Titanium Lighters By Maratac ~
(titanium is often referred to as God's metal)
- Removable Solid Brass lighter insert allows it to be used as a waterproof pill vial
- All Peanut Lighters™ are made exclusively by CountyComm
- Comes with Spare Flints
Make sure to keep one in your: First Aid Kit, EDC / Prepper Bag, Car, Kitchen, Backpack…
Remember you will always need a knife and fire to survive in the wilderness.
Split Pea, Peanut:
- Split Pea ( .5" x 1.3" ) Weight 14.3 Grams
- Peanut Lighter ( .5'' x 1.9" ) Weight 19.9 Grams
- Split ring is 300 grade Stainless Steel
- Titanium is God's Metal
- Can be used as an candle in an emergency and carried on your keychain.
- Removable lighter insert allows it to be used as a waterproof titanium pill vial.
Peanut XL:
After numerous responses and requests with the Standard Peanut and Split Pea Lighters our staff members wondered what could be done to make it better. The answer is make it bigger and also increase the size of the spark wheel for even easier use with and without gloves. These two changes make a dramatic difference in extended run time and versatility of use in any condition. The XL Peanut Lighter is also perfect for extended trips where you will need more than a few days of firestarting.
Here's what we came up with to improve it:
- ( 2.75'' x .75 ")
- Weight: 54.5 Grams
- Spare Flint and O-ring Pack Available
- Holds 3x as much fuel as the Peanut and 5x more than Split Pea
Two of these lighters have kept their fluid for 15 months now and still work fine. I wanted to know if they would last if stored.
Only down side is no wind break. But other wise as described and works great. Lightweight but anodized aluminum is lighter weight. Holds fluid for much much longer than a zippo. However at this price should include extra O rings and flints.
I was seconds away from being the first person to rate this less than 5/5. No matter what I did I could not get this titanium split pea to catch a flame consistently. It would take 15+ flint wheel turns with what looked like a good spark and maybe I'd get lucky and it would light. I was super disappointed and thought all the raving reviews about "always lights first try" were bogus or that I had a dud. After literally hours of tinkering (trying different wicks, different brands of fuel, adding more rayon packing from other zippos), contacting countycomm customer service (who were very helpful), and searching online (which was no help) I finally got mine working beautifully.
To save you the trouble, make sure there is a flint rod inserted! I thought was a getting a great spark but it turns out I was actually just grinding the wheel on the spring. After fixing that embarrassing oversight, I've gotta say, it lives up to its reputation. Lights perfectly, consistently on 1st or 2nd wheel turn, and can get 20+ 3 second lights on a single fill which is very respectable (if not amazing) considering the size.
The thing is micro. There is no reason you cant fit this thing into your EDC key ring if you don't already carry a lighter. Personally, I carry the ti peanut (which I only got because I originally thought my split pea was a bust) and will probably continue to carry the ti peanut for the security of extra fuel. But i'd recommend either of them. I'd say the only cons are that the split pea is so absurdly/awesomely small that its difficult to use one handed. And that being titanium, they heat up quickly (but also cool quickly). So if you leave it lit for too long it might be too hot to the touch.
Picture for size:
L to R: starting with standard size zippo, mini bic lighter, ti split pea, ti peanut, leatherman squirt, keys
Lights first time every time. Even if I don't pick it up for a month or more. Awesome.
Great fit and finish, stays securely together and actually keeps fluid if left closed, more than I can say for previous versions from other brands. Overall very well made product that I'm very happy with