Bunker Fire steel

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:thumbup: I had been pondering buying a Bunker Fire steel for some time now. I already own several different types but wanted to try this one out.So a couple of days after I ordered, it lands in the mail box.Pulled it out of the box and set the instruction sheet on the picnic table and gave it a try.It comes with a black coating that comes off with use and my first strike produced a shower of sparks.The second strike was down to the bare metal and loads of molten metal gobs sprang forth just as a wasp flew by about a foot away from my hand. One of the 5,500 degree gobs of molten metal hit that wasp dead center and it spiraled sideways down to earth like a helicopter that got hit by a RPG!:eek: I was thinking dang,what were the odds of that happening when I noticed the instruction sheet on the picnic table had burst into flames.:oLol,imho this is the mother of all fire steels.:D
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Yeah I had a large fire steel and it almost lit my house on fire. The metal globs hit the brick on the fireplace and started to dance toward the carpet. :eek:
 
Shotgun said:
Yeah I had a large fire steel and it almost lit my house on fire. The metal globs hit the brick on the fireplace and started to dance toward the carpet. :eek:
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Lol,definitely for outdoor use. I think the Bunker would last at least a life time.
5 inches long and one half inch thick.
 
That's a killer combo right there. My last few fire steels have been pre-drilled. Love em.
 
Ok, agreed. Firesteels are a lot of fun, reliable and will last a lifetime. However, how many BIC lighters (or CLIPPER, which I think are better) can you carry for the weight of that huge firesteel?:D

Mikel
 
Mikel_24 said:
Ok, agreed. Firesteels are a lot of fun, reliable and will last a lifetime. However, how many BIC lighters (or CLIPPER, which I think are better) can you carry for the weight of that huge firesteel?:D

Mikel
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Firesteels are a plan B tool. Actually you'd have to carry a backpack full of BIC's to get as many fires as you'd get from this one firesteel.
 
skyhorse said:
Actually you'd have to carry a backpack full of BIC's to get as many fires as you'd get from this one firesteel.
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Agreed as well. However the joy of BIC lighters (or any lighter for that matter) is that you produce a flame which is more likely to ignite humid material... not just a spark (or globs of molten metal) that will last only a couple seconds at best. I do enjoy playing with them as I find that they requiere better prepparation of the tinder and kindle which, at the end, teachs you good habits for making a fire.

Mikel
 
Mikel_24 said:
Agreed as well. However the joy of BIC lighters (or any lighter for that matter) is that you produce a flame which is more likely to ignite humid material... not just a spark (or globs of molten metal) that will last only a couple seconds at best. I do enjoy playing with them as I find that they requiere better prepparation of the tinder and kindle which, at the end, teachs you good habits for making a fire.

Mikel
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And that's what the magnesium tinder rod is for.

I just picked one of the Bunkers up with the striker & tinder rod, and got a pile of slightly damp wood shavings lit up with just a couple showers of sparks. Scraped up a little pile of magnesium shavings on top of the wood and all it took was a good spark in the right place for the whole pile to light up. :D
 
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