Thanks Snake!

No thanks to Phaedrus, now I have to spend $33 dollars on a firesteel, the NanoStriker XL. I just noticed it looking at the match case.

I'm not understanding something. What you propose is keeping the whole case intact and installing an eye bolt (?). I read what she wrote as something totally different. She wants to cut off the bottom of this case to put on her necklace.

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Exactly right, ireckon. I wear a necklace of a length of paracord with a photon on it. A tiny ferro rod would be a nice addition but I don't want anything bigger than the photon on it because it gets too clunky. The bottom part of those match cases seem about right. I could use the dremmel to make the plastic part even smaller.

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Hey Cauldron. I'm not sure. I have a ton of them and just called the ranch and had someone look it up for me. It may have been an old catalog. I'm real sorry I was'nt any help. I'll try harder in the future. Sorry again.

Hey not your fault. And you've been a lot of help even if you just proved that their not around anymore. I guess I'll have to take a look at the K&M match safes though I'm not too keen on two o rings and a piece of string to keep it shut.

The closure on the K&M is quite secure. The kind of force that would accidentally open a K&M would give you much greater problems than merely lighting a fire.

You have to strike it vigorously with something sharp to get sparks. It's not inconceivable I guess, but it's hard to imagine it happening. That's one thing to keep in mind, as well- you do need something to strike it with. A knife is great if the spine is sharp. Probably a multitool would have something. It needn't be steel but it does have to be hard and sharp.

You could easily keep that little toggle on a keychain or in anything with laces. One thing I should mention is that if you use it enough to wear all the coating off then you have to be mindful that it doesn't corrode. Not that it's a huge issue, just something to keep an eye on.

I'm a big fan of Ron's firesteels. I have at least a dozen, probably more. Recently I bought 3 of the toggles, two plain ones and one of the magnesium ones with a 'steel glued to it. They're not as easy to strike as a longer one would be but they do put out good sparks. Probably my overall favorite one for hiking and camping is the GobSpark Armageddon FireSteel with the Super Palm striker. The 'steel snaps right into the striker, protecting the rod and giving you a striker that fills the hands and makes lighting easy with winter gloves on. Right now I have three in red and one in black. No affiliation to the company, I'm just a deleriously satisfied customer. So few products give you much more than your money's worth, but these are one of them.

The Nanostriker XL looks very cool. I did see a video review on youtube where the smaller version snapped off pretty easily in normal use. But the XL uses a 1/4" thick 'steel so it should be fairly robust. I like the idea of it since the tube helps protect it from corrosion. Just because I'm a Firesteel.com fanboy I'll probably buy one of Ron's tubes but I'm also seriously thinking of a NanoStriker XL.




Yeah, that sounds pretty cool. I'm not very handy with sewing/modding clothing- I take it a "toggle" is meant to be like a button? Kind of like an overcoat would have?

I'll have to seem if my mom can suggest a way to incorporate one into an article of clothing for me. She's an expert at sewing.

Dang it, ireckon- I guess we're even. I hadn't noticed the XL version of the Striker til you pointed it out, but I just ordered one along with a replacement 'steel. Although I'm very satisfied with my many Firesteel.com 'steels I'm always open to a new, innovative idea.

And since I had a 10% off coupon I ordered four boxes of UCO Stormproof matches and some assorted accessories...