Originally Posted By: Alex
At any rate - great integration design! I disagree that LMF adds a firestarter at no consequences at all. It is adding weight and complexity to the system - no doubt.


Even as I wrote it, I knew I should have added a qualifier ("appreciably" or "significantly") to my statement. Any weight gain is very small and the fixing of the fire steel in the handle is actually simpler than a separate steel hanging out somewhere on the holster. Very elegant engineering, if you ask me.

What it does add is cost a list price of $36 compared to $15-20 for a standard Mora - still a decent bargain. It's kind of irrelevant anyway, because I usually light my fire or stove with a butane lighter.

Thinking back, on those occasions where I really,really needed a fire, I used matches,a century old (+/-) technology, and I still carry them routinely. I will probably never need to use my LMF for real.
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