vines spread underground... if you don't get the roots, they don't stay gone...
the burning thing might work on the foliage, but if they worked on the roots too, i would be nervous, wondering what other roots are getting damaged...
with a lot of vines (smilax brier, virginia creeper, poison ivy) you just have to go for the root....and pull. if you can pull out 2-3feet of root each time you "clean" you have a shot at getting it under control, even so, it will probably take a couple of seasons before you realize good results.
if the area is mowable, you might be able to wack it back that way (or with a weedeater), but attacking the roots is the long term solution...
now, a totally organic solution- borrow a goat, or 2 (or 3)and see how they like the vines! (i have been told this works somewhat on Kudzu)
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