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Coghlan's Fire-in-a-Box / Fire Starter (Magnesium Bar, Flint, Bellow & More) Expired

$7.50
$14.31
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Amazon has Coghlan's Fire-in-a-Box / Fire Starter on sale for $7.49. Shipping is free w/ Prime or on $35+ orders.

Thanks to Deal Hunter TattyBear for finding this deal.

Includes:
  • Magnesium bar
  • Flint rod
  • Flint scraper tool
  • Bellow
  • Jute tinder
  • Compact storage tin
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Amazon [amazon.com] has Coghlan's Fire-in-a-Box / Fire Starter on sale for $7.49. Shipping is free w/ Prime or on $35+ orders

SPECS:
  • Light a fire quickly and effectively with the Fire-in-a-Box kit
  • All materials come in a compact tin case for easy packing
  • Kit comes with enough materials to start hundreds of fires
  • Contains magnesium bar, flint rod, flint scraper tool, bellow, jute tinder, and a tin storage can
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I bought one because I am a survivor fan and I always wanted to see how fast I can build a fire with one of these. It's worth 7 bucks for me. Ha ha
Lighters get wet and don't work
Lighters run out of fluid

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Adamantium216
03-19-2024 at 09:27 AM.
03-19-2024 at 09:27 AM.
Quote from SlickRailway7321 :
If you get that unbundled twine wet, you're outta luck here too. (Yes, sure, the magnesium sticks will throw sparks forever. I get it. Just that any time your fuel is wet you're in trouble.)

Honestly, I've used flint & steel with charcloth and done the one-match fire contests, and wow it's easier to just have a lighter someplace dry in your pack when you're overnight camping.

Not to say these aren't fun. And there's nothing wrong with a little redundancy & diversification!

Agree on all points
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EitanK
03-19-2024 at 10:02 AM.
03-19-2024 at 10:02 AM.
Looks to be sold out. I was excited to get one for my Survivor audition, but now I guess I will just have to figure it out there. Hoping this comes back in stock
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firebirdude
03-19-2024 at 10:06 AM.
03-19-2024 at 10:06 AM.
How many of you have faught a wet lighter? Y'all are making it seem like the lighter is entirely ruined. I've corrected several wet lighters and it's not like it takes all day. Meanwhile, if your tinder in this tin gets wet, you're in the same situation...point being, put two Bic lighters in this tin and be done with it.
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03-19-2024 at 10:15 AM.
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ColoradoFoxtrot
03-19-2024 at 10:16 AM.
03-19-2024 at 10:16 AM.
Lighters easily discharge... Like if something presses on the gas lever. Lighters ARE good starters if you take just the starter mechanism itself. That involves defeating some safety devices so IF COURSE I CAN'T RECOMMEND removing metal covers and things like that. But if you did, they make very serviceable for starters in that way.

But magnesium does more. You can scratch the striker stick gently to build up some in your starting material like the jute so it stays easier.

There is technique to this stuff. It isn't just starting the fire. It's getting it to burn and grow. Having plenty of fuel of different sizes. Knowing when a teepee versus lean-to versus log cabin style should be used.

Creating right and tight air gaps that make the fire grow more than blowing on it is an art.

Yep. I learned a lot in Scouts. I learned the rest from firefighters and SF friends.

Don't get me going on how to do a fire bow... Hahaha
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branchedout
03-19-2024 at 11:04 AM.
03-19-2024 at 11:04 AM.
Altoids tin
Cotton balls boiled with paraffin wax
Lighter
Open up the cotton ball exposing non-waxed cotton
Light it
It burns with a high flame for 3-5 minutes
Hard to find a better fire-starter-in-a-tin

If you can't start a fire with that, then you've got no business starting a fire.

If you got the space, blowtorches are fun.
Not super efficient.
But fun.
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Last edited by branchedout March 19, 2024 at 11:06 AM.
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