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List Price : $8.99 Price : $1.86
List Price : $8.99 Price : $1.86
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A must for every field trip. The magnesium fire starter is easy to use. To start your fire just scrape the starter with a knife and ignite the shavings. A flame source of 5400 degrees gets the fire started. One starter will provide enough shavings to start hundreds of fires.
- To start your fire just scrape the starter with a knife and ignite the shavings
- A flame source of 5400 degrees gets the fire started
Coghlan's Magnesium Fire Starter Reviews
Coghlan's Magnesium Fire Starter Reviews
| 23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:  Great fire starting tool, By Aaron Frankel (Houston, TX) - See all my reviews Helpful hints: * The packaging says to make a pile about this size of a quarter for best results. This is very accurate however the pile should be at least 1/8 of an inch deep (eyeball it). * Be extremely careful when using a knife as a shaver/striker. I found the tool pretty effective without having to bear down on it very hard. * Use a straight, smooth, fluid motion both for shaving the magnesium off and striking the flint. DO NOT chop at the magnesium or the flint. I watched in dismay as a friend made a mess of his by chopping at it recently so I thought I would include this. The chopping motion is dangerous (when using a knife), ruins the tool, and does not yield NEARLY the... Read more 16 of 19 people found the following review helpful: Good, Time Permitting, By This review is from: Coghlan's Magnesium Fire Starter (Sports) This product works great, I have used it many times to start campfires in the wilderness. Regardless of conditions, this will never let you down, even if submerged in water, just dry it off, and it works. The only downfall is that you will need to scrape off a lot of magnesium for it to do any good. So, if you don't have a lot of time to spend scraping, you're better off with waterproof matches. But keep this in your pack just in case. 7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:  A better way to use Coghlan's magnesium fire starter, By I wince when I see the precious edge of a knife being used to pare the magnesium block or to strike sparks off the flint. Instead, break off the end of a fine-tooth hacksaw blade to the length of the magnesium block. Clamp the hack saw blade in a vise or a in a pair of vise grip pliers to break the blade. Join the piece of hack saw blade to the fire starter block with a short lanyard to keep them together. Use the teeth of the hack saw to make magnesium filings. Use the back of the hack saw to strike sparks. It is much easier to make magnesium filings with the hacksaw blade than to shave the magnesium block with a knife. The very hard high-carbon hacksaw blade will make a much bigger shower of sparks from the fire... Read more |
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