Comments about Light My Fire Swedish FireSteel 2.0 Scout:

A sweeping motion to create a spark worked better than pushing straight down on the steel. Easily lit dryer lint and vaseline coated cotton ball. Also lit my backpacking stove. Great to have as a backup in case you run out of matches or your lighter fails.

Comments about Light My Fire Swedish FireSteel 2.0 Scout:

nice product, had never used one before, been playing with it some, will teach wife to use it also

Comments about Light My Fire Swedish FireSteel 2.0 Scout:

Strong spark, easy to hold

Comments about Light My Fire Swedish FireSteel 2.0 Scout:

Excellent performance at a reasonable price. My Scout was ecstatic to be able to light his dryer lint on his first try!

Comments about Light My Fire Swedish FireSteel 2.0 Scout:

Granted I used a vasiline infused cotton ball, but I got a fire on my first try. I've practiced since and let's just say this is a great tool. Sure matches or a lighter are easier, (maybe), but if they get wet you're screwed. Even if you don't plan on a fire, you shouldn't be caught in the back country without one of these. Glad I got one.

Comments about Light My Fire Swedish FireSteel 2.0 Scout:

A friend showed me to use cottonballs with petroleum jelly. Huge long lasting flame on first or second strike!

Comments about Light My Fire Swedish FireSteel 2.0 Scout:

I have tried to use this type of Firesteel on several occasions and with different types of tinder:

- dry paper
- birch bark
- dry grass

I did manage to get huge sparks. But apart from a headache that I got once from watching those sparks for more than 20 minutes, nothing happened and I could never actually start a fire.

Indeed, although all those sparks went straight into the tinder, the Firesteel that I acquired has never worked. Not even once. I insist upon the fact that at least one millimetre of the ferrocerium stick has been scraped off in the process.

Perhaps you should consider adding a warning for people who wish to buy this product.

Indeed, for a reason unknown to me, it seems that those Firesteel sticks are often considered as an elementary survival tool. However, I wonder how someone would react in a survival situation if he had to rely on that product. Take for example someone that has just fallen into icy water and needs to build a fire within five minutes. I have tried to light a fire for more than twenty minutes using such a Firesteel stick, with no result whatsoever (apart from a slight headache).

Of course, I realise that I might not have acquired the necessary skills in order to use that Firesteel. But I did follow all the instructions. All the same, I find it hard to believe that someone would need to go through a special training program before he could really master the use of that Firesteel.

My advice: don't forget to take a box of matches or a simple lighter in your backpack. Cheaper and safer.

Comments about Light My Fire Swedish FireSteel 2.0 Scout:

Dryer lint + this fire steel = BAM, quick fire!

Comments about Light My Fire Swedish FireSteel 2.0 Scout:

These things are fantastic. I've tried a couple, and they really do light a fire quite well. Combined with a good waterproof tinder such as cotton balls rubbed in petroleum jelly, you've got a reliable fire kit. I keep one in my survival pack I carry while adventuring and I bought this for a nephew who is into scouting.

Comments about Light My Fire Swedish FireSteel 2.0 Scout:

Bought this to make a spark every time and I'm not disappointed. Easy to use, especially when teaching fire-craft to Scouts.