I had previously put together a home made kit from an Altoids tin, a broken file, and chert from a Rail Road Track. It is very functional and I have built a number of fires with it. Last week I came across the above kit and thought I would give it a try. Primitivefire.com had it to me in less than a week, and I am thrilled with this kit. The tins include an "Altoid" size one that held a bunch of cotton cloth for char material. The smaller round tin is suppose to be used for making char cloth, but I used the larger one. The small on is very air tight and I felt it would probably blow apart in the fire.
The included flint is very large and sharp! I think I could field dress a deer with this rock. A nice length of Jute rope is included with the kit for making bird nests, but I have been using my own stuff for that.
The steel striker is very nice, throws a shower of sparks and fits comfortably over 3 fingers for striking.
I wish I could take pictures and make fires at the same time...but here are a few shots of a quick fire with this kit.
All laid out:
Spark Caught( in like 2 stikes)
In the Bird Nest
A few Breaths and POOF!
All in all it is a very sweet kit and I am going to have a lot of fun using it!
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