The TBS Firesteel is, quite simply, a brilliant product. I know there about a thousand different types on the market today but I honestly believe that you cannot get more bang for your buck than our Army size Firesteel.
The very latest model of our firesteel now comes with a painted wooden handle as we are trying to go as plastic free as possible. There is now a choice of strikers you can have with your Firesteel, our standard one or the fantastic TBS Stoat Multitool.
Naturally we have cut out the 10 middlemen taking their slice and gone direct to the manufacturer making this Firesteel unbelievable value. It is an "Army" sized firesteel making it 9mm thick and will give you approximately 6000-8000 strikes.
Using the striker it gives off a massive shower of white hot sparks thanks to the addition of just little more of the combustible metals. After using quite a few different products we were suitably impressed with this model and I really liked the fact that there was no faff and flash, just a simple steel with a great striker.
I know a lot of people will automatically use the back of their knife but you really can't get better than a dedicated striker and this one just works. You can either use the side or the curved tip to get a brilliant result and it has the added bonus of having a measuring scale (ideal as a roamer for maps) and a Bottle opener that doubles as a hex nut spanner.
An unbelievably great value firesteel for the great outdoors. There is now a "Fatboy" version of this firesteel available in store.
Specifications:
- 9.5mm Diameter Firesteel
- 80mm Length Ferro Rod with 65mm exposed
- 50mm Length Handle
- 115mm Total Length
LiveFire Original Size
Live Fire is another one of innovative products that is made in the USA. It is a great emergency fire starting tinder that will easily catch a spark from a Ferro rod and will burn long and hot. It is 100% waterproof and wind resistant which makes it super reliable when you need a fire fast!
It can burn for many hours and is ideal for fire lighting and when you have got a fire going simply shut the lid and you have it it for next time. Burn times will obviously vary on how far the lid is open and how much is burning at any one time but from test they have achieved 27 minutes to many hours.
The Original size product fits nicely in our own TBS leather pouch and is available as our our own fire lighting kit.
Features:
- Waterproof
- Windproof
- Lightweight - Sport Size: 15g - Original Size - 26g
- Compact - Sport Size: 4.75cm x 2.25cm x 0.9cm
- Adjustable flame size
- Burns extremely hot
- Pine Scented!!