RAW Phoenix Lighter, Classic

Wind blows the flame out, and the tool you need to pack a cone is never in the same pocket as your lighter. The RAW Phoenix lighter puts a slide-up wind screen and a poker into one refillable body. This is the Classic version, in RAW's brown and red colours.

How the RAW Phoenix lighter works

You light it with a push button, not a spark wheel. Several retailers list the ignition as electric, with no flint. Next to a standard BIC, one reviewer found the body a little wider and a little thinner.

A slider on the body does the rest. Pushed up, it gives you a shield that stands above the top of the lighter. According to the same reviewer, you reach two more things by pulling that slider down: the flame-height adjuster, and the poker, which comes out of the base.

What the poker and screen are good for

The reviewer found the poker tip blunt, which makes it useful for pressing ground material down into a joint or a pre-rolled cone.

Pipe users should know one limit. With the screen up, a tilted lighter sends the flame against the screen. For a pipe, that leaves the screen down; the reviewer describes the bare flame as strong enough for outdoor use.

Refilling

Butane goes in through a valve in the base. Hold the lighter upside down, press the gas can nozzle straight into the valve and fill in short bursts, away from any flame. Wait a few minutes before lighting it.

What buyers say

A reviewer who bought several described the build as solid after a few days, too short a time to judge how long it lasts. One buyer rates the poker highly and would not go without the wind guard. Another complains that the button on their lighter caught when pressed and did not feel smooth. If you prefer a spark wheel, this is not your lighter.

Safety

RAW's own shop lists the usual lighter cautions. Thirty seconds is the longest the flame should stay lit. Heat above 50 °C and long direct sunlight are too much for it. The lighter must never be pierced or thrown in a fire, and children should not be able to get at it.

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