my review and dropped it from 4 stars to 2. This thing is very hard to adjust to get a flame. Most of the time it doesn't have a flame at all, it just glows orange. I can hold my finger right over the glow and it barely gets warm.
It seems that if it is at all cold outside this thing is useless. I was expecting much more quality for the price. Considering returning it before the 30 days expires. Or perhaps I'll just keep sending it to the manufacturer until I get one that works, maybe they'll get the message.
Customer Review: Too much fuel, too little flame
Sport shop rating: 2 Stars
This thing chugs fuel. I cannot understand why because it only generates the smallest of flames. It may not blow out and it may be rugged, but as a camper, I want a lighter that's going to carry a couple weeks of fuel and can help in wet light scenarios, not something that dies after a few uses and is difficult to use.Customer Review: Not Reliable.
Sport shop rating: 1 Stars
I received this lighter and another lighter by the same manufacturer as gifts a while ago. I filled them with premium fuel, as suggested, and they both performed flawlessly under some pretty wet, snowy, and cold conditions (I did not try them at altitude, however). The Windmill Delta soon became my favorite lighter to take on kayak trips.
So why the bad review? My life circumstances changed and I could no longer spend time in the field, so I filled the lighters and placed them in my emergency home disaster kit. They spent the next year just sitting on a shelf in a sealed container. No temperature extremes or rapid movements, etc. When I checked on them after the first year they both still had plenty of fuel, but would not light, not even click. Nothing.
I have not yet sent these back to the mfg., but I will be very interested to hear what they say, as these are not cheap lighters and, for me at least, they worked great up until I stopped using them on a regular basis.
Obviously, these are not meant to be used in critical situations and the lesson learned is mine, but until I find out why they both failed, I'll have to stand by my 1 star rating.
Customer Review: Junk!
Sport shop rating: 1 Stars
This lighter is junk! Don't waste your money. Especially the high end money of this lighter. I purchased this lighter to be a part of my emergency preparedness kit. When I received it, unfortunatlly, I did not open it and try it right away. Big mistake! After several months, and after receiving some of the other survival items that I ordered for my kit, I got around to opening the thing to try it out. I purchased the Vector quadruple filtered butane for it also. I followed the directions, filled the lighter, waited ten min. for the fluid to warm to room temp. Pushed down on the ignition part way so the fuel would flow, then all the way down. The flame started but stopped immediatly, twice. Then I was never again able to get it to light again. And now because I waited so long to try it, the return date has passed, and I will not get a full refund. Plus I will have had to not only pay the shipping to receive it, but also to send it back! Very dissapointed in this product. The only other thing it could be, would be the Vector quintuplus butane that I also purchased from Amazon. Highly unlikely.