Firesteel.com has a huge firesteel that sells for $150. It is 1" x 6" and weighs over 1 pound. Why would anybody buy this? I can't figure it out.

http://firesteel.com/firesteel-magnum/

There's a review on that page from a guy saying he looks forward to passing this firesteel down to his great grandchildren. Is this supposed to be a joke?

Compensating for other deficiencies?

Bet it makes a big, hot spark. <ducks-n-covers>

I would love to have that steel! Just can't justify spending the money, though. I do have two of the Bunker models. A 'steel that large wouldn't be very handy to tote around but it would last nearly forever!

One thing I like about the Bunker is that a large steel produces a huge amount of sparks with each strike. I can light a few stubborn tinders with my Bunker that won't light with lesser steels.

$150!! That's just silly....

But just think of the fun you could have; if you see someone getting ready to use their LMF Army model you can say, "That's not a firesteel- THIS is a firesteel!"

Well, I can think of a reason

There are knife collectors , flashlight collectors, so now there will start a new trend : firesteel collectors

So, IMO , a one-pound firesteel is made for the same reason this SAK has been made.

I think the next step is attach it to a 5 pound brick of magnesium .. and strike it with the serrated back of a SP8 machete !!!

I don't want to around when someone tries it . LOL

In all seriousness, a 1 lb fire steel wouldn't be bad for a base camp or a cabin/fixed location. I have a bunch of firesteel.com 'steels and really love them.

Pretty much, just like Opinel has a sword sized folder, someone in charge said "oh hell why not".

OK, but for $150?

Ten of their $12.50 ferro rods secured on blaze orange lanyards would be quite a bit more useful for that purpose, and also $25 less expensive. You wouldn't have to freak out every time somebody takes one to light a fire outside. There would be 9 more left over in the cabin. Heck, two smaller ferro rods would be more useful.

One reason I'm shocked about this product is because I always viewed Firesteel.com as providing products that are simple and practical. This product is mostly bling and is limited in practicality. It seems like they didn't put much thought into this one.