the fire piston I purchased on ebay is made from clear acrylic with an aluminum piston. $44.00 from crater12. it worked on the first try. after seeing les use one, i had to try it for myself. from the information i could find on fire pistons. it said that as nice as the ones made from wood are , that they can form cracks due to age and drying out. i would have like to get a wooden one just because how nice they look and the workmanship involved in making them . but I wanted to keep the piston in my pack and use it often and not have to worry about damage due to moisture ,heat, cold.

its a very old form of making fire.IMHO ,you can never know to many ways of making fire. this is just another skill to learn and practice . And it's pretty darn fun to show off