Reddit reviews Light My Fire Swedish FireSteel 2.0 Army 12,000 Strike Fire Starter with Emergency Whistle - Black
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Compact fire Starter designed to light fires in any conditions; Includes built-in emergency whistleProvides 2,980-degree C spark in any weather, at any altitudeDurable, lasts for approximately 12,000 strikesArmy 2.0 Model features improved stainless steel striker and ergonomic handleBright spark - can be used as emergency signal
It's Light My Fire, who produce the Swedish Fire Steel, which has been said to be one of the best ferrocerium fire starters out there.
From their website:
>Our Tinder starters are made of stumps from cultivated pine (fatwood) from the highlands of Honduras. With their 80% resin content, our Tinder starters are extremely easy to light and work even when wet since it is the resin (oil) that burns not the wood.
A good ferro rod: Light My Fire Firesteel Army. Works reliably for me and is fairly beefy. Delivers a nice big spark.
"Best" fire starter: A Bic lighter or two with the child guard removed for using in general, with (stormproof matches](https://www.amazon.ca/gp/aw/d/B004PIBWW8/) and some kind of prepared/chemical longer (like WetFire, cotton balls and vaseline, etc) as a backup.
I haven't ever had a bic lighter fail on me. Even if it gets wet, blowing on it to dry it out usually will get it working in under a minute. Remove the child safety thing to make it a bit easier to use.
The matches are a backup because it takes less fine motor skills to use them - you can clench them in a fist and sort of stab them against the striker and it'll usually get them lit. The stormproof one's burn a pretty long time and are hard to extinguish. The engineered tinder should be dry when nothing else is and save you some time prepping the finer tinder when you need a fire quickly. Both of these factors matter when you're wet and hypothermic and you're shaking too hard to use the lighter and it was just pouring rain so fine tinder isn't available quickly and easily.
A good [http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B004172IG2/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1464050829&sr=8-1&pi=SX200_QL40&keywords=lite+my+fire+firesteel&dpPl=1&dpID=41K92tB3CZL&ref=plSrch] (fire steel) is always useful. Waterproof, extremely reliable, and light weight. This one has a survival whistle built in too.
I've looked them up. I actually that the come in more than one color! teehee
I keep a Doan bar in my fire kit (along with a LOT of other things) as a backup to my Ferro rod, because the Magnesium shavings will light even if they're wet. However, they're useless unless you can put together a good tinder bundle.
If I were you, since you're starting out practicing in your backyard, I'd get:
• The Mora
• A good Ferro rod, like a Light My Fire or a Firesteel Armageddon (my favorite and what I use)
• And some Jute Twine.
Learn how to carve feather sticks and focus on getting fires started with natural materials and a ferro rod, as well as fluffing up the Jute Twine for making tinder bundles.
Also, use the Jute Twine to practice tying useful knots that will come in handy for setting up your tarp later.
I'd get the tarp and some paracord next and practice setting that up.
I'd save money and get the canteen and cook kit once you're actually ready to go out and use them.