Vector Hyper & Shadow Released

Vector-KGM has released a pair of lighters to the market, the Hyper and the Shadow, both of which the company showed off at the 2025 PCA Convention & Trade Show in April.

The Hyper offers a large single-flame torch lighter that the company says is equivalent to three merging flames. The centerpiece of the Hyper is the large, translucent fuel tank, while a metal frame secures it and houses the ignition mechanism. It measures 4 x 1.94 x .93 inches, and while it might look like it would be too big to fit in a pocket or travel humidor, it is still fairly compact, though it does feel a bit bigger in the hand, while checking in at 3.1 ounces in weight. It is offered in six color options for the tank: clear, black, smoke, blue, green, and red. All come with a suggested retail price of $28.

The second new release is the Shadow, a dual-flame torch lighter that adds a fold-out cigar punch and a draw poker. It measures 3.96 x 1.77 x 0.93 inches and weighs in at 3.4 ounces. It comes in the same six colors as the Hyper, but has an MSRP of $32.

Vector says that both lighters work at elevations up to 14,000 feet above sea level.

Images courtesy of Vector-KGM.

Patrick Lagreid

I strive to capture the essence of a cigar and the people behind them in my work – every cigar you light up is the culmination of the work of countless people and often represents generations of struggle and stories. For me, it’s about so much more than the cigar – it’s about the story behind it, the experience of enjoying the work of artisans and the way that a good cigar can bring people together. In addition to my work with halfwheel, I’m the public address announcer for the Colorado Rockies and Arizona Diamondbacks during spring training, as well as for the Salt River Rafters of the Arizona Fall League, the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury and the G-League’s Valley Suns. I was previously the Arizona Rattlers of the Indoor Football League, and Goodyear Ballpark, spring training home of the Cincinnati Reds and Cleveland Guardians. I also work in a number of roles for Major League Baseball, plus I’m a voiceover artist. Prior to joining halfwheel, I covered the Phoenix and national cigar scene for Examiner.com, and was an editor for Cigar Snob magazine.