8 Bags of 99% Pure Magnesium for Camping, Hiking, and Bushcraft Fire Starting Emergencies

Cuzilla47: I found it to be easy to use. It will start wood even if it is wet. A must for camping or a bug-out bag.

United States on Oct 23, 2023

JCI55456: These magnesium shavings take a spark easily and provide an instant start to any fire.

United States on Oct 17, 2023

🌈 KT: This is awkward for me. I really like this item, it has a lot of good attributes, and the listing info is 100% honest, but there are two major problems.

Good stuff first:
- It lights when wet
- It'll catch wet wood on fire
- It's extremely light to carry
- Since it's not easily combustible, and is so light, it's a great item to store safely or carry in a pack.

The "not easily combustible" part confused me. I couldn't figure out how it could be so safe, but then still be easy to start fires with. No expert here, but by observation, I *think* it's related to high heat needing to be in direct contact to combust. Total guess.

One thing the listing doesn't say, however, that has turned out to be a big negative for me, is that it burns VERY sooty and being so light, it flies all over the place when burned out.

Granted, listing info clearly states not for indoor use. I just feel like they should have said why, because there are outdoor uses where flying hot embers could be a problem.

My first test was inside a cement block "box", 3 blocks high all around with me peeking over the edge. As soon as they caught fire they started flitting around...

United States on Nov 12, 2019

W.A.R.: Great seller, good product. The bags we received had little to no 'fines' but I'm sure that's dependent on what you happen to receive. As long as you understand that Magnesium isn't always easy to get started, this product is outstanding as a boost for starting fires in damp/cold or high altitude conditions. Use Outdoors Only! Once started, you're not going to put it out. Produces toxic smoke and a Very Hot fire!
Magnesium takes a hot heat source for several seconds to ignite. Your typical spark type fire starter will probably not light this magnesium unless you have some very fine magnesium material. A Bic lighter will light this with several/many seconds application of heat but a spark from your usual fire starter or ferrocerium rod will not get it burning. This product is best used as a boost to proper fire starting techniques in difficult conditions. It's also a terrific jump step between a small tinder fire and a blazing fire when used carefully. (i.e. saves time)
If you can start a fire using proper techniques but need a very hot boost due to conditions like damp materials, cold or high altitude (low oxygen) to get a real fire going, this product is terrific. Not...

United States on Aug 29, 2019