Fire Starters

Lifesystems Plasma Lighter
reviewed Oct 13, 2024

Emberlit Flint and Steel
reviewed Aug 26, 2024
$20
MSRP

Primus PowerLighter
reviewed Mar 17, 2023
$22
MSRP

InstaFire
reviewed Nov 6, 2021

Doan Magnesium Fire Starting Tool
reviewed Aug 26, 2021
$15
MSRP
discontinued
discontinued

BudK Waterproof Permanent Match Survival Lighter
reviewed Aug 15, 2021
$6
MSRP

Exotac titanLIGHT
reviewed Nov 18, 2020
$60
Outdoor Element Firebiner
reviewed Aug 12, 2019
$15 -
$16

UCO Sweetfire Strikable Fire Starter
reviewed Aug 5, 2019
$6
MSRP

Coleman Fire Starter Magnesium
reviewed Jun 19, 2019
$9
MSRP

UCO Stormproof Matches
reviewed Jun 17, 2019
$11

Lightning Nuggets Lightnin' Bug
reviewed May 27, 2019

Schrade Ferro Rod Fire Striker
reviewed Dec 27, 2018

Coghlan's Flint Striker
reviewed Jun 17, 2018
$6

Light My Fire Tinder-on-a-Rope
reviewed Jan 8, 2018

Optimus Burny
reviewed Jan 4, 2018
$23
MSRP

Optimus Sparky
reviewed Jul 15, 2017
$13 -
$16

FireSteel GobSpark Armageddon
reviewed Jul 4, 2017
$18
MSRP

Soto Pocket Torch XT
reviewed Jun 1, 2017
$26

UCO Titan Stormproof Match Kit
reviewed Mar 3, 2017
$13

Exotac nanoStriker XL
reviewed Feb 16, 2017
$26 -
$32
Fatwood
reviewed Feb 15, 2017

UST BlastMatch
reviewed Feb 9, 2017

Vargo Ultimate Fire Starter
reviewed Jan 8, 2017
$25 -
$29

U.S. Military Fire Starter Trioxane Fuel Bars
reviewed Nov 10, 2016

Coghlan's Fire Paste
reviewed Nov 9, 2016

UCO Stormproof Match Kit
reviewed Apr 22, 2016
$11

UCO Waterproof Matches
reviewed Apr 22, 2016

Coghlan's Waterproof Matches
reviewed Nov 29, 2015
$4

Exotac MatchCap XL
reviewed Oct 20, 2015
$30

Exotac nanoStriker
reviewed Oct 20, 2015
$27
MSRP

Soto Pocket Torch
reviewed Sep 7, 2015
$22 -
$24

Coghlan's Waterproof Fire Sticks
reviewed Aug 6, 2015
$5

Vargo Titanium Flint Lighter
reviewed Mar 13, 2015
$20

Zippo Windproof Lighter
reviewed Jan 12, 2015
$25

UST Delta Shockproof Lighter
reviewed Dec 17, 2014

Exotac fireROD
reviewed Sep 22, 2014
$25
MSRP

SOLKOA Fastfire Fire Starting Kit
reviewed Jul 18, 2014
$20
MSRP

Mautz Fire Ribbon
reviewed Jun 18, 2014
$10

UST StrikeForce
reviewed Jun 5, 2014

Light My Fire Swedish FireSteel Mini
reviewed Apr 2, 2014
discontinued

MSR Strike Igniter
reviewed Mar 31, 2014
$19

SE Magnesium Fire Starter
reviewed Mar 28, 2014

UST WetFire Tinder
reviewed Mar 16, 2014

Light My Fire Swedish FireSteel 2.0
reviewed Mar 11, 2014

Light My Fire Swedish FireSteel Scout
reviewed Mar 8, 2014

Light My Fire Maya Dust
reviewed Oct 14, 2013

UST Sparkie
reviewed Sep 5, 2013
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