Hahahaha okay you're off the hook. You let me borrow your cool movie too so how could I be upset with you. <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

I have never used a Blastmatch but from what I have seen they seem to throw a ton of sparks. Too big and heavy for my purposes though. If I had one I know I would never carry it. Doug said it best when he said that what we all really need is something the size of a Sparklite that throws as many sparks as a Blastmatch. <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Also it seems from some previous threads on this board that the Blastmatch is prone to breaking. Maybe that was just the ones that were coming with the NRA kits though.

As far as what to do when both hands are broken... well we cant be equipped for every scenario... although we keep trying, right? <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

In general I don't like one-handed firestarters (surprised?) so I can't really list them in order of preference. Hate them all and carry the sparklite because it's the smallest. I carry one in my kit, practice with it and regard it as a necessary evil. It does work well when wet. Much like a butane lighter you just shake it to get it mostly dry them spark away. I'm also not big on lighters because it's easy to burn yourself starting a fire with them. Thats not to say I don't carry a lighter at times cause I do. I just don't prefer them.

My preference is out of the fire starting method that I have tried are as follows::

Small ferrocerium rods removed from Doan's Magnesium Starters
Permanant Match - The best of both wrolds (lighters and matches) and a decent little spark maker too.
Firesteel (Army Model) - Just got my first one and "WOW that's a lot of sparks! Still kinda big though.
Metal Match - I'm also new to these. Also a little big for my tastes but a nice sparker.
Waterproof Matches - Old faithful
Windproof/Waterproof Matches - They burn to fast but you could be in the middle of a hurricane and I think they would probably still light (at least the ones I have)
Adjustable Lighter
Zippo Lighter - Relatively windproof and a good size flame plus it can stay lit unattended but boy that fuel goes fast. Polished chrome makes a decent mirror too.
Non-Adjustable Lighter
Sparklite - This is the only one-handed firestarter that I have ever used other than a lighter.
Bow Drill - Works great but I have a lot of trouble improvising a low friction palm rock and carrying one with me defeats the whole purpose. Also requires strong cordage which is hard to improvise.
Hand Drill - Easily improvised but ooooouch my hands are blistered and my pecs feel like I did 100 pushups!!!
Natural Flint - Lots of work for a little spark
Magnesium with Sparker - Hard to rate these as a complete unit because I love ferrocerium but find the magnesium tinder to be little more than useless. I could make better tinder on my own unless I was in the middle of a hurricane.
Fire Plow - Still haven't made this one work so it's my least favorite for sure.