MSR Piezo Igniter

Great back up in case piezo ignition fails on gas stove

Very good quality peice of equipment, lights gas and alcohol stoves very impressively no matter how strong the wind, overall a very good purchase

Bought this as a back up to inbuilt ignitor on camping stove. It's light, compact and packs easily. Sits in the hand well and is easy to click. However, I have some sympathy with some reviewers who say they have had difficulty lighting a stove in the wind and the clue here is that one reviewer said it produced a weak spark. That is correct and in the wind with the gas turned to very low you will struggle to obtain ignition. Turn the gas up high and you get better results. I experimented with a kitchen gas cooker at home and for any hob on the low setting it struggles; turn the gas to maximum and much better results (BUT please note do not have any combustible material on or near your hand when your doing this as the gas flame could ignite that!). Overall it is a good product. Hope this helps.

Very small and ultra reliable. Used constantly without a issue over 7 days on cape wrath trail.

The spark is so weak it doesn't work at all well. Takes multiple attempts. Tried it on different types of stoves same difficulties. A ferrorod works similarly performance so don't get this if you don't like a ferrorod.I recommend get a basic regular lighter and a ferrorod as a backup and save your money avoiding this.

Great bit of kit.. Mine didn't come with a lanyard. It's only micro paracord so I'll fit one of my own.. Great brand as always..

This is the second MSR Piezo Igniter i've bought, as i've just bought this one for my wife. They both worked straight away. they are east to use when on the moor or mountain and far easier than matches!

Neat design but not up to the usual MSR brand quality. I bought this to avoid using matches to light my MSR stove. I worked twice and then failed to spark again. Retailer refunded without delay no problem. I have purchased a manual flint sparker instead.