Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New media
New media comments
Latest activity
Classifieds
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Log in
Register
What's New?
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Navigation
Install the app
Install
More Options
Advertise with us
Contact Us
Close Menu
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Forums
Hobbies & Interests
Preppers' Corner
Fire Starters
Search titles only
By:
Reply to Thread
This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.
Message
<blockquote data-quote="securitysix" data-source="post: 2627176" data-attributes="member: 32714"><p>In my bugout bag, I've got a <a href="http://www.amazon.com/UST-Blastmatch-Fire-starter-Black/dp/B00930XSOI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1412302436&sr=8-1&keywords=blast+match" target="_blank">Blastmatch</a>. It came with some little fire starter ball things. I've never used them. I did use the blast match and some newspaper to build a fire in the wood stove last winter.</p><p></p><p>My little sister showed up one day with a handful of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/SE-FS377-Instant-Fire-Starter/dp/B00685TO6W/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1412302798&sr=8-4&keywords=survival+match" target="_blank">these</a>. It's a neat idea, but it has a bit of a flaw. The top unscrews and has a "match stick" that holds a sort of a wick (looks like a little piece of cotton cloth). When screwed in, the stick stores in a reservoir that you're supposed to keep filled with lighter fluid (or something similar, anyway). On the outside of the reservoir is a striking surface that will spark when the tip of the match stick is drawn across it, and that catches the lighter fluid stored in the wick. You can start your fire, blow it out like a match, then put it away to re-use later. It's a neat idea, but the one my little sister gave me leaks, so it won't hold the lighter fluid. I keep it in my bag anyway because it's still a source of a spark.</p><p></p><p>I've also got 4 of <a href="http://www.sportsmansguide.com/product/index/3-fire-starter-sticks?a=421639" target="_blank">these things</a>, one of which lives in my bug out bag. I can hardly get a spark from them, but I keep one in the bag anyway. Along with that, I have a few matches that are supposed to be water and wind-proof and a small striking surface for them.</p><p></p><p>I also picked up a 3-pack of <a href="https://secure.dansdepot.com/special/fastfire-special-offer" target="_blank">Fastfire Tinder from Dan's Depot</a> one of the times they were doing a "pay the shipping and handling and we'll send it to you at no extra cost" deal. I haven't tried any of them, either, but they're in my bag. I also picked up a Mora knife from them on one of those deals.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="securitysix, post: 2627176, member: 32714"] In my bugout bag, I've got a [url=http://www.amazon.com/UST-Blastmatch-Fire-starter-Black/dp/B00930XSOI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1412302436&sr=8-1&keywords=blast+match]Blastmatch[/url]. It came with some little fire starter ball things. I've never used them. I did use the blast match and some newspaper to build a fire in the wood stove last winter. My little sister showed up one day with a handful of [url=http://www.amazon.com/SE-FS377-Instant-Fire-Starter/dp/B00685TO6W/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1412302798&sr=8-4&keywords=survival+match]these[/url]. It's a neat idea, but it has a bit of a flaw. The top unscrews and has a "match stick" that holds a sort of a wick (looks like a little piece of cotton cloth). When screwed in, the stick stores in a reservoir that you're supposed to keep filled with lighter fluid (or something similar, anyway). On the outside of the reservoir is a striking surface that will spark when the tip of the match stick is drawn across it, and that catches the lighter fluid stored in the wick. You can start your fire, blow it out like a match, then put it away to re-use later. It's a neat idea, but the one my little sister gave me leaks, so it won't hold the lighter fluid. I keep it in my bag anyway because it's still a source of a spark. I've also got 4 of [url=http://www.sportsmansguide.com/product/index/3-fire-starter-sticks?a=421639]these things[/url], one of which lives in my bug out bag. I can hardly get a spark from them, but I keep one in the bag anyway. Along with that, I have a few matches that are supposed to be water and wind-proof and a small striking surface for them. I also picked up a 3-pack of [url=https://secure.dansdepot.com/special/fastfire-special-offer]Fastfire Tinder from Dan's Depot[/url] one of the times they were doing a "pay the shipping and handling and we'll send it to you at no extra cost" deal. I haven't tried any of them, either, but they're in my bag. I also picked up a Mora knife from them on one of those deals. [/QUOTE]
Insert Quotes…
Verification
Post Reply
Forums
Hobbies & Interests
Preppers' Corner
Fire Starters
Search titles only
By:
Top
Bottom