Fire Starter Steel Flint & Striker Survival Tool Kit - Outdoor Camping Living Survival Tool

These work fantastically well once you've put in the time and effort to work out how to use them. I'll save you several hours and bleeding knuckles; look up Paul Kirtley online. Once I found his instructions on how to use a flint and steel (or ferro and steel to be accurate, as this is not flint), I was away and reliably making fires. Which is super fun. Hint; you keep the steel stationary and pull the ferro rod towards you. Hint ii: use some ferro powder you've scraped off into the tinder ball. Hint iii: it's all about the tinder!

I purchased this item for a little over a pound and at the price think that it is ideal as a survival tool. I must admit that if I am trekking I prefer to use matches as they are simple to use, however, in very wet conditions this little fire starter is brilliant. I know that many people keep a small kit with them containing cotton wool (in my eyes best with a bit of vaseline too) in a waterproof container, but for me the ideal is my small trangia burner, which lights instantly with a couple of sparks from this fire starter. Both items fit with ease into a pocket, normally a zipped one such as found on Rohan or similar garb, so I don't lose either whatever the terrain. Whilst I make a brew, I could always make a fire whilst I am waiting for the water to heat up, but I must admit that I do not see myself as a backwoodsman anyway and have never lit a fire YET.So what's it like in use? Great, it isn't the sturdiest and at the price I wouldn't expect it to be, but once the sealant covering the flint is removed, a quick couple of strikes and enough sparks are generated quickly to set the methylated spirits aflame on the trangia; which if you should be worried about water ingress, works better with a 10% addition of water to the meths anyway. I have tried to light a fire in my woodburner with it, but when my 13 year old scouting son looked at me as though I was mad blowing on the embers, I reached the for matches anyway. Have no doubt that this item will work if you want to light fires, but for me it is a cheap and ideal back up to matches or it for lighting my stove.Great value, delivered extremely promptly complete with a good strong tie to prevent the flint and striker becoming separated. Excellent.

The red striker plate that comes with it is useless and I thought it was a complete dud until I saw a guy on Youtube using the back of a knife blade as a striker and I did the same. It worked really well producing good strong sparks and, using lint from the washing machine as tinder (outdoors!), I was able to start a fire. You need to practice to get the right technique and provide good shelter if it's a windy day. Much harder to light a fire on a windy day so, if you are out camping, carrying a second means of starting a fire would be essential. Good little tool to have. Recommended.

It's exactly what you expect.A basic Flint + Striker. It works perfectly well, having tested it myself numerous times.If you're always out adventuring then maybe this isn't for you, seeing as the flint is small and might be worn away fairly quickly depending on your level of use.Having said that, the item is £0.96. It's perfect for the job and probably price effective enough to buy multiple times if you're that keen.Cost: 5/5Reliability: 5/5Longevity: 3/5Overall, it's an OhSo Good 4/5.

Seriously - a flint & steel combo for little over a quid? I've used the more expensive Scouts before but thought a spare would be a good idea (forget matches - not my bag).Couldn't believe that these existed for this price - well worth it and the real thing (tested). The only thing to be aware of is that to keep the cost down, they've made the flint a narrower gauge than the more expensive ones. Not a problem for me, but it's clearly not going to last as long (fewer strikes) and may, in some hands, have a greater tendency to break I'd guess.

This is a very inexpensive flint and steel that works to perfection. Friends have bought other brands that don't spark well, so these products are variable. This one sparks perfectly like the one I bought in New Zealand at almost ten times the price.Tip 1: Give it a few strikes to remove the painted coatings on flint and on striker, then it will spark.Tip 2: The supplied striker has teeth in the end. If you use the teeth it tends to gouge the steel (the round rod) a bit too much. I found that using the long edge of the striker works better.Tip 3: You can use a similar hardened steel object with a square edge to strike the steel e.g back of a knife blade, or the blade itself in a push, though this might wear the blade. I keep a small scalpel blade handy, and this gives an excellent spark.Tip 4: Using cotton wool as tinder works brilliantly, it spontaneously combusts, (not everything will, so this is part of the art). Also you have to be quick with the next layer of combustible material e.g a bit of toilet paper or leaves otherwise the cotton wool has all burnt out before you know it.

The Lighter Price Auto Bulbs Fire Starter Steel Flint & Striker arrived on time and in good condition, i ordered 3 for friends for christmas, they come in individual plastic bags, i have tried one out and It's not bad works but if takes a long time to get sparks, this is survival tech it should come with some form of instructions that's my main reason for the three stars as not everyone ordering will know how to use?. Price is about right & i managed to start a small fire in the end worked great though when striked against a knife.

This is a great fire starter. You do have to remove the coating on the flint first, but once you do then you can get good sparks every time.As others have said it is down to the technique and what you are lighting. I practised for about 10 mins and then got to make big sparks every time. I used the fluff from the tumble dryer, which worked great. You need to pull the flint away from the striker, keep the striker close to the material to be lit and it will light after a few strikes.For the cheap price, it is a great addition to your camping gear and works just as well as the more expensive versions.