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Description & Specs

    Wilderness Survival Flint / Fire Starter

    Description
  • Start a camp fire when you need it


    • Specifications:
  • The most important item in your survival kit is the means to make a fire.
  • The best accessory to ensure you can start a fire when you need one, is this Magnesium Flint Fire Starter.
  • With this flint, you can start fire easily and quickly with just some spark.
  • Its 3,000°C spark makes fire building easy in any weather and at any altitude.
  • It is an essential tool for any one in any military and outdoor activities, including fishing, camping, hiking or hunting trips.
  • It is also good as a survival tool -- the bright spark can be used as an emergency signal or to deter attackers.
  • It is approved by the International Survival Instructors Association.

    • How to Use:
  • Place the flint on ground upwardly and put the scraper vertically to the flint, then scrape some magnesium powder on some inflammable materials, like paper or branch.
  • Place the flint on ground at about 45° and 2.5 cm from the magnesium powder scraped, then scrape the flint fast to produce spark so as to light up the inflammable material.

    • Features:
  • High grade quality and brand new.
  • Produces a 3000°C (5,500°F) spark.
  • Lightweight, safe and fireproof.
  • Applicable at anywhere, anytime and any condition, including moist weather or low temperature.
  • Sparks easily -- ignite paper, dry grass or bark.
  • Durable -- Every flint can be used for more than one thousand times.
  • Material : flint (magnesium), scraper (iron).
  • Length of magnesium flint:5 cm.
  • Diameter of magnesium flint:0.8cm.
  • Length of magnesium flint:5 cm.
  • Size of iron scraper:7 x 1.2 cm.

    • Package Included:
  • 1 x Magnesium Flint.
  • 1 x Iron scraper.

    • Note:
  • Buyer MUST be 18 years old or older.
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    • Return for refund within 30 days
    • Return for replacement within 180 days

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Wilderness Survival Flint / Fire Starter
Wilderness Survival Flint / Fire Starter
Wilderness Survival Flint / Fire Starter
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Wilderness Survival Flint / Fire Starter.
Average Review: (4.15 out of 5)  based on 125 ratings.   Total # of Reviews: 125 user reviews.  Write a review

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Very good quality. You will pay more at any army surplus store for like product, easy.
  (51 people found your comment helpful, 33 did not)
jesse adams on 5/23/2010
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It's a nice piece and works fine.
  (51 people found your comment helpful, 33 did not)
Yitzak on 5/16/2010
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works well
  (50 people found your comment helpful, 33 did not)
Monty Burrows on 6/20/2010
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Worked great!
  (50 people found your comment helpful, 33 did not)
Chris Boyer on 6/14/2010
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It works! Should come in handy post-apocalypse. ;)
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Mark Ritterbusch on 6/14/2010
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Got one for me and one for pops. Great item for the outdoors family. Haven't had to use it yet, but tested and works great.
  (45 people found your comment helpful, 30 did not)
Christopher McGuire on 7/26/2010
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Haven't actually used the fire starter at this point but they look to be the same quality as those in the sports stores. The meritline's price was great over stores in my area, so as far as I'm concerned it was a no brainer buy.
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Paul B. Porter on 7/21/2010
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The striker doesn't look like it will hold-up forever, but the steel is substantial, and that's the most important part
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Edward Friese on 7/19/2010
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GOOD STICK
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William Withrow on 7/13/2010
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High quality - quick ship.
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Carol Reaume on 7/13/2010
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Works fairly well but it wouldn't hurt to include some instructions.
  (42 people found your comment helpful, 29 did not)
Jon Marino on 8/10/2010
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It's flint it sparks what else do you want it to do?
  (42 people found your comment helpful, 29 did not)
JIm Bradford on 8/7/2010
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Great for camping and emergencies.
  (38 people found your comment helpful, 26 did not)
Victor Blasutta on 8/28/2010
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Very handy for camping and emergencies, quality made product.
  (38 people found your comment helpful, 26 did not)
Victor Blasutta on 8/28/2010
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Don't work all the time, only once in the while. maybe poor batch????
  (38 people found your comment helpful, 27 did not)
Chester E. Kruger Jr. on 8/22/2010
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Wilderness Survival Flint Fire Steel Starter Striker was just as described,great price.
  (38 people found your comment helpful, 27 did not)
David Chapman on 8/21/2010
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I ordered these with great anticipation,but when I tried them they did not work!I would not recommend!
  (34 people found your comment helpful, 21 did not)
Timothy R Conner on 9/28/2010
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it works
  (34 people found your comment helpful, 22 did not)
Ivan on 9/19/2010
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positive transaction
  (34 people found your comment helpful, 22 did not)
ron mullis on 9/19/2010
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Worked, took a while, but it worked. The Steel sucked, better off using a knife
  (34 people found your comment helpful, 22 did not)
Da Bomb on 9/16/2010
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Could not strike a spark can't recommend.
  (34 people found your comment helpful, 24 did not)
Richard Parniawski on 9/13/2010
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Nice large "flint" however "steel" is painted & does not product sparks when struck against flint. I used a pocket knife as a striker & it produce a lot of large sparks. OK value for the money - just don't paint the steel!
  (33 people found your comment helpful, 20 did not)
Marsha Wells on 10/1/2010
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works great i take it with me on all my fishing trips
  (33 people found your comment helpful, 20 did not)
sergio gil on 10/1/2010
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A+ I got a bunch for the kids to go camping. works great!
  (31 people found your comment helpful, 19 did not)
Frederic Leleu on 10/26/2010
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Exactly what I expected. The flint starter is superb at giving you the spark you need to get the fire going quick. Bigger than I expected as well. So that was an extra bonus. Great Value!
  (29 people found your comment helpful, 14 did not)
marty lynch on 11/20/2010
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Works great
  (29 people found your comment helpful, 17 did not)
David Martin on 11/2/2010
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works like a starter should. Sparks like hell.
  (28 people found your comment helpful, 12 did not)
Andrew Barna on 12/25/2010
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This product works as advertised. I've used it several times to ignite campfires with paper and fabric. It appears to be a good value for the money and I would recommend this product for anyone that does camping or wants to build an emergency kit.
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LBLAINE on 5/4/2010
The magnesium stick is of good quality, excellent price with the coupon, however that tiny metal scrapper is not to be depended on for emergency fire starter. It gets dull quickly, and no grip leverage. suggestion: use a sharp edge rock, or better yet buy the Meritline multi-tool, and use the tiny jagged saw to shave and spark the magnesium stick. http://www.meritline.com/6-in-1-multi-tool-stainless-steel-pocket-plier-with-bright-led-light-silver---p-25417.aspx
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Daisuke Amon on 8/6/2010
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Works very well. You have to scrape the black coating off first to get a good spark. I tried it on a cotton ball dipped in some petroleum jelly, and it made a nice little fireball, perfect to start a fire with.
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Jonathan  M. on 7/6/2010
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Reliable and inexpensive. Don't let "made in China" deter you because, for the price, this is the best I've seen on the Internet...at a quarter the price of a much smaller "name brand" rod. After my first field test while camping in humid conditions by the beach, I purchased a total of 14 for "stocking-stuffers" for my kids and family. I would not hesitate to purchase more.
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Michael in Florida on 5/22/2011
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Heavy duty. Lots of spark. Gave to Webloes going up to Boy Scouting. They really liked them.
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Kenneth Murr on 5/17/2011
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Apparently some do not understand completely what this product is. It is more than just a flint-and-steel although it does perform that task well and will work fine that way if you have very dry tinder or some accelerant. It is made out of magnesium. It is the magnesium that creates the high temperature spark. To make full use of the product, use the supplied (steel) blade to scrape shavings off the large (magnesium) rod. Do this slowly and build a small pile on top of your tinder. You will need to scrape through the black coating on the large rod using the unpainted section of the green steel. You will get small shavings the size of fine ground pepper. Then put the tip of the large rod into the pile and slide the steel quickly against the rod. This will give you a shower of sparks that will ignite the shavings...and the surrounding tinder. It works very well. Excellent price and value.
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FreeFall on 11/4/2010
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Excellent product. Go to youtube if you never used one before to see how easy it is.
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Anthony on 8/29/2010
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I just received this today & was very pleased. I have bought quite a number of firesteels and have tried a fair number of "basic" ones. As I measure it, it's about 1" of handle and an additional 3.25" of steel, giving it a nice length to run the striker down. I use the back of the saw on my Leatherman Charge Tii but, the included striker works fine. Two tips. One, scrape off the black coating on the side you're going to be striking before expecting a shower of sparks. Two, The included striker is painted except for about an inch of one side. Use the unpainted side. Great value for the money. I have too many steels, but might buy a couple more anyway!
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Kenneth  Tin on 8/9/2010
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Very nice firesteel for the money. Larger than I expected and better quality too. The included piece-o-hacksaw striker works surprisingly well, but I partnered it with another striker I had and have it in my camping bag. Highly recommended. It's just as good as steels costing a more.
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Kenneth Tin on 9/12/2010
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I've never used flint and steel before, so I didn't get it working right away. Eventually, I used the serrated end at a 45 degree angle and it started shooting a blanket of sparks.
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Steve  O on 7/18/2010
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Good price and working fine. In wet condition, scratch a some metal from the rod, then ignite it.
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ZHENGLUO  QIU on 6/28/2010
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I don't know anything about how you are supposed to use flint and steel, but it only seemed to work when I scrapped using the jagged edge of the steel. Took a bit to get it started, but then it made a nice barrage of sparks.
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Steve  O on 6/5/2010
Bought one of these awhile back. A little flimsy where the plastic handle attached (it came loose) but when you strike it properly you should see the sparks shoot out! Wouldn't use it for normal camping, but it will come in handy if my lighter ever dies while camping again. For this price, you can't lose!
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mysickpc on 7/27/2011
Works great, didnt expect much since it was only $1.64 (on sale), but it produces a pretty good spark, the scraper is sharpen on one end, so it had a good grip to it. It certainly surpassed my expectation.
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Firedude on 1/11/2011
Great for quickly and safely removing troublesome buttock hair.
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Harry Henderson on 12/9/2010
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Works great! Great price!
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Casey on 9/28/2010
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Yeah, this sparks as. I halfheartedly tried to ignite a sheet of printer paper with no luck (admittedly didn't follow the directions as I'm now reading on the product page). I suppose if I scraped a pile of magnesium or soaked the paper in gasoline it would create blaze. I noted that another piece of steel yields more sparks.
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Somebody on 9/24/2010
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I’m a scout leader and have worked with teaching the boys with the “boy scout” flint and steel. This is a bit larger then the scout branded one but also is much easier to start fires with. My new boys had no issues prepping and starting fires with this flint and steel. ****************************** It does take some time to break it in. At first I was disappointed but keep striking on it 20-50 times after you get through the black coating on the flint and paint on the steel it will start to throw a larger hot spark. This is survival grade and I would take it, a knive and a soup can to boil water and would be good to go in a survival situation.
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Chad on 9/24/2010
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Excellent product! Larger than expected, much easier to hold and use than the older ones I used as a kid. Good sized finger grip. Delivers an excellent spark. Arrived with some oxidation or maybe a safety coating on the "flint" / magnesium side that had to be scrapped off but once it was the spark was excellent. Nearly perfect, I will buy these again when the price is right! Item exceeded every expectation.
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Wester on 9/17/2010
Went camping with my family a few weeks ago. Just after a storm, none of our matches would light. They were dry, but we couldn't get a good strike due to the humidity. Tired and hungry. Remembered that I had ordered this a few years ago for use in an emergency. Sparked right up and dinner was on. Every camper should have a set.
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xyzzy on 9/12/2012
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Works well. Quite small to handle but better for transport.
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al100x100 on 9/7/2012
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Doesn't make lot of sparks, or maybe my technique is all wrong. But great as a key ring accessory. Looks great.... I am the new Bear Gryll, i can survive any wilderness, as long as there is a fast food store nearby and i have a good wireless connection.
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Jin Li on 7/20/2012
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These are great! Especially when you can catch them with a discount code. I don't quite like the striker that it comes with, but it does work when you need it to. You get better sparks using a knife, but in a situation when you can't be bothered with dulling your knife edge, the striker will work fine. For those who can't get it to "work," scrape off the outer black coating first. You'll get much better sparks after that is done. Even at regular price, it's a steel. You can't get a flint this large for that price locally.
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JVL on 4/24/2012
Went camping and this worked perfectly!
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Robb on 12/5/2011
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Gave this one 5 stars. Arrived in good condition and worked as advertised. The light output is pretty good. Bigger than I thought and works really well. I bought 2 and could think of a reason to get two more. Might give these out as xmas presents to my hunting buds.
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BIGE on 9/26/2011
Sparks great once you scratch the paint off! I'll have to take it out this weekend and give it a try. I don't want to wait till I'm lost, cold, and wet to find out if it works. I have no doubt it will work with the right tinder.
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JF on 8/8/2011
Haven't had the chance to use. I have it in my car in my emergency kit in case I ever need it. So i really hope it works when I do. :)
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princess_nay on 6/27/2011
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Works Great!,...as advertised!
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Bryan Weber on 5/24/2011
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Works fine. A little too large for backpacking but perfect otherwise. Note: if you have problems using it be sure to watch a youtube video (I admit I had to watch the video because I never used one before). I will look for a smaller one for backpacking.
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SJ on 5/20/2011
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Haven't used it I bought it for my Survival kit, good price and the shipping was good
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Ralph E Woolsey on 5/1/2011
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Works just fine. I used it a few times without any problems.
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kenji inui on 4/25/2011
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Works great, and is a fraction of the price at other places. There are some great YouTube videos out there, that teach you how to use these, if you don't know how.
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Mehrdad on 4/21/2011
These are pretty awesome, especially for the price. Every time I catch it on sale I pick up another.
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Bats on 4/19/2011
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I picked it up as a cheap daily deal and I'm happy.
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as expected on 4/19/2011
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Arrived in about 3 weeks. Works as described. You have to scrape the paint off the flint in order to get it to spark. Works great. When on sale it is very worthwhile.
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Dan on 4/18/2011
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Works perfect. You scrape the paint off with one or two swipes of the steel and then the flint sparks perfect.
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Dan on 3/31/2011
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Tons of fun! I am planning to propose buying 1 for each of the cub scouts in our pack for earning their fire-starting badges.
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erik on 3/30/2011
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Received in less than 2 weeks. Works fine. You have to scrape the paint off the flint in order to get the sparks but once you do that it works great.
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Dan on 3/29/2011
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Great little fire starter for the price, especially when it goes on sale. You can pick up the same thing at any store that sells camping supplies, but for several times the price. Simple to use, just bring along some material that is easy to light along with your flint to start your fire.
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Ryan on 3/11/2011
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A great product. Came fast in good condition. It works well. Overall, I'm satisfied.
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George on 3/2/2011
Works better than a lot of fire starters I used in the Boy Scouts. Bigger than most models too. A great buy when on sale.
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Sam Davis on 2/14/2011
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liked it so much i ordered another. flint does come out of rubber holder when bouncing on the string so best kept in a pouch.other then that it works better then i expected. replace the steel with a bottle opener and this is even better emergency/camping tool
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climbamtn on 2/9/2011
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Ordered five for the price of one at other stores. Large sticks, useful spark. Requires proper tinder, don't expect to start a fire with this unless you've prepared the right tinder and kindling. But perfect if you know how to use one. Equally high quality as those you buy from more "mainstream" online stores!
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Mike on 2/7/2011
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Excellent magnesium fire starter. This is the best that I have ever used. I was able to get a fire going with some dry grass and leaves. Some other Boy Scouts tried with different magnesium fire starters and were not successful. I highly recommend this product!
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Todd N on 1/27/2011
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I tried to light paper with this and it worked extremely well. I paid 3.99 for this and I would pay up to 10$ for something similar with a brand name. This one is going to stay in my backpack.
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mathieu on 1/20/2011
Not worth of price. Just gives one spark after too much of try.
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sudhir on 1/4/2011
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Fortunately I have not had to use it yet. I purchased several to place in the cars, ATV's, back packs... Exact same item sells for 5 times the price elsewhere with a logo printed on it. Highly recommended purchase
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Lauren on 12/31/2010
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I think this is the only thing I've purchased from Meritline.com that I'm not really enthusiastic about... It works "ok" but the directions are poor and I'm not sure I'd count on it for an emergency. It does spark, but I'd suggest you pack waterproof and windproof matches instead...
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Doug on 12/1/2010
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Great product. Works for me.
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Jeremy  Reeves on 11/16/2010
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Bigger than the ones in my local survival store. They have a coating on them which needs to be scraped off before it works. After that, it works great.
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Jarime Billings on 11/6/2010
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Having a hard time getting this to work. Wish it came with better instructions...
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tom  young on 10/28/2010
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Works well as described, and was cheaper than in stores.
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Cecil on 10/28/2010
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I was surprised at the quality since the price was very reasonable. I ordered a second 5 pack of them.
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Geoffrey Kroll on 10/23/2010
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Not a bad little fire starter. Doesn't use batterys, and will work constantly. Bought it as an impulse buy and I love it. Not I have to find a reason to use it!
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Chris  C on 10/20/2010
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The steel striker leaves a little to be desired, but that's easily overcome by using a pocket knife.
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Edward  Friese on 10/15/2010
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It sparks very well but you need to use a knife. The provided iron scraper does not work. The flint is 3" long which makes it a little heavy for backpacking. But it starts fires well.
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Daniel Mannisto on 10/14/2010
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Save your $ and get a real one at REI. The unit only sparks with a great deal of effort.
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Scott  Jarvis on 10/13/2010
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Started a fire with this thing, nice
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Yuli  Li on 10/13/2010
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I bought two of these, and the worked fine. Great Price!
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Bob on 10/7/2010
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Nice little tool. The steel starter that comes with it, as others have mentioned, is garbage. I've found the most effective starter is a butter knife! Of course, any knife will do. But I definitely wouldn't depend on the included starter. Not sure how long the magnesium rod will last but it should last a good amount of time.
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Jeremy on 10/5/2010
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great product
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LINDA DUNCAN on 10/3/2010
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This product work and is great for the price. Not as good as other starters I've used, but they are a bit more pricey. The key to this starter is scraping the paint off. The metal scraper doesn't look like it's going to hold up nearly as long as the magnesium stick, so it wouldn't be a bad idea to keep a jagged knife or perhaps multi-tool saw blade handy as a backup.
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Chris on 10/1/2010
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missing something: instructons

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How to Use: Place the flint on ground upwardly and put the scraper vertically to the flint, then scrape some magnesium powder on some inflammable materials, like paper or branch. Place the flint on ground at about 45° and 2.5 cm from the magnesium powder scraped, then scrape the flint fast to produce spark so as to light up the inflammable material.
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Michael Jackson on 9/30/2010
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Sparks up nicely!
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Jeff Kerber on 9/22/2010
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great product for a great price. highly recommend
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patrick  flynn on 9/20/2010
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Works well, good quality magnesium stick. The magnesium stick is great but the metal striker isn't very good. Doesn't produce a very good spark. I used a original Swedish Firesteel striker on this mag stick and created a much, much better spark to light a cottonball with a bit of vasoline rubbed on. Basically, the mag stick is very good but the metal striker sucks compared to the Swedish Firesteel striker. Overall, considering the price, you can't beat this. You can pick up quite a few of these for the same price as one original Firesteel. I would recommend using a knife or a different (better) striker with these sticks and you'll be happy.
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Eric L. on 9/16/2010
Good for causing arthritis! No instructions with the unit, had to come to the website to find the instructions. Should have a video showing how to use this. After scraping the bar about 20 times I was able to get s small spark once! Better off carrying a waterproof match case!
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FiOS-Dave on 9/14/2010
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As a lot of reviews say, you have to scrap off the black coating before you can get any sparks, this is true. But once the coating is off a blanket of sparks come shooting out.
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Michael  Rodecker on 9/14/2010
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takes a few scratch attempts to get sparks flying, but works great. pack it in a watertight container [even a ziplock baggie] with a handfull of cotton balls, you will get a fire going with this. Much more $$ elsewhere, good price here!
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Matt Carlson on 9/12/2010
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I finally figured out how to work with it. Spark is impressive, and I assume they can be harvested even when the metal is wet, so it looks like a good deal. I hope Terry Jones from Gainesville, Fl, doesn't have one of these to use with his Korans...
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fLoreign on 9/10/2010
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At $1.49 with a coupon code I thought it would be worth trying. I've never used a firesteel before, but after reading the reviews on this site and looking at a few other sites I tried a few techniques. The first thing I did was scrape off the black coating on a section. I tried scraping using both the unpainted side of the scraper and the serrated edge of the scraper. In both cases I was able to create sparks but was never able to light a crinkled up piece of newspaper.
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Jordan on 9/10/2010
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Works great! You have to scrap the black off until you see silver. Easy to start a fire with some pocket lint or lint from your dryer. My 11 year old had no problems starting a fire.
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William on 9/7/2010
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Great price, works wonderfully
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Anthony Roberts on 9/3/2010
this is my second one I purchased, and it works just great, EVEN MY 10 yr old son can get it to spark. it does require that you scrape down until you see the 'silver' then a good swift downward stroke and 'thar be fire'. I have one I keep in my car, never know when I might need to light a fire under someone or something. sorry Jeff wasn't able to make the sparks fly.
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T W /Alabama on 9/1/2010
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Great price for an excellent product, I buy one every time it goes on sale! The first time it took a few tries to figure out how to hold the striker, but after that... LOOKOUT THERE'S FIRE!
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Jeremy  Kizer on 9/1/2010
tried scrapping with jagged edge and edge of the scraper, no shavings nothing. spent 10 minutes and never got the 1st spark. product is junk, threw it away
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jeff on 9/1/2010
great little setup for starting fires.
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Nolan on 8/30/2010
IMPORTANT IF YOU ORDERED THIS. YOU HAVE TO USED THE UNPAINTED PART OF THE STEEL TO SCRAPE SOME OF THE PAINT OFF OF THE MAGNESIUM STICK TO GET IT WORK. SCRAPED OFF A SECTION AND IT SHOWERED SPARKS. use the unpainted part of the steel to scrape the unpainted stick WORKS GREAT
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Michael G on 8/28/2010
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I am pleased with the firesteel. I've used it on a couple of camping trips and it generates enough sparks reliably to start fires. It was a good value, especially with the coupon code.
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David  Drake on 8/25/2010
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came in the mail today, does not emit any sparks when struck, seems really dull upon arrival.
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mike  johnson on 8/25/2010
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These were an excellent buy. Thicker than they look in the pic. Throws a huge shower of sparks. As good as the Swedish steel ones that sell for for 5 times the price. Came back and bought a couple more for the camphouse.
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Michael Taylor on 8/23/2010
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Once you scrape the layer of wax/paint off the flint bar, it works like a charm.
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George Murff on 8/22/2010
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This is a total blast. My military neighbors say it is essentially what the Army hands out. Makes great, hot sparks. It takes practice to learn how to make a fire though. My son the camper used it on a recent trip. Guess I will never see that one again....:)
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Roger  Stillwell on 8/19/2010
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i guess if you have no other option then you can use this fire starter. Went camping and the sparks looked cool, but no fire...the coleman brand fire starter worked i one Min....We spent 35 mins with no luck. this is mos def a no other option tool.
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RJ  Rafael on 8/19/2010
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Great little item to have on hand for lighting fires. should have ordered more for stocking stuffers.
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T W /Alabama on 8/17/2010
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great product. works as described
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patrick  flynn on 8/17/2010
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Works well; quality built.
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Jonathan  Kovaciny on 8/13/2010
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Great flint! Great price! Nice size. I paid more for flint twice smaller then this. Highly recommended! Will not find better price elsewhere.
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idms on 8/13/2010
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Just got mine today... It's SUPER sturdy. The flint rod has a good sized, solid, finger grip at one end. The striker is just the right size for your fingers...and has a finished/painted surface; which makes holding on to it easier. The striker also has a side shaped specifically for sparking the flint. Even the the piece that tethers the two together is nice and thick... Overall a superb value; I picked mine up on sale, but it's still a good price at $3.19
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Alex on 8/12/2010
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Absolute rubbish. Utterly useless in every way. It came with no instructions and I have not been able to figure out a way to put it to any sort of use whatsoever.
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Matthew Bram on 8/3/2010
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what was expected
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Lillian Rivera-Rom on 8/2/2010
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The coupon made this a good deal. This is a moderate-quality fire steel with a solid striker. I've started several camp fires with no problem.
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David  Drake on 7/31/2010
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Much better than expected for the price. Its larger than it appears in the images. I was expecting a striker much smaller. The rod is about 4 inches long and as big around or a little larger than a pencil. Using the included striker it produces a hot shower of sparks with little effort. Meritline comes through!
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bud_maker_mike on 7/28/2010
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great item, great value, little money!!!
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Michael Mai on 7/25/2010
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Nice fire starter. Larger than some I have seen. I was able to light my tinder on the first or second try. If you are in the market for a flint, this is a great purchase.
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Stewart on 7/23/2010
First you have to scrape the black paint until you see silver, then with so little scraped dust on paper, start scraping faster and watch the sparks go wild. At first I thought I was doing something wrong, because nothing was happening, then super hot sparks burned through the paper.
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Impressed on 7/15/2010
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My son could not get over how this worked. These are very good.
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marsha helms on 6/15/2010
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This is works as expected. The shipping reached as expected.
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Siraj on 6/10/2010
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