Portable Lighting Of Natural Coals

[noodle]

Googling for [url="http://www.google.com/products?hl=en&biw=1440&bih=672&q=portable+bunsen+burner"]portable bunsen burners[/url] yielded a couple of things that might be useful for lighting coals when, for whatever reason, you can't use a stove. What do you think?

[ezxen]

depends how hot it can get compared to a normal torch lighter

[71903DC5]

^exactly

[ezxen]

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If they burn hotter than a torch then by all means spend 60 buvks if you must if not buy a torch lighter for 10 .

[71903DC5]

i just use a mini blow torch i got from lowes for 14 bucks. works perfectly

[RingsMaster]

easy way to light naturals without having a stove is with a candle and a mesh grate to put over it, carry them around when i dont know if theres gonna be a stove. works great and is compact.

[TheyCallMeDave]

Makes sense to invest in a bunson burner, but seems like a lot more money than a torch. Not to mention that you don't know if an outlet will be available if you are using an electric burner.

If using a gas burner, I would see the ratio to gas used:price of gas refills from bunson burners to that of a handheld torch. Also might want to check and see the timing it takes to fully light a coals and compare.