I got a firesteel based on all the talk about them on this damn forum. I got the Firesteel 2.0 scout and have only used it to make sparks. It's pretty cool.

I also have and have used the Mg block with a sparker built in - also pretty cool and works well.

I got the firesteel mostly because I subscribe to the "at least 3 ways to make fire" rule. I usually overdo that one.





Here's a tip for anyone that is not satisfied with the spark shower from a sparker unit.

Use a piece of old hacksaw blade.



It's way better than a knife because it's very hard. Not strong, but hard, which is what is needed to get a spark shower.

If you take the time it takes, it takes less time.
--Pat Parelli

American by birth; Alaskan by choice.
--ironbender