Look At What I Found To Light My Cookers

Midnight Smoke · 01-28-2013, 05:38 PM

Picked this up at yard sale for a $1.00 and it works.

It sure cannot be a weed burner its to small.

Not sure what is was designed for, never remember seeing one like it. Anyone know?

I guess I can use my Mapp gas with it????

MS2SB · 01-28-2013, 05:41 PM

It's a small weed burner. I've got one and it works great for lighting a grill. Your Mapp gas or any standard propane small propane cylinder will work.

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bwsawman · 01-28-2013, 05:43 PM

Nice find especially for $1

Big Kahuna · 01-28-2013, 05:44 PM

I bought the same unit here in Canada, it is advertised as a weed burner. Have tried it and it takes a while to burn weeds, but of course I use it for starting my Kamado smoker. A tank usually lasts me six months. Word to the wise make sure the valve is all the way closed tight or you will be replacing the gas canister a lot more quickly than that. Great unit and it only cost me $20, not as good a deal as yours but I have used it for the last three years and am still using the same igniter unit.

bosshawgs · 01-28-2013, 05:52 PM

For those with bigger smokers harbor freight sells a weed burner that hooks to a 20 lb propane tank. I i light the charcoal in my meadow creek with it all the time.

landarc · 01-28-2013, 06:08 PM

Nice score on that, gonna make lighting up a lot easier

mbshop · 01-28-2013, 06:20 PM

i keep wanting to get one but the price and the real practicality for me just doesn't pass muster. but at that price i would scoop it up. great find !

seattlepitboss · 01-28-2013, 06:27 PM

I cheat. I use a standard Weber chimney, but set it down on a lit outdoor wok burner. Works perfectly, no muss, no fuss. :-)

gooberguy · 01-28-2013, 06:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Big Kahuna

I bought the same unit here in Canada, it is advertised as a weed burner. Have tried it and it takes a while to burn weeds, but of course I use it for starting my Kamado smoker. A tank usually lasts me six months. Word to the wise make sure the valve is all the way closed tight or you will be replacing the gas canister a lot more quickly than that. Great unit and it only cost me $20, not as good a deal as yours but I have used it for the last three years and am still using the same igniter unit.

When you say it takes a while to burn weeds, I think you will find that all it takes is swipe at the weed with the flame to kill the weed, you don't actually have to burn it. These were used years ago mounted on cultivators in cotton fields and were called flame cultivators. The tractors were moving at several miles an hour with the burners pointed at the base of the rows and they did a good job, the propane was just too expensive.

caliking · 01-28-2013, 07:45 PM

for $1? That is a sweet buy for sure. I have the HF weed burner which works great, but hate lugging it around.

Toast · 01-28-2013, 07:51 PM

Very Cool!

Still Smokin · 01-28-2013, 08:22 PM

That is a deal, I just paid $30+ for the same model

martyleach · 01-28-2013, 08:24 PM

Heck of a deal!!

bbqbull · 01-28-2013, 08:32 PM

Yeppers you got the deal of the century!!!
I have owned mine for a few years. Excellent for starting my lg.BGE, big steel keg and I have been known to smoke some thorny weeds with it. I change my little propane tank about once a year.
It also serves as a great ice melter on the sidewalk when I am out of rock salt.

Midnight Smoke · 01-28-2013, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by bbqbull

It also serves as a great ice melter on the sidewalk when I am out of rock salt.

That is one thing I do not think I will ever get the chance to try out here.

I need to get to the butcher and find something to cook this weekend, can't wait to fire up the Egg with it!

01-28-2013, 05:38 PM	#1
Midnight Smoke somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 01-24-08 Location: Southern Arizona Desert Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Look At What I Found To Light My Cookers Picked this up at yard sale for a $1.00 and it works. It sure cannot be a weed burner its to small. Not sure what is was designed for, never remember seeing one like it. Anyone know? I guess I can use my Mapp gas with it???? __________________ ************************ * Terry ~ aka Pork Smoker * XL-BGE Hatched 06/20/2008 09:42 pm ** * Couple Weber Kettles, CharGriller, UDS * * Ultra Fast Red Thermapen * Projects Kamado Restoration Bandera Restoration

01-28-2013, 05:41 PM	#2
MS2SB is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 06-28-10 Location: Bothell, WA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	It's a small weed burner. I've got one and it works great for lighting a grill. Your Mapp gas or any standard propane small propane cylinder will work. Amazon.com: Bernzomatic 19425 JT850 Self-Igniting 20,000 BTU Outdoor Torch: Patio, Lawn & Garden Amazon.com: Bernzomatic 19425 JT850 Self-Igniting 20,000 BTU Outdoor Torch: Patio, Lawn & Garden __________________ Traeger lil Tex, 2 Weber 22.5", UDS Mop, Sauce & Two Smoking Barrels BBQ Team "Go Cougs!" They call me "Dave" Noobian Warlord Last edited by MS2SB; 01-28-2013 at 05:44 PM.. Reason: Additions

01-28-2013, 05:44 PM	#4
Big Kahuna On the road to being a farker Join Date: 05-19-09 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I bought the same unit here in Canada, it is advertised as a weed burner. Have tried it and it takes a while to burn weeds, but of course I use it for starting my Kamado smoker. A tank usually lasts me six months. Word to the wise make sure the valve is all the way closed tight or you will be replacing the gas canister a lot more quickly than that. Great unit and it only cost me $20, not as good a deal as yours but I have used it for the last three years and am still using the same igniter unit. __________________ Chris, close the windows he's smoking again. Nondescript No Name No Warranty No Returns Cheap Kamado Clone Brand New WiFi Stoker 22.5 Weber OTG Broil King Sovereign Gasser Weber Smokey Joe, converted to a Mini WSM Orange Thermapen

01-28-2013, 06:08 PM	#6
landarc somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 06-26-09 Location: San Leandro, CA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Nice score on that, gonna make lighting up a lot easier __________________ "perhaps...but then again...maybe not..." careful there son, those ribs are boiling hot... \_\|_/ (='.'=) Here there be bunnies... (")_(")ooo Pacific Rim BBQ Bob's Brew and Que

01-28-2013, 06:20 PM	#7
mbshop Babbling Farker Join Date: 06-24-07 Location: visalia, ca Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	i keep wanting to get one but the price and the real practicality for me just doesn't pass muster. but at that price i would scoop it up. great find ! __________________ george spam, can't live without it

01-28-2013, 05:43 PM	#3
bwsawman Is lookin for wood to cook with. Join Date: 10-15-12 Location: Ionia, MI Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Nice find especially for $1

01-28-2013, 05:52 PM	#5
bosshawgs Got Wood. Join Date: 01-13-12 Location: warwick ny Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	For those with bigger smokers harbor freight sells a weed burner that hooks to a 20 lb propane tank. I i light the charcoal in my meadow creek with it all the time.

01-28-2013, 06:27 PM	#8
seattlepitboss Take a breath! Join Date: 02-05-09 Location: Seattle, WA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I cheat. I use a standard Weber chimney, but set it down on a lit outdoor wok burner. Works perfectly, no muss, no fuss. :-)

01-28-2013, 07:45 PM	#10
caliking is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 01-13-10 Location: Houston, TX Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	for $1? That is a sweet buy for sure. I have the HF weed burner which works great, but hate lugging it around. __________________ EZ wood handled 3 wheeler \| OTS \| OTS mod to OTG \| Ladybug SS Performer \| UglyDrumTandoor \| UDS v1 \| midi UDS with red nipples \| SJG smoker mod \| Simpsons SJS \| Simpsons OTG \| WGA charcoal \| SJP \| Stacked brick WFO \| Lodge Logic Sportsman's Grill cast iron hibachi/sigri \| LBGE

01-28-2013, 07:51 PM	#11
Toast Babbling Farker Join Date: 03-17-12 Location: Shreveport, LA Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Very Cool! __________________ Cooking Equipment: Weber WSM Weber Spirit S-320 Charbroil Oilless Turkey Fryer Weber GA Wife LuzziAnn 1956 model. Maverick ET-732 Superfast LSU Purple Thermapen

01-28-2013, 08:22 PM	#12
Still Smokin Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 10-20-10 Location: Lowcountry SC Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	That is a deal, I just paid $30+ for the same model

01-28-2013, 08:24 PM	#13
martyleach Babbling Farker Join Date: 12-17-10 Location: Pleasanton, Ca Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Heck of a deal!! __________________ Large Big Green Egg, Cold smokehouse, UDS with hinged lid, Santa Maria pit 26.75" Weber OTG, Weber Performer, WGA MAK One Star General Pellet Pooper Hasty Bake Gourmet Custom wooden handles for BBQ's made by Marty Leach (oh, that's me) www.amlwoodart.com

01-28-2013, 08:32 PM	#14
bbqbull Moderator Join Date: 12-27-05 Location: Mid Michigan Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Yeppers you got the deal of the century!!! I have owned mine for a few years. Excellent for starting my lg.BGE, big steel keg and I have been known to smoke some thorny weeds with it. I change my little propane tank about once a year. It also serves as a great ice melter on the sidewalk when I am out of rock salt. __________________ You have never really lived until you have done something for someone who can never repay you. KC I miss your advice. Heavily medicated for your protection. Klose Mobile Pit Klose Owners Reccomended Pit Cookshack Smokette Gasser Little Chief Smoker Large BGE Gifted to me my Pit Barrel Smoker