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flashlightfreak9
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Joined: 22 Apr 2007 Posts: 3167 Location: Sweet Home Alabama!!! |
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Ultimate Survival Blast Match |
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What do you guys think of this?

_________________ Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend. - Prov. 27:17
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| Tue Oct 23, 2007 11:31 am |
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Brian
Kalahari Desert Survivor

Joined: 02 Jun 2007 Posts: 580 Location: Spencerport, New York |
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It's a lazy man's fire steel... Actually looks pretty good, it definitely has the benefit of being usable with only one hand, so if you are injured, you don't need to use both hands to get a fire going...always a plus. I'm not sure I would charge $20 for that though, seems a bit pricey
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| Tue Oct 23, 2007 12:10 pm |
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Drummer Dave
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Joined: 22 Sep 2006 Posts: 4077 Location: B.C West Coast, Canada |
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Lee Valley here sells them, i almost bought one, and still might can never have to many was to lite a fire IMO.
_________________ A Knifeless Man is a Lifeless Man
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| Tue Oct 23, 2007 1:10 pm |
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turd
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Joined: 06 Mar 2007 Posts: 1860 Location: Saskatchewan, Canada |
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I have one, I like a normal fire steel better, but if you had a busted hand this would be a life saver
eric
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| Tue Oct 23, 2007 4:59 pm |
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NorthernHunter
Northern Alberta Survivor

Joined: 28 Apr 2007 Posts: 734 Location: Alberta, Canada |
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i have never seen one how does it work?
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| Tue Oct 23, 2007 10:20 pm |
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turd
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Joined: 06 Mar 2007 Posts: 1860 Location: Saskatchewan, Canada |
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| Tue Oct 23, 2007 10:49 pm |
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Daffy
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Joined: 24 Sep 2006 Posts: 1236 Location: Nova Scotia, Canada |
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I think i'l stick to my normal fire steel. I have to pack an extra knife to use it (which is attached to it now) and an extra blade is always good! Looks interesting tho.
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| Wed Oct 24, 2007 6:37 am |
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NorthernHunter
Northern Alberta Survivor

Joined: 28 Apr 2007 Posts: 734 Location: Alberta, Canada |
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oh hey thats kind of cool. where can you get those?
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| Wed Oct 24, 2007 6:55 am |
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Drummer Dave
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Joined: 22 Sep 2006 Posts: 4077 Location: B.C West Coast, Canada |
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oh hey thats kind of cool. where can you get those? | > Lee Valley sells them 
_________________ A Knifeless Man is a Lifeless Man
Canadian To The Core
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Knowledge Weighs Nothing
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| Wed Oct 24, 2007 9:51 am |
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flashlightfreak9
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Joined: 22 Apr 2007 Posts: 3167 Location: Sweet Home Alabama!!! |
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Or click the pic. 
_________________ Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend. - Prov. 27:17
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| Wed Oct 24, 2007 11:22 am |
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Cliff N
Georgian Swamp Survivor

Joined: 23 Jun 2007 Posts: 203 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio |
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Hi all:
I got 4 of these from NRA a few years ago.
They do work well but aren't very durable.
I ended up breaking 2 of them by accident,but saved the rod part & attached a sawzall blade to them & now they look like this:
They still work well...better in fact than when they were new. They throw a BUNCH of sparks!!!
In fact I took the other 2 apart & did the same thing to them.
Doing this does take away the one handed approach to using them,but in a situation that I needed to use it with only one hand I suppose I could figure something out:
Cliff
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| Wed Nov 21, 2007 9:03 am |
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flashlightfreak9
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Joined: 22 Apr 2007 Posts: 3167 Location: Sweet Home Alabama!!! |
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Good improvision, Cliff.
I remember reading somewhere about them breaking with somebody else.
At least you can still use the big flint. 
_________________ Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend. - Prov. 27:17
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| Wed Nov 21, 2007 12:14 pm |
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turd
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Joined: 06 Mar 2007 Posts: 1860 Location: Saskatchewan, Canada |
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Ya, they are a bit week.
I like your idea Cliff N
eric
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| Thu Nov 22, 2007 3:45 am |
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flashlightfreak9
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Joined: 22 Apr 2007 Posts: 3167 Location: Sweet Home Alabama!!! |
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They are supposed to have a Lifetime Warrantee, but it's probably easier to just use it as a flint than to send it back. 
_________________ Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend. - Prov. 27:17
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| Thu Nov 22, 2007 4:52 pm |
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