Your favorite firesteel?

[Jeff S1]

LMF Army has worked well for me. I will try a GG soon as they also seem to be popular.

 

[WJC01]

I have the RAT kit (use for stubborn tinder-molten balls of fire. . . harder to aim sparks) and LMF-precision guided sparks on "easy" tinder-cotton balls or old bird nest material.
If it came down to one-RAT-hotter plus storage holds 3 pjcb.

 

[mymindisamob]

I really like the Ultimate Survival brand Strike Force.

 

[Mistwalker]

I really like the Ultimate Survival brand Strike Force.

Me too! I like that the LMF fits in a loop on my sheaths easily and is great for day hikes and all...but until somebody produces a larger version of the nano striker the Strike Force is going to be my "survival" firesteel of choice. I don't usually have any issues with the LMF, it's an army model used for both of the following videos. I really like how the LMF type work so well with chert as a striker also.

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I like how the Going Gear can be used as the initial tinder to ignite damp tinders when things are wet and I live in a rain forest. I use the LMF when dry, and with fatwood even right after the rains. I use a 3/8 G.G. Badger with other tinders right after a rain.

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and this is the one I keep in my pocket, it's a nanoSTRIKER made by EXOTAC and mischmetal exactly like the G.G.

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The LMF and mischmetal have different characteristics and serve different purposes for me. I like them both for different reasons but they both work.

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[grunt soldier]

mistwalker has all the cool stuff. great video's sir

 

[Mistwalker]

mistwalker has all the cool stuff. great video's sir

Thanks man, you know how it is...lol, when your favorite subjects are knives and survival...you collect some pretty cool stuff over time

 

[333rm]

Mine's a toss up between the RAT Firesteel or the Goinggear.com Misch Metal w/ striker. They are both made of the same material and put out the same amount of balls of fire. The RAT has a big plus though, you can store materials in the top canister part for lighting and a small compass. Both are GRADE A strikers but take a little getting used to at first if you've never used them.

 

[MonkeyBomb]

I have more than a few From firesteel.com and they work very well. I mostly use a LMF army. But the strikers I got a few years ago from LMF and Firesteel were exactly the same. I think the fero rods are all the same manufacturer. Handles etc or lack of are just different.

 

[SuicideFO]

LMF Army