Looftlighter

I personally don't think it's worth the investment and there are cheaper alternatives. 

Big_Green_Craig said:

I'm ready to cook in 5 minutes using the Looftlighter. 

At what temp?

I love my Looftilghter. I've had mine for about 4 years. I'll replace when it dies.

I liked mine, but it died after 3 years. I replaced it with a MAPP torch. 

pgprescott said:

I've used the looft a dozen times personally and sold dozens of them at our store. Everyone who has one is very pleased. I will say they work much better than I had thought they would. 

Is the cordless out yet?

Looftlighter is a great item to have.    I burned one up already.   You can get similar results from a cheap hair dryer on the hot setting.  Granted a looftlighter kicks out higher temp air to ignite but with certain things i like to save money.  So at goodwill i picked up a cheap hair dryer thatnhas the high heat setting for $3 and i have a large bowl of free matches that were picked up from various restaurants, clubs and bars i visited so, a little rubbing alcohol on a paper towel to ignite and once theres a little bit of orange on a piece of lump the the hair dryer comes out and cranks it up in no time

I am not trying to talk you out of a looftlighter here, they are great.  But for the money savings and just for kicks, i tried this alternative method and it worked really well.   90% of my cooks are started with a chimney starter amd a wad of newspaper or a weber lighter cube.   

I love mine, had it for about two years now. 

Learn from my mistake - read the instructions. It's easy to melt the end off your looftlighter. 

http://www.looftlighter.com/warranty/

Please read the instructions carefully:

1. LIGHT
Touch the charcoal with the tip of the Looftlighter
2. PULL BACKWARDS
When sparks or glow appear
3. CONTINUE
To aim the air flow towards the same spot

IMPORTANT
The charcoal and wood quickly reaches very high temperatures with the Looftlighter and the radiant heat from the charcoal/wood will turn back and be absorbed by the Looftlighter. This is why the outer tube (with the hole pattern) is made of aluminum, and it’s only purpose is being a heat shield.
The advantage of aluminum is that it does not absorb heat to dangerous levels, and also cools quickly. But the disadvantage of aluminum is that it can melt if the Looftlighter is kept touching the charcoal/wood, and this is why it’s so important to slightly pull it away when sparks or glow appear.

So, if you haven’t followed the above instructions, and kept the tip of the Looftlighter touching the charcoal or wood for too long (so the aluminum got damaged), we’re sorry to say that the warranty does not cover this.

I am of the Mapp gas camp. No extension cords.