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06-29-2015, 10:36 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Pollock Pines, California
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Lighting the stove
My wife's arthritis in her hand is giving her problems using virtually any wand lighter to light the trailer's stove. Non childproof lighters are no longer manufactured, and the "safety" top wheels on all lighters are the main source of her problems. Anyone out there come up with an easier way to light the stove?
Bruce
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06-29-2015, 10:42 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: O town, British Columbia
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One can no longer twist off the safety shield from Bic lighters with pliers?? Ok.
Long wood matches? Either 3" or the 8" variety might do too. I am guessing at lengths here.
Edit... If you come to rally next year, I might have a supply for "oldie" Bics.
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06-29-2015, 10:46 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Ventura County, California
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bruce Wray
My wife's arthritis in her hand is giving her problems using virtually any wand lighter to light the trailer's stove. Non childproof lighters are no longer manufactured, and the "safety" top wheels on all lighters are the main source of her problems. Anyone out there come up with an easier way to light the stove?
Bruce
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Bruce,
Here's an untested thought: I bought a click-type ignitor for a grill we had in the back yard that was hard to light with matches in the wind. I picked it up in the BBQ/grill parts section of Home Depot. Perhaps a "Mod" is in order for the stove.
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06-29-2015, 10:51 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: SLO County, California
Trailer: 2014 Escape 21C 2019 Expedition
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Keep meaning to get a simple spark generator like the Gas Co. uses when they are testing your appliances. The butane lighters are a PITA to get a flame- especially it seems when it is cold in the morning and you need coffee!
On Amazon for $6.
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06-29-2015, 11:00 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Denison, Texas
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Bruce,
As a last resort, you could replace the stove with one that some Escape owners have which does not require the use of a lighter.
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06-29-2015, 11:06 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Port Moody, British Columbia
Trailer: 2007 Escape 17B (sold); Currently 2013 19
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I believe the lighters sold at Costco in packs of three are not child-proof.
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06-29-2015, 11:10 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Bellingham and Glacier, Washington
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I agree with BCNomad...wooden matches would be the trick.
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06-29-2015, 11:16 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Edmonton, Alberta
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The answer to some problems really is more power... in this case, battery power:
Camco GM12 Continuous Ignition Multi-Sparker
No butane at all, and no pulling a trigger hard enough to snap a piezo crystal to make a spark.
I have one; it worked pretty well for anything you can get the end right into... until it was left too long with a battery in it and the battery failed and corroded the inside.
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06-29-2015, 11:17 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: SLO County, California
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Matches work but the sulfur smell is awful.
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06-29-2015, 11:35 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Kelowna, British Columbia
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bruce Wray
My wife's arthritis in her hand is giving her problems using virtually any wand lighter to light the trailer's stove. Non childproof lighters are no longer manufactured, and the "safety" top wheels on all lighters are the main source of her problems. Anyone out there come up with an easier way to light the stove?
Bruce
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Why not just light the stove for her?
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06-29-2015, 11:39 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2015
Location: Seatac, Washington
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Quote:
Originally Posted by J Mac
Why not just light the stove for her?
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I thought of that one, but decided I didn't want to be the smart ass that said it.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Floating Cloud
Bruce,
As a last resort, you could replace the stove with one that some Escape owners have which does not require the use of a lighter.
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And this type would be? Not having to light one sounds ideal to me as my tendonitis might not like lighting it if it requires a lot of pressure. And I'd be traveling w/o many times.
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06-30-2015, 06:10 AM
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Site Team
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Portland, Oregon
Trailer: 2014 Escape 5.0 TA
Posts: 11,049
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How about installing a piezo push button ignitor? You know, the kind used on propane barbecues. There's quite a number of folks on FiberglassRV that have installed these. You can get everything you need at a big box hardware store.
Here's one link: I got spark - Fiberglass RV
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Ten Forward
2014 Escape 5.0TA
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06-30-2015, 10:53 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Pollock Pines, California
Trailer: 2009 Escape 19
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I've volunteered to light it for her, but she wants to be able to do it for herself. The Camco unit may be the easiest solution. Thanks all.
Bruce
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06-30-2015, 02:30 PM
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Senior Member
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Location: ..., New Mexico
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Dad warned me never to play with matches. But, I still use them.
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06-30-2015, 05:32 PM
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Member
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Terrace, British Columbia
Trailer: 2012 Escape 19
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Get some bamboo skewers and a bic lighter. Use the lighter to light one end of the skewer, stick the skewer in to where the pilot light is, turn on the gas and voila, you have flame. One skewer can be used for lots of lightings.
Doug
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