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Swedish Firesteel- Scout Model | 
| Brand: Light my Fire
Category: Sports
Buy New: $8.99 - $19.95
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Rating:  49 reviews
Sales Rank: 213
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
MPN: s-fssc
Model: Feuerstahl
EAN: 7331423000227
ASIN: B0013L4F1U
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| Features:
| • | Durable - Scout model lasts 3000 strikes | | • | Produces a 3000°C (5,500°F) spark | | • | Works when wet | | • | Bright spark - can be used as emergency signal | | • | Available in several distinctive colors |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
Originally developed for the Swedish Department of Defense, Swedish FireSteel is a flash of genius. Its 3,000°C spark makes fire building easy in any weather, at any altitude. Used by a number of armies around the world, Swedish FireSteel's dependability has already made it a favorite of survival experts, hunters, fishermen and campers. It has also found its way into cabins and backyards as a fool-proof way to light stoves and gas-barbecues.
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 49
Sweet little pocket starter November 9, 2009
B. Moore (San Diego, CA)
Love this little pocket fire-starter. In the movies, or on shows like Survivorman, Les Stroud makes it seem so easy to start a fire. Well he's an expert survival man, but this handy little pocket-sized flint/steel starter makes fire-starting almost a breeze.
If you're in windy conditions, where matches or traditional methods fail, this thing comes through. The key to getting this to work effectively, is applying lots of pressure as you stroke the steel piece against the rod. This creates about 5 to 10 times the amount of sparks, which instead of evaporating into thin air, actually fall down onto your tinder, and light your fire.
I recommend practicing a few times to understand the importance of applying pressure like I mentioned. After all, you can only use it 15 thousand times! Easy 5 stars.
 Works as advertised, more expensive than it should be October 8, 2009
Kwan L. Lowe (Florida, USA)
This product works exactly as advertised. I was able to light a cotton ball with one strike the first time I tried. It took a couple strikes to get a wad of toilet paper going, but it did it.
My only gripe is with the cost of this product with shipping. It's close to $11 after tacking on shipping, which seems exorbitant considering that I can get a magnesium bar with striker for less. Keep in mind that magnesium fire starters almost always have their own steel so you get magnesium and a firesteel for usually under $5.
 ehhh August 20, 2009
C. Roberts
So far I've only been able to light one fire out of 30 attempts. It's definetly harder than Bear makes it look on Man vs Wild.
Made a great present July 1, 2009
J. Brewer
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This product was a gift for my husband. He had asked for something similar (but nothing specific) and I decided to get him this. He immediately opened the package and tried starting a fire in our backyard firepit. This worked great and gave him no problems. I was even able to use it successfully (and I prefer matches). He hasn't tried getting it wet and using it, but will be backpacking later in the fall. He's got several creek/river crossings on the trial he's hiking so maybe we can provide an update then.
Makes Sparks June 10, 2009
Sheila Briggs
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Hey, it makes sparks; what more can I say. Except, don't expect a fire to magically appear anywhere your sparks land. You will need some properly prepared kindling. Try cotton balls dipped in heated petroleum jelly. Oh, one last thing--the striker must be held in correct orientation to the stick or you will be disappointed with the results.
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