Product Description

The StrikeForce is an all weather fire starting system in one compact durable package.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1339 in Sports & Outdoors
• Brand: Ultimate Survival Technologies
• Model: 1WG0411
• Dimensions: .25 pounds

Features

• Sparks three times hotter than a standard match
• Special alloy flint bar and beefy steel striker can be used thousands of times
• WetFire tinder compartment in handle free tinder included
• Lightweight design makes it great for backpacking
• Use in all weather conditions, great for backpackers hunters snowmobilers and off road vehicles

Customer Reviews

Great backup
I bought this product for emergencies. Its obviously a lot easier to start fires with a regular lighter, but if you lose yours or it gets wet, you could be up a creek. This flint will work even when wet and the "wetfire" cube stored in the base will burn WHILE SITTING IN WATER! So you should definitely be able to start a (possibly lifesaving) fire under adverse conditions.

Works like a charm
I bought this and several other fire starting devises to test them out for emergencies. Overall I have to say the product works great and is very well constructed. It has earned a place in one of my emergency kits.

Pros:
* Good solid construction.
* Quality flint and thick enough to last a very long time.
* The safety orange is very visible.
* The bottom compartment is perfect for the storage of the chemical fire media that comes with the tool. There is even room for a few waterproof matches.
* The chemical fire starting media that comes with the tool is a nice touch.
* The lariat ensures that you will not loose the striker/cap.

Cons:
* The lariat could stand to be 2" - 3" longer. The short lariat makes striking with the cap a little awkward. I found undoing the lariat from the top loop of the tool and only attaching it to the base loop to alleviate most of the awkwardness. However, I plan to remove the lariat that comes with it all together and replace it with a length of Paracord that is a little longer to completely alleviate the awkwardness.
* The tool is heavier and bulkier than expected. However, I don't see that either the bulk or the weight could be alleviated and retain the quality of the product.
* The compartment in the base is NOT water tight.

Something to note. Pine needles do not ignite well using this tool. I tried for 20 minutes and could not for the life of me get them to go up. Fine very dry grasses work best. Dry grass was quick to ignite every time; typically 3 -5 strikes. This is also true of the fibrous material found at the base of a Palm Tree Leaf's Stalk (I am sure there is a name for this stuff, but I could not find it).

Remember to keep twigs and firewood ready to throw on as soon as you get the fire started.

I did not get a chance to play with the chemical fire media so I can not say much about it other than it comes in the base compartment in a well sealed water tight package.

outstanding!
As a boy scout parent I have collected different types of matchless fire starters. This one is far and away our favorite fire starter. It is nothing more than a very durable flint and steel, but the length of the flint is just right for creating ample sparks. We've had the little boy scout style fire starters and they do work, but are small and harder to handle. We've had the common magnesium fire starter, which you strike with a steel knife. That also works, but your knife gets a bit abused. And then we've tried Blastmatches, and several other varieties. But this one beats them all in ease of use and ,er, sparkability. The only disadvantage is weight. It isn't light. We carry the little boy scout style (like Emergency Fire Starter from Amazon) in our backpacking emergency kits, but the Strike Force is what we take when weight is not an issue.