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1700 Tinder Box Flint & Steel Firelighting Kit

£49.95

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Flint and Steel strikers are the "old fashion" way of starting fires. Long before the Hudson Bay Company Era, this item was one of man's most valued possessions. They have been used since man first learned to forge steel and are still used Worldwide.

These kits are manufactured by TDC Manufacturing in the USA and are top quality products. They are made to traditional specifications from historical records and like so much mack then they are built to last.

When the flint is struck against the steel (or the steel against the flint) in a downward quick motion, a spark is produced. The char cloth is used to capture the spark and you want the spark to fall onto the char cloth. The charred cloth is extremely combustible and all it takes is one spark to land on this cloth and it starts glowing like the cherry on a cigarette. As you blow on the lit char cloth it starts to burn rapidly producing tremendous heat. The tinder (tow hemp) should be shredded up and unraveled and formed into a nest. Once your char cloth catches a spark.... you lay the char cloth in the nest (which should have your kindling wood underneath and on top of the nest). Blow some oxygen rapidly across the char cloth and it will combust producing a fire!!

The flint and steel striker is an old and treasured method of making a fire and as our favorite saying goes – “If it ain’t broke don’t fix it”, well this has never needed fixing!

Kit includes 1700 Brass Tinder Box, 1 steel striker, 1 piece of flint, lots of char cloth and jute for making a nesting tinder bundle.

You get everything here to start a fire the old fashion way. All you have to add is some kindling which you can find in the field.

Condition:

New

Product Code:

B1H-TP-2

Weight:

0.15kg

Rated: 5 / 5

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Matt / Lancaster

A Worthy Reproduction!
I’ve held off buying one of these for more than a year, although I’ve seen reviews with someone saying they were well made, I was sceptical. I didn’t want to waste my money on some flimsy modern tat. Well, I am so glad I finally got one, they are really solid. If you have handled a brass zippo, they are around the same gauge of metal. I needn’t have worried, I have something I can treasure. It’s perfect for keeping your charred material in so you can drop a spark in it, then close the lid to put it out. To be honest, I would have preferred to buy just the empty tin, but it was out of stock, I didn’t really need the char cloth or jute or the iron in this tin, the iron is serviceable but very plain and cheap looking. If you don’t already have char cloth or a steel, I suppose it is handy, until you start producing your own. I will say the char is very good at taking a spark, it’s made from cotton wool swabs. The hinge on the tin seems well constructed, being either pinned/riveted or spot welded to the tin, not sure which, but very secure. It’s definitely made to last!

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1700 Tinder Box Flint & Steel Firelighting Kit

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