Nice, a fellow south-paw. It's definitly easier when I use my index finger as opposed to my thumb. The Spark-Lite is just so damn so. lol.

On the video the sparks looks bigger then what they really are. But I see what you mean about the distance. Right now I just got a ruler and mesured how far the sparks travel. 90% of the time they don't go more then 2 centimeters, max is 5 centimeters. Now i'm trying to to stay within 1 centimeter of the cotton. I'm also using much more cotton fluffed up about the size of an egg. I'm still not able to get quick lights.

It's kinda of hard to tell by just watching that little video clip, but is it possible that the flint in my Spark-Lite is messed up, to small, or misalinged in some way preventing me from getting good hot sparks? Or does the amount of sparks I'm getting look normal. Because the cotton really isn't even getting chared no matter how close I get.

Also does the vasaline just make the cotton water proof and burn slower, or does it actually help it ignite easier? If I can't get this nailed down pat within a week I think I'll need to look into buying the BlastMatch. But first I think I need to rest my fingers, boy are they hurting. lol.

Anyway, thanks a lot guys. Been a big help.