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Post by offtrail on Nov 11, 2012 18:26:11 GMT -7
What do you consider to be the most valuable fire lighting source? Things to consider are longevity, renewability and if it's user friendly. My first choice would be the firesteel and my backup a magnify glass. With these two fire methods I could last a long time without needing to resupply. Whats your choice?
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Post by thywar on Nov 11, 2012 18:29:04 GMT -7
The most valuable fire lighting source is a butane lighter...
Yeah I agree, a good firesteel would be my first choice
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Post by ncguy on Nov 11, 2012 18:35:25 GMT -7
I'm with you on the firesteel, Then maybe a fire piston. But I always have a bic in my pocket.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 11, 2012 18:38:42 GMT -7
1 fire steel
2 mini Bic
3 strike any where in a match safe
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Post by offtrail on Nov 11, 2012 19:23:22 GMT -7
My reasoning for picking the firesteel and burning glass. The firesteel on it's own will last a long time,much longer then any one or two lighters. Plus lighters can malfunction and will run out of fuel. The burning glass will make my firesteel last a long long time.My third choice would be a bic lighter, even after the fuel runs out it's still a good spark source,if you know how to use it and have done it. Someone that has no experience using an empty bic to light fires may not be able to. I urge everyone to save your empty bic's and practice lighting fires with it. It may save your life one day.
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Post by angelhelp on Nov 11, 2012 19:36:06 GMT -7
I'm with you: firesteel first, then the fresnel lens or a variation on that theme, then EVERYTHING else.
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Post by Ceorlmann on Nov 11, 2012 20:26:02 GMT -7
I'm pretty partial toward my magnesium fire starter, but that's just me.
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Post by angelhelp on Nov 11, 2012 20:29:51 GMT -7
The Mg bar is just an added item to the firesteel. It's the sparks that light stuff, including the magnesium. All the Mg does is ensure burning at a high enough temperature to make less than ideal tinder work better.
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Post by offtrail on Nov 11, 2012 20:35:14 GMT -7
I'm pretty partial toward my magnesium fire starter, but that's just me. That would work just fine because you still have the firesteel  |
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Post by offtrail on Nov 11, 2012 20:37:35 GMT -7
The Mg bar is just an added item to the firesteel. It's the sparks that light stuff, including the magnesium. All the Mg does is ensure burning at a high enough temperature to make less than ideal tinder work better.  The lady knows her stuff  |
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Post by Ceorlmann on Nov 11, 2012 20:59:35 GMT -7
Understood, but if I recall a firesteel doesn't have to come with the magnesium bar. I'm partial toward the ones that do because I like the Mg "insurance."
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Post by offtrail on Nov 11, 2012 21:17:17 GMT -7
Understood, but if I recall a firesteel doesn't have to come with the magnesium bar. I'm partial toward the ones that do because I like the Mg "insurance." I think it's a great idea, sure can't hurt. Still the mag bar by it'self is not a fire source. Come to think about it a firesteel is also worthless without the striker |
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Post by WILL on Nov 12, 2012 19:53:58 GMT -7
Under most conditions short of TEOTWAWKI...a regular old BIC lighter.
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Post by alex on Nov 12, 2012 20:34:45 GMT -7
EDC....mag bar w/ ferro rod, Stand alone Ferro rod, High Carbon striker forged from a file, flint, char cloth, mini altoids tin for making more char cloth if needed...and a standard butane lighter....this is every day...day in day out....I've got three or four sources of fire with me at all times!
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Post by offtrail on Nov 12, 2012 20:47:00 GMT -7
EDC....mag bar w/ ferro rod, Stand alone Ferro rod, High Carbon striker forged from a file, flint, char cloth, mini altoids tin for making more char cloth if needed...and a standard butane lighter....this is every day...day in day out....I've got three or four sources of fire with me at all times! My edc is just a ferro rod that I carry in the same sheath as my leathermen wave. I know for a fact that with all the practice i do, this is plenty. now when I go on my outings I carry a firesteel, flint and steel, burning glass, bic lighter and toy caps. I also carry charcloth, candle stubs, jute twine, ceder shaving, pine pitch, and fatwood |
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