This fire starter uses magnesium as a flame source of 5400 Degrees F and should provide sufficient shavings to start hundreds of fires.

It’s important to have a good fire starter and some good tinder. However, it is also important to use your fire starter at home before you go outdoors. A great project for the budding outdoorsman is making your own tinder. Try the cotton ball and Vaseline tinder method. Just get a cotton ball and some Vaseline. Get the Vaseline throughout the cotton ball, but don’t over soak it so that it’s too wet with Vaseline. You’ll need to pull the cotton ball apart a bit to expose the individual threads and throw a spark from you new fire starter. You’ll be amazed at how quickly it catches fire and how long and hot it burns. This is a great project for scout troops as well.