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A simple striker is set into a block of Magnesium

A Coghlan's Magnesium Fire Starter is a practical and useful fire-source that could find a place on any field trip or in any emergency kit-pack. The fire starter uses magnesium as a flame source of 5400 Degrees F; the magnesium is shaved off using a saw or knife blade and a spark from the embedded striker is applied to the magnesium dust. One block should provide sufficient shavings to start hundreds of fires.

Full directions are on back of the card.

Fire Tips:
It's important to carry a good fire starter. It's also important know how to use it and to keep a watchful eye open for good tinder and to carry some with you at all times, this must be bone dry. It is also important to use your fire starter at home before you venture outdoors.
Try the cotton ball and Vaseline tinder method Vaseline is a derivative of Petrolium Jelly and so burns well - simply get a cotton ball and some Vaseline; work some Vaseline into the cotton ball, (no need to over-soak it). You'll need to pull the cotton ball apart a bit to expose the individual threads and throw a spark from a fire-steel. The Vaseline soaked cotton ball will catch fire quickly and then burn long & hot. Easy!

Join us on a Red-Deer Bushcraft course to find out more.

Back in stock by popular demand!

A simple flint and striker, ideal as a back up item in your emergency kit, but in fact easily good enough to be your primary source of sparks; we've sold dozens of these for both purposes and find them flawless in use.

The striker is in fact a small length of hack-saw blade and so, like all good tools, has a potential secondary purpose. Designed with extended use in mind, a reliable and practrical tool that throws hot sparks every time. A length of fob-chain holds the two items together.

One of the best firesteels available; impervious to weather the steel provides a ‘sheet’ of white-hot (5,400 degree F) sparks that will ignite dry tinder immediately…..well....with a little practice perhaps! The Steel comes with a strong, no-nonsense, dark green plastic grip and will strike well off the steel striker blade provided or off the back edge of any quality carbon-steel knife. This version is good for around 12,000 ignitions, so it should keep you going for a while.

If you only carry one piece of emrgency kit, carry this one; this is a really well thought-out piece of kit – three essential survival aides: Locking blade, Fire Steel and Whistle all in one neat package. Well designed and very ruggedly made.

3.1”, locking, spear tip blade with smooth and serrated edge for a variety of tasks

In-built FireSteel

Emergency Whistle

Lanyard with Flourescent tip