Survival Fire Starter Tool.

[DadSmith]

So guys what is your favorite survival fire starter tool?
If you have no matches, or lighter you may need a good reliable fire starter tool.

If you have a link to where to buy your favorite post it with your review.

 

[JTKelly]

If I can buy a fire starter tool, I can buy a lighter.

 

[Chance]

Or buy and store 100 lighters, extra flints and butane to refill them?

 

[Grogmister]

9v battery and some steel wool

 

[JTKelly]

Zippo and a 5 gallon can of gas.

 

[Cameramonkey]

Making a bushcraft lighter is also fun.

Start with a standard bic lighter.
Wrap about a 1/4 thick layer of 1 inch wide gorilla tape around the base.
Wrap the same height of tape flush with the top of the lighter body. In the gap between the two wraps of tape, fill it by wrapping tarred bank line tightly until it reaches the same height as the tape. Tuck the end under one of the ends of the tape to secure it.

That gives you fire, tinder, as well as the ability to repair things.

A good ferro rod and striker is also good.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07WXTDTKQ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[Crandall Crank]

magnesium starter, matches and a lighter

 

[patience0830]

Vaseline soaked cotton balls and a bic lighter. Mapp gas torch with a piezoelectric electric start works really well.

 

[foszoe]

USB rechargeable lighter

 

[OneBadV8]

I like to keep a few spare dragons around for just such an occasion



But for real, I usually keep extra matches and some ferro rods handy. They're cheap and mostly easy.

 

[Cameramonkey]

Vaseline soaked cotton balls and a bic lighter. Mapp gas torch with a piezoelectric electric start works really well.

These burn exceptionally well. And if you pull the cotton ball apart into 2 pieces, the strands of cotton that stick out are easily lit by a spark from a flint or ferro

 

[bwframe]

It's pretty simple and easy to have MULTIPLE Mini-Bics sprinkled all around.

 

[cosermann]

If I don't have any matches, or a lighter, should I assume I have no tools? No ferro rod? No magnifying lens? No knife? If I have a knife and my shoes I could make a bow and drill if wood is available. Batteries? Chemicals?

Best bet is to know multiple ways of making fire depending on the circumstances and what's available.

 

[spencer rifle]

Not particularly practical, but still a good time, and no fuel required:
Fire piston

 

[littletommy]

I try to have multiple methods of fire starters in both vehicles, and in every bag. I keep magnesium starters, strike anywhere matches, a zippo fire starter, and a bic or two.

 

[indyjohn]

A magnesium starter and a waterproof bag of dryer lint. Years ago, when our middle boy was about 15, he became remarkably proficient with this setup in various conditions.

 

[TJ Kackowski]

Good 'ol flint and steel (and charcloth!) is just one of many techniques that I've learned over the years to start a fire.

Mostly starting a fire boils down to using plenty of good dry tinder and plenty of kindling. People try to use wood that is too big too soon and they fail at starting a fire.

Trouble with fire starting techniques is they all sound good when reading about them or discussing them with others. When you actually try some of these techniques, you will find they're not so good. They're especially usless if you don't try them at all.

So, get out and practice in good weather until you perfect things, then try it when the weather isn't so good and keep trying it in bad weather until you can get that fire started!

 

[Creedmoor]

Harbor Freight $1.49

Burns at 5,600° It will light wet wood on fire.

 

[pitbulld45]

 

[Cameramonkey]

Making a bushcraft lighter is also fun.

Start with a standard bic lighter.
Wrap about a 1/4 thick layer of 1 inch wide gorilla tape around the base.
Wrap the same height of tape flush with the top of the lighter body. In the gap between the two wraps of tape, fill it by wrapping tarred bank line tightly until it reaches the same height as the tape. Tuck the end under one of the ends of the tape to secure it.

That gives you fire, tinder, as well as the ability to repair things.

A good ferro rod and striker is also good.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07WXTDTKQ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

In case my description didn’t make sense