The vast majority of lighters that have been reviewed thus far on
halfwheel have come from the established names in the cigar accessory market, but every once in a while we find one from a not-so-traditional source, There was that one we found on eBay, and then there’s this one, which we found on Kickstarter.
The lighter, the Dissim, is billed as the world’s first soft flame lighter designed for both upright and inverted use, meaning that it can be ignited and will remain lit at any angle.
While that might sound interesting, the question quickly became would people fund the development of such a thing? The answer was yes, to the tune of 7,067 backers who pledged $333,596, far surpassing the company’s listed goal of $3,200. The company says that out of more than 350,000 Kickstarter campaigns ever created, it ranks in the top 0.2% of campaigns for the most backers. It was also selected as one of Kickstarter’s “Projects We Love.”