Ever had a nearly spent fuel canister? One that’s too far gone to bother taking camping with you, but not empty so you can’t throw it away? I’ve had a few over the years and I’ve always wondered what to do with them. Thankfully, Primus has solved that problem with a feisty little lighter.

The Primus Power Lighter is a compact refillable butane lighter with a very strong flame. According to the packaging, the flame burns at 1300 degrees Celsius, so it should light just about anything you’ll need from camp stoves to p-tex candles.

From my testing, the flame lit in any direction I held the lighter. While the company does say the flame is wind resistant, it isn’t wind proof; I was able to blow out the flame. That said, it isn’t any easier to blow out than any other lighter I’ve had in the past.

Filling the lighter is a simple matter of attaching the filling adaptor to a can of fuel, flipping the lighter upside down, and pressing the adaptor against the lighter. The middle of the lighter contains a plastic window that allows you to see how much fuel is left, and how far you’ve filled the lighter.

Perhaps the best endorsement I can give the Power Lighter is that it has replaced my old lighter in my backpack. While I do keep a spare set of waterproof matches, this has become my go to lighter.

The Primus Power Lighter retails for $17. However, you’ll also need the filling adaptor that’s sold separately for $14. All told, it’ll cost you $31 (at MSRP, online prices are a bit cheaper) to have a lighter that can be filled off cheap camping stove fuel canisters. This is a bit more than you’ll pay for a Zippo. However, considering there aren’t any flints to replace and the fuel isn’t going to leak like in the Zippo, it’s not a bad deal if you ask me.

Product sample provided by the manufacturer for review purposes.