A well-made, long-term fire starter is always something a survivor should have in their bug-out bag but are they all alike? Is there a preference? Take a look at Bear Grylls Ultimate Fire Starter and see if you don’t think it really is the best of the best.
We were pleased by what we saw. It was those little extras that impressed us most. The channel for kindling, the heavy-duty construction, and even the ease of hold. While we will agree the paracord could be longer that was an easy fix and, while it might take some practice, once you’ve got the rhythm, the strike will move from frustrating to easy.
We believe his 4 ½ stars out of 5 is an accurate assessment and we look forward to seeing more Bear Grylls items in the future!
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No doubt a descent tool. A little too fancy for my taste. All you really need is a good Mag stick, a good supply of starter material and the back of your knife. I don’t see myself caring all that much about the lanyard and whatnot. I would rather have five $2 fire starters than this.
I have that
not bad. check out firesteel.com great firesteels and mag rods and at great prices.
I think a “smack your$#%&!@*up” might be more effective
It starts paper pretty dam good tested it out to see how well it sparks set a price on fire by accident
I have one as back up. I have the voids in the tool stuffed with cotton balls to catch the sparks. It works good.
I have this one it’s nothing special but it works
How is it in 5mph winds? Add rain or sleet…?