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 Excellent value and works great! February 4, 2010
Mikhail in AZ (Vail, AZ, US)
32 out of 33 found this review helpful
I received this today, and it works great. I would suggest using the back (non-serrated) edge of the steel to shave the magnesium and the serrated edge for striking the flint. The magnesium block and flint both have some kind of coating, so the first time you use it it'll take a few extra tries. I've seen these selling for double or triple the price and people were happy to pay it, so this is an excellent deal!
WORKS GREAT April 25, 2009
Jack W. Wolfe
35 out of 38 found this review helpful
This fire starter works great just follow the instructions! I tried it the other day and I started a fire the first time!!
Great fire starter! June 11, 2009
A. Rodriguez
30 out of 32 found this review helpful
I recently bought this and received it in the mail in about two days.
I opened the package and the instructions were very clear on how to use it. Great product it works its not expensive and very helpful.
Better than matches or a lighter! April 22, 2010
Amber (Albany, NY, USA)
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
My boyfriend and I took this little gem on a backpacking trip with a few friends. It was windy and had rained recently so it was virtually impossible to find dry tinder/leaves. My friends all insisted that this fire starter would never work, so after an hour of watching them use ALL of their matches and burn themselves repeatedly with lighters, they finally conceded to let us use our striker. Within minutes we had a blazing fire and effectively sold the rest of our group on the idea.
Now, for the nitty gritty. As you can see in the picture, the striker is chained to the magnesium bar with the striker's counterpart running down the side. It's much easier to use if you remove them from the chain. There's a bit of a learning curve to using this most effectively, so make sure you try it out before going camping. I suggest using the serrated edge as the striker, as it produces larger sparks. You really only need a little magnesium -- it's highly reactive when in a smaller/powdered form and readily set fire to the damp leaves/toilet paper mixture we used as a starter. Unlike another reviewer, I would NOT recommend shaving the bar before hiking due to the reactivity. Magnesium is stable in solid form so there's nothing to worry about as it sits in your pack; no leaking lighter fluid, no damp or broken matches.
If I wasn't sure that I have hundreds of uses left in this fire starter, I'd certainly purchase another, as the product is amazing and the price is also better than any I found in store locally.
Works as advertised February 4, 2010
Sean Wormuth (Napa, CA USA)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
This works as advertised for starting fires.
You can create magnesium shavings with a knife or the serrated edge of the striker, or you can use different tinder (dryer lint, Tinder-Quik and WetFire all worked for me without any Mg.)
The flint and striker produce a nice shower of sparks that's easy to get to ignite your tinder. I believe it would be good for thousands of uses.
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