Fire Steels

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Franco
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Re: Fire Steels

Fri 07 Jan, 2011 3:47 pm

I recently bought two Firesteel (the brand) rods and a striker from Going Gear
http://goinggear.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=4
Works better (in a few quick trials...) than the Light My Fire version.
Easier to strike ( I can use the spine of my Opinel knife) and bigger blobs of sparks. Very happy with that.
I just attached a small lanyard (a piece of mason cord) with about 10cm of duct tape to about 1/3rd of it.
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Re: Fire Steels

Sat 08 Jan, 2011 6:04 pm

If all else fails you can carry one of these in your pack:

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Guaranteed to start a fire in any weather! :lol:
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Re: Fire Steels

Sat 08 Jan, 2011 7:58 pm

I love the smell on napalm in the evening.
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Re: Fire Steels

Mon 10 Jan, 2011 4:58 pm

those r handy if you hate waiting in long ques too i hear....? :lol:
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Re: Fire Steels

Tue 12 Apr, 2011 10:26 am

I put my vasaline coated cotton balls in a zip lock bag. can still use them successfuly 12 mths later. Also, antibacterial hand sanitizer (with alchol) is great for starting fires especially with a firesteel.
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Re: Fire Steels

Tue 12 Apr, 2011 4:06 pm

i've had one of these firesteels for a year or so now.. it works great. i don't think there is much difference between this and one of the more expensive ones.

http://www.dealextreme.com/p/wilderness ... tool-12305

the shipping is slow, but for $5 delivered who can argue??
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