Best Camping Fire Starters
Used by a number of armies around the world, Swedish FireSteel's dependability has already made it a favorite of survival experts, hunters, fishermen, and campers. Bright spark - can be used as emergency signal.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I know it says 12,000 strikes, but I tend to push a little harder in trade for more sparks, so mine will not be reaching 12,000 (personal choice, not problem with the product)."
"You want to have dry cotton for the sparks to catch in. Also, a small piece of foil underneath will make this good tinder great as it will make it burn even longer."
"Others I bought work on the same principles but the way the two components were attached were not as easy to strike. The bullet fire starter also worked great but had to seperate and then reattach to not lose one component. Why make me do such nonsense?Überleben Kräftig 1/2" XL Ferro Rod / Fire Starter for Bushcraft Survival."
"Doesn't really run out (maybe with ridiculous amount of usage), doesn't matter if it's wet, dirty, hot or cold. It is also sharpened on the ergonomically correct side so produce a pretty nice amount of sparks that quickly light up fire starting materials. Although you can use a knife or other sharp tool to make sparks why do so when then there's a perfectly good designated scraper. I recommend you guys start scrapping from the bottom 1 inch or so, so that once you wear off that part you just go up rather than having wasted the entire tool if you used it whole length."
"Break off a three inch section of rat tail file and scrape it along the firesteel for a MUCH more effective spark! The fire steel will eventually wear out [be used up] so expect to replace it with heavy frequent use. Butane lighters won't work at all at high altitude. Do bear in mind that you MUST have "tender" that will catch fire easily from from a shower of sparks onto a pile of magnesium shavings. Bits of pure cotton saturated with a petroleum product [Vasaline] This tender MUST burn long enough and hot enough to make bigger flammable materials burn. If you spend time in a remote area or hike forest trails etc."
"When out with the scouts, while they are fiddling with the junk gas lighters that aren't worth a dime, I whip out my firesteel and BOOM!, the camp fire is lit, BOOM!"
"Typical fire stick only orange."
Your new Magnesium Alloy Fire Starters will throw hot sparks no matter how windy it is; keeping consistent performance even in windy conditions. EASY FIRE STARTING: Your new magnesium fire starter kit makes it especially easy to throw sparks and start a fire. FIRST-STAGE TINDER IS BUILT-IN: The mag bar is your tinder, whereas a common fire starter requires separate material and it is not always easy to find something that will readily light.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I was a little leary when I saw the price for this 3 pack of ferro stick / magnesium block combo, afraid of what the quality would be. I'm absolutely impresed with the quality of the product, the magnesium block let's you get the scrapings easily, and the ferro stick gives you big sparks with minimal effort."
"Won a bet with it bc someone thought I wouldn't be able to make a fire using the magnesium and flint ;)."
"The Item: Absolutely fantastic piece of gear for camping."
"One of the key ingredients to survival is the ability to make a fire and this works great. A great product from a great store."
"Shave off the magnesium block and make a nickel to quarter sized pile of shavings, scrape off a spark, bingo...fire! Try scraping the magnesium (or even the ferro rod) with your knife and it's a real nightmare! Dulls the heck out of your knife, wears down your ferro rod and really doesn't scrape off the magnesium well."
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Find Best Price at Amazon"This a great product."
"This was given as a gift and my friend absolutely loves it."
"I haven’t had the same experience as people writing bad reviews... this lighter works, and works well."
"Bought the lighter as a Christmas gift for my son."
"These are terrific lighters."
"This design makes it easier to position the arc for lighting wicks, paper etc."
"Really like the setup."
"I have had three of these lighters now, and all stopped working far short of the "up to 300 charges" claimed."
Best Camping Replacement Fuel
Coleman Propane, 16.4oz Cylinder, 12-count. Enter your model number to make sure this fits.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"What can you say about a tank of gas other it is what I ordered and expected."
"Did what they were supposed to do."
"Excellent."
"Delivered on time, no problems!"
"Always a camping must...always get a lot of hours out of each canister."
Best Camping Stove Empty Fuel Bottles
Measures 6 1/2" tall with 2" diameter. Flip-top cap for quick and easy stove filling.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"not much, just a little. So about the leak: - filled with water and shaking it really hard you can get it to leak a little, which is no good. - there is no gasket AND the screw itself is not long enough (trust me i'm an engineer - well okay don't, albeit I did learn this at school, like, 20 years ago). - put a rubber band around the screw top of the bottle (see pic) and screw on, boom, waterproof, you can shake that as strong as you'd like. With that in mind and given the price, it's a pretty decent deal."
"able to hike without any leakage of the container.. weighs less than an aluminum container."
"The ounce markings on the bottle are really helpful."
"Holds the alcohol alright, but it leaks when squeezing the bottle."
"I put them in the recycling and ordered the Trangia fuel bottle instead."
"This bottle leaked."
"The bottle leaks when placed tipped to its side."
"The flip top does not securely seal and it will leak."