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General => Gear Questions, Information, Reviews and Competitions => Topic started by: Wolf_Larson on August 18, 2009

Title: Firesteel
Post by: Wolf_Larson on August 18, 2009: What do you all think of the Aurora Fire Starter 440C With Magnesium ??
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Post by: RedLeader on August 19, 2009: I've not used one. I have a cheapie from Milllets for £10 which seems to work fine.
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Post by: Wolf_Larson on August 19, 2009: Yeh some of them fancy ones blunt your knife.
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Post by: chris on August 19, 2009: Quote from: wolflarson on August 19, 2009
Yeh some of them fancy ones blunt your knife.

I thought they came with a striker thing? (Never Used one, just looked at them in cotswold)
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Post by: ulsterwalker on August 19, 2009: I have no idea what one's best, but I use this one for lighting my stove etc. and its plenty good, maybe a bit heavy tough ;)

http://www.latestbuy.com.au/firesteel_gadget.html (http://www.latestbuy.com.au/firesteel_gadget.html)

I certainly didn't pay 20 quid for it though, more like a fiver
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Post by: Wolf_Larson on August 20, 2009: Thats what i hear alot people buying the Swedish Army Firesteel, Maybe you would get the piss taking out of you pulling out a fancy firesteel, just like you would getting your name put on your football boots and pulling them out in the changeing room. ;D
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Post by: ulsterwalker on August 20, 2009: I would defo take the piss out of someone with their name on their boots, but someone with a better firesteel, I don't think so. If it works better why care?
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Post by: Wolf_Larson on August 20, 2009: ;D very true, i need a new firesteel not sure if to stick with the old or go to the new.
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Post by: billy56 on August 20, 2009: I bought 5 firesteels over on britishblades on a groupbuy for 17.50 no handles
but i made up a few easily!
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Post by: Wolf_Larson on August 20, 2009: I cant use the britishblades froms, wounder if i could still buy of it ??
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Post by: billy56 on August 20, 2009: Why what hapened you had started the same thread as here about ireland
and were going to buy knives etc from it, what changed?
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Post by: Wolf_Larson on August 21, 2009: I got banned, they where very rude on that form all they did was take the piss out of me, cause of my idea about going round the coast.
so i told them to give me a break and a bit of respect, they did not like that and all ganged up on me so i told them to take there head out of each others asses. So i got banned, but im glad as i found here where people would listen to my idea and not take the piss out of me. Cheers people
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Post by: billy56 on August 21, 2009: Well you found a very good forum here!
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Post by: Wolf_Larson on August 21, 2009: Good irish people !! maybe they dont take the piss out of me cause there all just as mad ;D
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Post by: 666_pack on August 21, 2009: I use a swedish army version and have no complaints.......... ;D
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Post by: Wolf_Larson on August 21, 2009: Thats the one ill get swedish army version, cheers
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Post by: Wolf_Larson on August 21, 2009: Here is the new rat but it says this on the reveiw, The Misch Metal flint requires a very sharp edge to strike. We suggest using the edge of your knife as a striker.

Will it matter if you dull a small part of your knife’s edge ?
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Post by: 666_pack on August 21, 2009: fyi wolf

http://www.ni-wild.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=317.0
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Post by: Wolf_Larson on August 21, 2009: fyi ??
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Post by: 666_pack on August 21, 2009: sorry "For your info"
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Post by: Wolf_Larson on August 21, 2009: swedish army version like most swedish things are the best.