BCB Fireball Flint and Striker (Grand) - Red

Arrived earlier than expected. Amazing customer service. I am finding it difficult to stop setting up campfires in my back garden as this product is really fun and easy to use! The first time I used this I cleaned off the varnish coating with sandpaper until the rod was shiny and silver. I then place the larger metal v shape onto the rod and stroked down as if I was striking a match but then twisted my wrist slightly at the end of this movement. This produced a brilliant shower of yellow sparks - very satisfying! After being shunned outdoors by my partner, I quickly found some tumble dryer fluff and tested out my new toy. After only a couple of attempts the fluff caught light and I now had a big grin on my face. I quickly got some sticks and before long had a raging fire on the patio. What a feeling of achievement. Everyone is impressed with my new found caveman skills.

My girlfriend brought one of these when we went camping. I laughed at her and told her to get a lighter, but in honesty it's actually pretty good and I was amazed when she managed to make a fire with it.Obviously it doesn't matter if it gets wet and it has a handy compass on it too.Not much else to say!

I was not expecting that much considering the price, but in fact its a good firestarter, decent size and the compass even appears to be fairly accurate! Got to warn you that the picture is inaccurate, as all the red parts are now made of plastic and the steel is attached to the plastic holder.I can also imagine the actual rod coming away from the small handle, but will update this review if it does. :)

Easily the best steel I've ever used. The steel is very large and the striker produces very concentrated and generous amounts of spark which means you can hit your prepared tinder easily first time.The fact that the striker fits so perfectly onto the steel shouldn't be that much of an advantage but it's the little things that make a difference.

Pros:Will light fire. Good size. Inexpensive. Handy coupling system...No strings.Cons:Compass 45° wrong clockwise because of ferrous rod perhaps > BUT.. this could have been because of a rare earth magnet being near the unit briefly, not sure.Summary:Totally worth the money despite compass.

Good basic kit, strong spark and compact flint and steel.

This ferro rod is decent. It's good enough to get a fine tinder going, and the compass is accurate. Fairly soon, the rod came out of its handle, but this was soon remedied with glue. The striker is poor. Use the back of a blade. The main reason I only gave it three stars is because I think the description of how this thing works is poor. The fact that it 'produces a concentrated spark' is just an excuse so that the company doesn't have to tell you it doesn't produce the shower of hot sparks you so often need in adverse weather conditions. Save up a bit more and invest in a good Swedish firesteel.

Perfect

Bivouac

superior product. the whole think is great lightweight combo. good general direction compass im not staking my life on it but its ok. the scraper is much better than the light my fire. being 2 different types of fire steel i would say this sways more towards the soft side than the light my fire not that its better i just prefer the softer ones

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The compass is crap but rod works very well

tres bon firesteel mais n'oubliez pas de bien gratter le revetement noir avant de vous en servir car sinon ca ne marchera pas très bien. sinon livraison et délais au top comme d'hab et tres bon produit.