Okay, not sure how I missed this part when I submitted my first reply. Oops! <img src="/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" /> In any event I love the Sparklight. I have often said, as have others, there is only one thing I would change about it if it was up to me. I would make it metal. Brass, Aluminum, Ti, whatever. Anything other than plastic. As it is though it is still a worthy piece of gear. I think its greatest advantage next to its easy one-handed use is that you can get the source of the spark right up on top of your tinder.