The top of the TekFire range, and the only one that is also a power bank. The 3000 mAh battery runs the arc and will charge a phone or small device independently, which makes it a genuinely different object from the other two — a fire source that doubles as your backup battery.

It also tells you where it stands: four blue lights show the charge level rather than the single red indicator on the PRO and LED models.

Specifications

• 3000 mAh rechargeable lithium-ion battery
• Works as a power bank to charge a phone or device
• Four blue lights showing charge level
• Full recharge in 3 hours
• 5.5 × 1.2 × 1.2 in (140 × 30 × 30 mm)
• Weight 5.6 oz (159 g)
• ABS body
• Windproof, flameless, no butane, no altitude adjustment
• 10-second time-out safety feature
• ParaTinder wrist lanyard and USB cord included

All three TekFire lighters work the same way: an electric arc instead of a flame. No butane, nothing to spill, nothing to leak, and no altitude adjustment — it works the same at 10,000 ft as at sea level, which a butane lighter does not. The arc is windproof.

Each one carries a ParaTinder wrist lanyard that unwinds to about 3 ft of paracord with one fire-starting tinder thread in it, and each has a 10-second time-out as a safety feature. A USB charging cord is included.

Care — worth reading before first use

UST is specific about this: when you use the ParaTinder lanyard, ignite only the red inner strand. Burning the white inner core or the outer jacket leaves melted plastic residue that blocks the electrical arc. If the electrodes do foul, clean them with a wooden toothpick or a plastic knife, and never while pressing the arc button.

UST does not publish the charging port type on any TekFire model, nor a number of ignitions per charge, so we do not state either.

UST says the lighter “will last for thousands of ignitions” — that is a service-life claim rather than a per-charge figure, and it is the only durability number UST publishes for the range.

Warranty

UST covers its own-brand products with a Limited Lifetime Warranty against defects in materials and workmanship. It excludes batteries, consumable and single-use items, normal wear, cosmetic damage, commercial use and unauthorized repair, and it runs to the original owner with proof of purchase, US residents only.