Plasma Lighters for Survival!

The UCO Arc Lighter & LED Flashlight (right) and SOL Dual Arc Plasma Lighter are versatile plasma lighters for survival!

Survive Outdoors Longer (SOL) offers innovative survival and medical kits, emergency shelters, fire kits, and signaling devices synonymous with adventure. And now, they make plasma lighters for survival!

Lighters for Survival

Dual Arc Plasma Lighter

Meet the Dual Arc Plasma Lighter: your durable, eco-friendly fire starter. It’s windproof, waterproof, and recharges via USB, making it a reliable companion for any adventure. With a weight of under 2 ounces and the ability to light over 100 fires per single charge, it’s an essential tool for survival. Charge it quickly in just 2 hours. Use it to easily ignite anything from campfires to grills with a simple button press. Plus, its compact design ensures it’s a breeze to carry wherever you go.

The SOL Dual Arc Plasma Lighter is your go-to gadget when you’re out in the wilderness and need to start a fire quickly. This lighter is ready for action sooner than expected after surpassing its advertised charging speed. In my field tests, I used it to ignite various natural tinders, such as poplar bark and shavings from poplar wood. I experimented with finely processed poplar bark and some thick strips, creating a dense mound of coarse shavings and delicate feather sticks from a poplar branch.

The Dual Arc Plasma Lighter ignited thicker wood shavings after a rainy day.

The lighter’s performance was impressive across all materials. The dual arc contact point quickly lit the fine feather sticks, shavings, and both types of bark. It even managed to ignite the more challenging blunt birch bark corners and the denser poplar bark strips. The SOL Dual Arc Plasma Lighter is a reliable and powerful tool for igniting fires with various materials.

MSRP: $22.99

The SOL Fire Lite Fuel Free Lighter easily ignited thin and thicker wood shavings within 1 second and direct contact.

UCO ARC LIGHTER & LED FLASHLIGHT

UCO Gear has been part of the outdoors, camping, and recreational gear for decades. From survival to cooking gear, UCO wears many masks. 

The UCO Arc Lighter & LED Flashlight is a versatile tool that combines a powerful electric arc lighter with a bright LED flashlight. It’s designed to provide reliable ignition in windy or wet conditions, making it perfect for outdoor lovers, campers, and survivalists. The built-in rechargeable battery ensures long-term use, and the compact design makes it easy to carry and use whenever needed.

Upon initial inspection, this innovative device impresses as a sleek, rechargeable LED flashlight delivering intense brightness. A secure, spring-activated bezel twist reveals an integrated dual-arc plasma lighter.

Combining two devices in one, the Arc Lighter & Flashlight boasts a 100-lumen beam with high, low, and emergency strobe settings. The device is powered by a 340mAh internal lithium-ion battery, which you can recharge via mini-USB. The battery also energizes the dual-arc plasma lighter.

The UCO Arc Lighter & LED Flashlight is a versatile tool that combines a powerful electric arc lighter with a bright LED flashlight.

The Arc Lighter distinguishes itself from conventional lighters by using electricity for ignition, channeling an electric current across electrodes at its tip to produce a 1400-degree flameless heat, assuring reliable, wind-resistant lighting.

A single power button smoothly operates both the flashlight and plasma lighter. The flashlight mode allows scrolling through high, low, and strobe settings, while the lighter mode is triggered by holding down the button. The Arc’s design includes a spring-loaded lid for ease of use and a locking bail to prevent accidental opening in transit.

MSRP: $26.99

These plasma lighters for survival are worth looking at!

For more information, check out UCO Gear & SOL.

Reuben Bolieu
Adventurer, writer, photographer, and survival instructor for Randall’s Adventure & Training, Reuben has spent most of his life hiking and backpacking through the wildernesses of the world. He has traveled abroad in extreme environments and seeks out primitive survival techniques, construction, and uses of knives and edged tools. Reuben has published many articles on survival, knife and tool use, and woodcraft. He remains a lifetime student of survival.