Coghlans Flint Striker Fire-Starter

Great little survival tool. Would need to carry cotton or some other dry tinder in the field.

Great price speedy delivery works great sparks big enough to fire a small tinder bundle in no time.

Was What I was looking for. Took three weeks to get it though.

Great product. Works excellent

I'm enjoying it. Goes great with the rest of my gear.

If you read the instructions. Had to watch a few vids to get the hang of it

It looks fine. My next camping trip, I'll try it out.

I had to laugh out loud when I read the negative reviews. No spark, doesn't work etc. I also bought this and couldn't get it to spark. After some time checking other reviews I finally figured out that the sheet metal STRIKER is horrible. Really horrible. Almost useless. Throw it away. I had another fire steel arrive that had a nice striker. After spending 5 minutes on the Coghlans Fire steel removing the black coating (important) and using the other striker the Sparks started flying. Just get yourself a good striker and it will perform as well as the others. So to me, worth $5 bucks.

This is a decent firesteel. I'm sure there are better firesteels out there, but guess what, they are not under $5. I bought 2. Pros: -Gives pretty good sparks. -Good length for striking. -Very thick and will last a very very long time (good deal for under $5) Cons: -The striker that comes with it is a joke (not sharp at all). -The firesteel and its handle are loose (very common with this brand, many have had the same issue) All-in-all...Change the striker with a sharper and sturdier one, RE-epoxy the firesteel with its handle.

it functions as expected quality is acceptable.