Go camping, picnicking, fire is unavoidable. The easiest way to make fire is using modern ignition tools, such as matches, lighters, as long as rubbing it, the fire will come. However, if the matches are in the moisture, or there are no gas of the lighters, how to make fire? Fire by rubbing sticks? Hitting stone to make fire? This seems too far away.
Recently, a reporter collected an alternative tool to make fire – flint stone. It is said that this sparking tool can normally be used in damp, cold, low pressure conditions.
First time to see: looks like the key
People is no stranger to this “Flint”. Yes, It is an old tool to make fire, which can ignite the spark through hitting and rubbing the flint. Nowadays, some machinery lighter often use flint stone to ignite fire. But this fire starter flint is not the ancient tool to make fire, it is an outdoor tool which is commonly used to make fire. Appearance of this flint stone is very interesting, likes a key, has lightweight, so it’s portable to carry, in addition to its special feature, can be applicable at anywhere, anytime and any condition, including moist weather of low temperature.
How To Use:
1. Place the flint on ground upwardly and put the scraper vertically to the flint, then scrape some magnesium powder on some inflammable materials, like paper or branch.
2. Place the flint on ground at about 45° and 2.5 cm from the magnesium powder scraped, then scrape the flint fast to produce spark so as to light up the inflammable material.
Recommendation: Go out with the fire in autumn and winter
As we known, cooking grill needs fire, getting warm in camping needs fire, and sometimes sending a distress signal also need fire. So it is good to carry a fire to prepare for contingencies when traveling or playing out in autumn and winter.
Comparing with the lighter, the flint stone is not convenient and practical, before making fire, you should find some combustible material… but do not forget, the flint wins with the reliability, it’s not afraid of humidity, as long as there are combustibles, it will be able to point the fire of hope, even if wet leaves, so it is the most important item in your survival kit. Most important it is also easy to transport.
It is reported that every flint can be used for more than one thousand times, to concern more information about fire starter flint, please visit:http://www.tomtop.com/survival-magnesium-flint-stone-fire-starter-lighter-kit.html?aid=y
