Best way to start a fire
579669
I was really surprised at how well these worked. Best way to start a fire, made it really easy!
2964088
Great product, Allows you to start a fire in any condition.  I pared it with a block of magnesium, light and highly flammable even if your kindling is damp..
669408
As the name implies, this product is the most economical way to start the fire. Lasts long enough to get the kindling going and that is all you need.
4043237
This is the holy grail of barbequing. Makes lighting coal so much easier and funner as a matter of fact. You put a few 15 coals on top, jam a newspaper at the bottom and light the thing up. In like 5 or so minutes, the charcoals and whitening and you can see red hot flames coming outta the thing like it's a molten lava portal. Lift up with gloves, pour out and grill with your perfectly set up briquettes.
4367170
I have the large Big Green Egg and am always looking for the best way to get the lump charcoal going (that doesn't involve chemicals).
I am still getting best results on big burns with lots of coal using an extra large chimney starter.
For smaller/shorter burns I've been using a coil type electric starter.
This Fire UP! starter is definitely an improvement over the coil type starter.  I like the blower being built in to the starter so I don't have to drag my fireplace bellows down to the BGE.
I also used this on my sons charcoal grill with regular charcoal briquets and think that is the sweet spot for this particular lighter.
482744
Love this product! It is as easy as it sounds- light a match, place in Instafire and "instantly" you have a fire. I have used for bonfires but great to have on hand for emergency preparedness. Even worked on wet wood.
4668930
This is a wonderfully reliable and proven method for starting a fire. It's simple to use, can be used while wet, and can be used hundreds of times. I now carry this thing everywhere I go instead of carrying a lighter. When wrapped up with the lanyard it measures about 4" x 1" x .75". Press the steel saw blade into the flint and push. Sparks fly and you can get a fire started in no time.
4228353
These fire starters are great.  I've used other starters that can be hard to start and then to keep them burning.  These starters start right up and then keep burning to get any fire started.  Very simple design but also very effective.
3261382
I got this to bring on camping trips, but will probably just end up using a lighter.

First, I watched some fire starting videos on Youtube and then followed the directions provided, scraping a nice pile of magnesium shavings onto a piece of paper.  I didn't intend to start a real fire, but just see if I could light the shavings.  I tried many different angles, speed, and pressures, but could coax only the smallest of sparks from the ferro rod on the side.  I even tried switching hands (I'm a lefty), but still got very few, very small sparks.

From what I've read now, it probably would have been better to go with a fire steel (something like the "Light My Fire" one http://www.amazon.com/Light-Fire-Original-Swedish-FireSteel/dp/B0013L2DKU/ref=sr_1_1?s=sporting-goods&ie=UTF8&qid=1400708971&sr=1-1&keywords=fire+steel)--they seem to make much bigger, hotter sparks, and more easily.
377112
Great product that starts fires easily. It would have been even better had the directions come in the box (or on the box) with the product and not in an email several days later (Hello Aspen Ridge Sports!). The magnesium is a bonus and facilitates the ignition.

FYI here the emailed instructions I received:
FAQ 1, The Fire Starter will not spark?
Answer 1 Make sure you scrap off the black coating on the Ferro Rod (the rod with the little black handle) to a silver finsih then you will be able to create sparks
FAQ 2, How do I use the Big Sliver Rod or Magnesium rod to start a fire?
Answer 2, The Magnesium Rod needs to be scrapped from the rod. Many people use a old pocket knife, but you can use the striker (flat blade piece of metal with saw teeth)
FAQ 3, I'm not getting good spark when I strike the ferro rod?
Answer 3 The best strikes from the striker comes from a small metal lip on the striker and not the serrated teeth of the striker. Feel the striker smooth edge for a tiny lip and use that to stike the ferro rod.

I for one didn't notice the small lip on one side of the striker until I read FAQ 3.
4148570
lighting my charcoal grill could not be easier, simply fill my chimney with charcoal grab a Walden fire starter out of the zip lock bag place it down lihjt it and place chimney on it and that's it. Very reliable product, clean no mess and lights as soon as the flame hits it. I'm going to use these fire starters in my fireplace this winter. I highly recommend this product.
4450651
Do you have the Weber Smokey Joe?  If you do, this is the chimney starter to get!  It makes lighting charcoals very easy _without_ lighter fluid or any extras other than some paper or kindling scraps.  Just place some paper in the bottom, fill with charcoals (20-25 coals) then light the paper from underneath.  In no time, you'll have a nice BBQ going.  This is a very compact unit and easy to fit into a drawer or where-ever you store the grilling items, it's smaller than the weber smokey joe that it's intended to be used with.  Definitely recommended!
763618
Use with my Weber Kettle and Chimney.  The best way to start a charcoal grill, no mess, no paper embers floating around.
450468
Just take about 15 charcoal briquets and place in chimney. Use just 1 Weber starter cube and within 10 minutes charcoal is ready, add to smoker/BBQ grill bowl of non lite briquets and quickly your charcoal will be ready for cooking.
2501696
These Fire starters are easily broken into quarters and one quarter is all you need to start a wood stove fire. The light quickly and burn a long time to give you a good base for your fire.
3310755
We have used all sorts of fire starters over the years when camping, but we never had a fireplace until we bought our current house.  Fatwood was recommended by our chimney cleaner.  We use 3-4 sticks to start each fire, we light both ends and they just work perfectly every time.  The 10 pound bag will likely last us 2-3 seasons, since we typically burn wood only on weekends.  We would buy this again.
3077544
Makes fires easy to start. I've tried other starters. This one is the best.