Magnesium Firestarter Kit - 2-in-1 All-Weather Design for Camping, Hiking, and Survival Emergencies

Mitchell OConnor: The media could not be loaded.  2nd or third strike and i had my fire going.
Perfrct for any woodsman in any situation. Recommended as an essential piece of any survival kit.

Canada on Aug 27, 2023

fantompoet: It is what it is. It starts fires well, and is well built. You can reach for it and know it will do the job. It is easy to use and good value for money.

United Kingdom on Oct 15, 2020

Mario: Excelente pedernal, y aunque la barra de magnesio duró mucho tiempo pegada, terminó por despegarse con el ajetreo y uso, sólo ese apartado se podría mejorar.

Mexico on Apr 09, 2019

Giovanni Sánchez: A lo largo del tiempo que adquirir este encendedor, no eh tenido ninguna falla que pudiera originar un mal comentario, pues cumple con sus funciones y es muy útil en situaciones de campismo en la montaña.

Mexico on Jun 12, 2017

Chuck: I think I spent more time playing with this lighting little leaves on the ground on fire than actually using it in a real environment.

Very reliable though, and well worth throwing in a toolbox just in case. It will take practice to get working, so buy two and set stuff on fire in a controlled environment. (Be safe folks!)

Canada on Apr 12, 2015

DIY: This is a big chunk of magnesium. Lots of opportunity for a lot of fires. I don't know if you would ever use up one of these in your lifetime unless you were a serious, never ending camper. Everyone has their way, so let me tell you my method of starting a fire...build your fire pile first, then take a few sheets of thin toilet paper (you should always carry a roll in a ziploc bag when hiking, emergency kit, etc), make a circle with your thumb and forefinger of your left hand, lay the toilet paper sheets over the hole, push the tp into the hole with your forefinger of your right hand, to form a small bell-shaped piece of toilet paper, squeeze it around your finger to crimp it in that shape, lay this down so that the bell is open towards you, with the teeth of the steel toward the magnesium, scratch a few times down it's length to get a few grains of magnesium dust into the bell, turn the steel over and scratch down the length of the magnesium with the flat side (sharp edge) of the steel to spark the fire starter, aiming the sparks into the inside of the bell. The bell protects any sparks from wind, and almost immediately bursts into flames with just a few...

United States on Aug 27, 2014

J. Berger: I bought this after I purchased the "swedish firestick" item because I thought it was kind of dumb that with the swedish firestick you have to first have a fire in order to make it be able to make fire (by making charcloth since thats really the only way you can get a swedish firestick to make fire). When I got this item, I tried it out and was unsuccessful in creating fire from the magnesium. But after I gave it away to my fiance's brother (he had a similar interest in the item so I just gave it to him), I discovered I was stupid and was not using enough magnesium. You are supposed to use about a nickel-quarter sized amount of it in order for there to be enough to create a fire. I was shaving off SIGNIFICANTLY less than that. But even still, after having seen videos of this thing in action, it is quite time consuming to have to sit there and shave off a nickel-quarter sized amount of the magnesium. In all the videos they do a "fast-forward" of the shaving part, and it easily is taking them over 5 minutes of shaving to get the amount they need. I opted to just quit being a baby about it and make the charcloth and use the swedish firestick instead. Tried it out,...

United States on Jan 13, 2012

D. Fowler: When I was setting up a very basic camping kit, one of the things I purchased was this  Emergency Fire Starter  (magnesium). One of the suggestions that John "Lofty" Wiseman made in his SAS Survival Handbook was to put this, along with a couple other items, in an old tobacco tin and seal it. I did like Wiseman's suggestion and decided to add a couple of other things to this basic survival/camping packet. One of the things that will fit in a tin are  Tinder Quik Fire Tabs  and some  UCO Stormproof Matches . Together they can figuratively (and perhaps literally) be a lifesaver when you need to start a fire in inclement weather.

The Magnesium Fire Starter is a compact 3" x 1" with a serrated striker. and can easily fit in the tin with the other items I mentioned. It has a keychain as an optional method for carrying. Directions for use are on the package, but a little practice before setting out on a hike or trip would be advisable as it can be a bit tricky to use the first few times. The tin idea works very well and if you seal with masking tape, the tin can be easily...

United States on Dec 18, 2011