What Makes Flint and Steel Kits the Best Fire Lighters?

It's difficult to know quite what you're getting when you shop online. Plenty of manufacturers mislead the public and sometimes they tell outright lies. We want to take a completely different approach, and we're laying everything out on the table in full view so you can make your own decisions. We truly believe in our self-appointed mission to spread the word of flint and steel fire making and the use of other traditional skills. Watch as our head blacksmith unboxes and demonstrates the contents of our original flint and steel kit. Although we've expanded a lot since the early days, this is the compact little kit where it all started. We've taken the traditional blacksmithing experience of our forefathers and used it to craft the ultimate flint and steel fire starter kit. It contains absolutely everything you need to make a real primitive fire, except the firewood, of course! You'll find one of our hand forged high carbon steel strikers, the design of which has been inspired by the original tools found in medieval graves all over Europe. This is accompanied by a decent sized chunk of high grade flint stone to help you create your first sparks. You won't have to replace this stone for quite some time, which is great if flint doesn't occur naturally in your area like it does throughout Northern Europe. You'll get 30 pieces of our very own linen char cloth to use as tinder. Once you're a dab hand at flint and steel fire lighting, you can even tear them in half to get double the amount of uses. Lastly, you'll have a generous bundle of natural jute twine to unravel and use as kindling. If you like what you see and want to get yourself one of our kits, check out our official online store at http://www.flint-and-steel.com/shop You can also find us on eBay (http://stores.ebay.com/primitivefires...) and Etsy (https://www.etsy.com/shop/PrimitiveFi....