I have owned this weed killing machine for at least three or four years now. Until last week, I never used it. (The men in the family did with relish and I left it to them.). It is large, and scary sounding and I let it intimidate me. But last week my daughter and I were using some fencing material in a project and old, dead vines had colonized, retired and died in the roll of field fencing we wanted to use. She suggested we use the Red Dragon garden flamethrower to clean up the fence roll. I could not back down in front of my almost 17-year-old daughter so I agreed.



Oh my gosh! This tool is so much fun to use. We easily figured out how to use it (you just turn on the tank valve then turn on the wand valve and light it up with a stick lighter) and instantly set a roll of field fencing ablaze. The dead weeds and vines disappeared in a glorious blaze and we were able to complete our project with no weed interference.



Later, I decided to clean up some more weeds and fence line with the Red Dragon 400,000 BTU garden flame thrower. I burned up some large weeds that were trying to go to seed in my vegetable garden. Having hit the seedpods with 400,000 BTUs of flame, I have no doubt they will not be producing more weeds in my vegetables. I also decided to clean up about 100 or more feet of fence line. We have a very invasive Asian grass that attempts to take over the property every year. This stuff is a nightmare and will choke out any and all native plants I have ever seen. It took about 10 minutes to burn out the Asian grass along the fence line. I love my Red Dragon.



The one complaint I have about the Red Dragon 400,000 BTU garden flamethrower is its lack of effect on fire ant mounds. No matter how much sand is in the fire ant mound, you cannot encase the mound in glass with a blast from the red dragon wand. It was a bitter disappointment.



I am a 51-year-old woman. I am somewhat small. However, I was able to wear the Red Dragon on my back for a couple of hours and use it with no real problem. It was heavy. I did feel the weight of the unit and did have a bit of bruising on my shoulders the next day. However, it was totally worth it. I think wearing a more substantial shirt would have helped.



I really love this tool. I only wish I had tried it sooner. It is great for cleaning out the cracks in stone walkways and patios. It is perfect for fence lines. (However, be sure the grass on the other side of the fence isn't still half dead on a windy day before you use this. Don't ask.)



I paid full price for the red Dragon 400,000 BTU garden flame thrower. It was worth every penny.