Camco Olympian GM4 Refillable Gas Match Lighter

The Camco Olympian GM4 Gas Match is the kind of tool you don't think about until you need a flame and can't find a working lighter. It's a refillable utility lighter with an 11-inch body, built to reach past burners, into fireboxes, and down toward stubborn pilot lights without cooking your knuckles. One click of the piezo ignition and you've got a flame. No matches to fumble with, no dead batteries, no cheap lighter that quit on you in the cold.

We keep a couple of these around because they earn their spot. On the water, the galley stove, the cabin heater, and a propane grill mounted off the transom all need lighting at some point, and a stick lighter with real reach beats a book of soggy matches every time. In an RV or at camp it's the same story. Camp stoves, lanterns, water heater pilots, furnace pilots, fire pits, and the backyard grill at home. If it needs a flame, the GM4 handles it.

The piezo electric ignition is the heart of it. Squeeze the trigger and a spark fires the fuel, so there's no flint wheel to wear out and no batteries to replace. That matters when it's damp or cold, which is exactly when the disposable lighter in the junk drawer tends to give up. The flame itself is fully adjustable, so you can dial it down to a gentle tip for a pilot light or open it up when you're fighting a breeze on the dock.

The 11-inch length is the feature you appreciate most in practice. A short lighter forces your hand right up next to the flame, and anyone who's singed a knuckle lighting an oven burner knows that feeling. With almost a foot of reach, you keep your hand clear of the ignition point and still get the flame exactly where it needs to go. That's the difference between lighting a recessed water heater pilot in ten seconds and giving up on it.

Because it's refillable, you're not throwing it away and buying another one every season. There's a fuel viewing window on the side so you can see exactly how much you've got left before a trip, instead of guessing. When it runs low, you top it back up and keep going. Camco rates it to last thousands of lights before it needs a refill, so a single fill goes a long way.

A few details round it out. There's a safety lock to keep the trigger from firing accidentally, which is worth having around kids or in a packed gear bag. A hanger ring on the end lets you hang it by the grill, in the galley, or on a pegboard in the garage so it's always where you left it. The body is a straight 11-inch design without a flexible shaft, so it stays rigid and predictable when you're guiding the flame into a tight spot.

Refilling is quick. When the fuel window shows low, you top it off, give the fuel a moment to settle, and you're back in business. Keep an eye on that window before a long weekend so you're not caught short halfway through a cookout. Store it with the safety lock engaged, and the hanger ring makes that easy, whether that's a hook in the galley or a nail in the shed.

What it isn't: this is a single gas match sold on its own, and like most refillable lighters it ships without fuel, so plan to fill it before first use. It's not a cutting or brazing torch. It's a dependable, long-reach household and outdoor lighter that you'll reach for far more than you'd expect. For boaters, campers, and RVers who are tired of replacing cheap lighters, the Olympian GM4 is an easy call.