Jetline Mr. Fatboy Quad Torch Review
Verdict: Buy Again... at full retail, without blinking. And I need to be upfront about why, because it's not the usual reasons. This is not my most practical lighter, it's not my most efficient lighter, and it's terrible at touch-ups. It's a comically oversized quad torch with a flame you can adjust to several inches tall, and it is flat-out fun. Some gear earns its spot by working hard. This one earns it by making you grin every time you pull it out.
The Setup
- What it is: Jetline's oversized quad-jet table lighter... mostly plastic body with a metal top, giant see-through fuel tank, cigar rest built into the lid, punch cutter on the bottom, and a flame-height range that goes from reasonable to several inches of completely unnecessary
- Street price: right around $30-33 depending on the shop
- What I paid: I honestly don't remember exactly... some points or a sale were involved, but it was my own money either way, and it's about a $33 lighter at full freight
- In service: a good while now... zero issues filling it, zero issues lighting it
Why I Bought It
I'd heard a few reviewers talk about it... not raving, just "this thing is fun to have." That's exactly the right framing. It's big to the point of almost stupid: a full fistful when you wrap your hand around it, with a very large top, a very large button, and a very large adjustment knob on the bottom. Solid build for what it is... mostly plastic so it's light for its size, metal up top, and no rattles or shakes anywhere, lid open or closed. It doesn't even feel top-heavy, mostly because there's so much body underneath.
What It Gets Right
The fun factor is the product. Big button, four jets, and if you crank that (very generous) adjustment range up, you're lighting your cigar with several inches of flame. Is that necessary? Absolutely not. Is it a great time every single time? Absolutely. I keep the flame high just because.
It never gets hot on you. Between the sheer volume of flame lighting your cigar fast and the long distance from the button to the jets, I've never once had it get uncomfortable to hold... which, after some lighters I've used, is worth calling out specifically.
The tank is huge and honest. Smoked, see-through, and enormous. Does a quad torch with a tall flame drink fuel? Of course it does. But there's so much fuel on board that it lasts a surprisingly long time between fills anyway... you're burning plenty, you just don't feel it.
The lid is a real cigar rest. The top has a cigar rest that's decently sized... the lips aren't especially wide, but it's deep enough that your cigar sits down in it and isn't blowing off in a breeze. On a lighter this stable, that rest actually gets used.
The usual extras. Punch cutter on the bottom... I'm not a punch guy, so for me it's a non-event, but it's out of the way and there if you want it. Big, easy adjustment knob. Nothing fiddly anywhere.
What I'd Change
It's not a working lighter. Quad flame at the height I run it is hopeless for touch-ups... you'll scorch half the cigar chasing one lagging edge. I don't actually light most of my cigars with it, and I grab something else entirely when a burn needs correcting. This is the lighter you bring out, not the one you carry.
It's genuinely huge. That's the charm, but let's be honest about what it is: a table lighter. Nobody's pocketing this.
Bottom Line
Most gear reviews ask "does it work?" This one works fine... never a failed light, never a filling issue, solid build, huge tank, and a top that never gets hot. But that's not why it's staying. It's staying because a fistful of lighter throwing a several-inch flame at a cigar is a good time, every time, and it only costs about thirty bucks. Not every tool has to be sensible.
Would I buy it again? Absolutely... at full retail, even knowing I only actually light a few cigars with it. Some things you keep because they're useful. This one's useful enough and fun always.
Best for: the deck table, the herf, the "here, you gotta try this" moment. Not for your pocket, and not for touch-ups... bring a single jet for that.
Gear gets the same one-question treatment as the cigars... would I spend my own money on this again? This one's a yes... loudly.
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