how many uses of the fire starter before it breaks?
1556505
I bought 2 and am amazed at how well made the fire starter is. I have been on 6 camping trips and only used one and it still has plenty of life left in it.
1556506
My fire started is half worn out and it's still in one piece and works perfectly fine. Just make sure you don't use one side or just the middle, strike it evenly around all side, top and bottom to not create any weak or thin areas and you should be fine.
1556507
I have used mine 60+ times. Still tons of life and doesn't seem like its going to quit working any time soon.
1765733
Those are actually used for the fire starter stick. You basically strike the stick against those bumps quickly and it creates a spark which is what will help start your fire. Hope this helps.
340258
I'm adding it as part of my fire starting kit for camping/SHTF. It will work when a lighter doesn't. I am including a few lighters and water proof matches as well. Always good to have a few options to start a fire
295648
It would be a good tool for Scouts or anyone to learn to use for fire starting. I suggest some training on the proper use of this or any fire starter. It's a safe product, but learning how to use it properly will go a long way in avoiding frustration. It's not like lighting a match or lighter and putting the flame to some tinder. With the fire starter you need to have a tinder bundle ready, then scrape off some of the magnesium on it, finally striking the starter with steel to produce sparkw which ignite the scrapped off magnesium in the tinder.
184300
Not many because it will break before you can utilize the useful life of the product.
617855
Each persons experience will vary depending on how much they use for each individual fire, but the starter has enough magnesium for several hundred fires. The tool and the starter are sold together and can not be purchased separately.
855109
Sorry I cannot answer this question. I only got to use my road pro one time to run a small fan for my dog's crate. The second time I went to use it to inflate a exercise ball the road pro caught fire. Since I'd had it more than 90 days the seller wouldn't send me a replacement. It was pretty expensive to only use one time for a few hours.
1714861
absolutely that is their whole purpose...the fire starter will generate a flame ..the hardest part is finding dry tinder if you are deluged by a rainstorm
1744681
Actually the first time I used mine the battery smoked and would have caught fire if left unattended! So I returned it only to learn it is no longer made. So I would not leave it connected!
1262016
multiple fires with normal use. Will work forever. My father had a similar one from his youth and was still viable years after his passing.
66658
We've had ours almost a year. Use it a couple times a month in spring and summer, weekly in winter. Do nothing other than empty ashes and lean it against a wall. Holding up great. Best one we've ever had.(Fire can be built up to last at most 6 hours if you use good hard wood.)
929339
If it is used for an actual fire, the heat could compromise its strength, rendering it unsafe for another usage. For such a low price, might as well replace it after a fire.
1007534
You mean it's primary benefit over some other forms of fire starting. Answer: You could literally store this fire starter in a gallon water for 10 years and it will still work. It is a non-rusting metal (magnesium, 0% iron) that burns. It's the stuff used in flash bulbs on the old cameras. The flint on it's side is not diferentially permeable with water, so you always have a spark available with the flint and fuel available with the magnesium bar, even after a flood or rain. They aren't super-easy to use but they are super-reliable... And super cheap.
1336995
@ Marian Further consideration.Tip on ALL electric motors (IF they get over heated once, they start to die. they will run for many hrs. after that OK but the process has started) Using it to cut pipe should be done with great care, watching the sparks direction and origin. Not to start fires and not to place the blade in a bind, causing the motor to overheat. (I always wear glasses). I can not recommend altered apps. of this tool, until the operator has become very proficient with the control of operation and is braced for blade grab.
2069474
The battery cover broke into 2 pieces after a few use as some other has indicated. So I need to ignite it, I put the cover back and hold it, light the fuel, and carefully store away the battery cover. I now wonder if it is better to buy the one time heat pad instead.
1099702
The firestarter can not be ruined unless it is forcefully damaged. It is not affected by water and work perfectly once dried.
1608392
Wow..., what a question! Probably 10-20 years if you never use it. One hour at full blast.