Originally Posted By: Mike_H

Wet Fire Tender: Chalk it up into powder&shavings then hit it with the sparklite.

Mg Block: Don't toss it. It is the one thing I have gotten to work without question anywhere/anytime/any conditions. Instead of shaving with a blade file with your multi-tool file for powder. Then get some shavings with a blade. Make a dime to quarter size pile and spark it up. If it fails, you are going to die anyway because there is no oxygen in you environment.

Good Luck



I've never been able to get the Mg block to be useful. THe shavings always flare for a split second and die away, having ignited nothing in the vicinity, except the hair on the back of my hands. Am I doing something wrong? Personally, I'd rather take the same weight in matches or lighters, since I'm more comfortable with those.