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Tactica M.020 Camping Tool

Tactica M.020 Camping Tool
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Tactica’s compact camping tool is small enough to put in your pocket or hang from your bag strap. The stainless steel multitool was engineered for everyday outdoor tasks and has a ferro rod firestarter, a rope cutter with straight and serrated edges, a tent peg puller, and a bottle opener. Available in orange, silver, or black finishes.

Atomic Bear Firestarter Wand

Atomic Bear Firestarter Wand
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Get your campfire started quickly and reliably every time with this unique tool from The Atomic Bear. The anodized aluminum wand holds a length of paraffin-infused rope, which stays lighted while you hold it in the fire – and without burning your fingers. Includes three 13″ lengths of wax rope.

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Black Beard Fire Plugs

Black Beard Fire Plugs

These flammable, fiber-filled plugs help light campfires and fire pits with ease. They ignite quickly and will burn long enough to get a fire going, even if they get wet. Each bag comes with enough plugs to start 50 fires, and they have a 30-year shelf life, making them great for a survival kit.

15 Unique Tools You Didn’t Know You Needed

15 Unique Tools You Didn’t Know You Needed

Most toolboxes have a screwdriver, hammer, pliers, and other basic tools. But sometimes, you need a specialized tool to get the job done. We’ve selected 15 cool and unique tools that can make quick work of various tasks, from removing stripped screws to cutting carpet to driving screws and nails in tight quarters.

Prepared4X Firestarter Kit

Prepared4X Firestarter Kit
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You’ll never have trouble starting a campfire again with this firestarter kit from Prepared4X. It includes a 36″ length of tinder wick rope that can burn for up to 3 hours, along with a curved ferrocerium striker and metal handle with a flint edge to quickly spark things up. Available in 4″ and 6″ sizes.

Ferrofire Striker Firestarter Tool

Ferrofire Striker Firestarter Tool
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Ferrofire’s carbon steel striker tool works with standard ferrocerium rods to quickly start fires. In addition to its sharp striker edge, it has a serrated tip for making wood curls or soft ferrocerium to use as tinder. The striker comes two to a pack, but ferro rods are sold separately. Ferrofire also sells combo kits that include a striker and a rod.

S.O.L. Scout Survival Kit

S.O.L. Scout Survival Kit
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Despite the brand name, you won’t be S.O.L. if you find yourself in an emergency and you’re carrying this survival kit. It comes in a waterproof bag and includes eight kinds of items that can help you light a fire, signal rescuers, perform emergency repairs, and survive in extreme conditions.

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Hot Shot Firestarter Card Gen2

Hot Shot Firestarter Card Gen2

The latest version of Grim Workshop’s Hot Shot wallet card packs everything you need to get a fire started. It includes a sharp knife for trimming leaves, a saw for cutting small branches, a ferrocerium and magnesium fire-starting bar, a pry bar, and even tweezers in case you get a splinter. Kickstarter buyers also get a free tinder card to help stoke the flames.

Überleben Tindår Firestarter

Überleben Tindår Firestarter
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This simple camping accessory belongs in every backpack. The Tindår combines an aluminum sleeve and a paraffin-infused rope that acts like an extended matchstick. It burns for up to an hour to help get your campfire started and keep it burning. The sleeve can be used to snuff the flame or as a mini-bellows with the wick removed.

PDW SPD Ti-Kit Fox ST Mini Prybar

PDW SPD Ti-Kit Fox ST Mini Prybar
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This titanium pry tool from Prometheus Design Werx has a built-in striker for sparking fires. The striker can be rotated through its four carbide edges to maximize life, and its pry tip can open packages. The tool has jimping for a firm grip, and a lanyard hole. The ferro rod isn’t included, but you can find plenty on Amazon.

Sparky Mini Firestarter

Sparky Mini Firestarter

This new version of Vital Carry’s firestarter is small but powerful. It can help light fires instantly by sending electrical current into steel wool tinder, and it even works in damp conditions. The Sparky Mini is easy to carry on your keychain and comes in aluminum, brass, copper, and titanium versions.

Infinity Titanium Firestarter + Multitool

Infinity Titanium Firestarter + Multitool

This multifunctional titanium pocket tool stands out from the crowd with a ferro rod firestarter and a waterproof cache for storing pills or driver bits. It also includes a pry bar/box opener, bottle opener, nail puller, screwdriver, and window breaker. A built-in clip makes hanging it from a belt loop or pendant easy.

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Nomad X Multitool

Nomad X Multitool
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This multifunctional tool from Nomad combines a pry bar with four wrenches, a bottle opener, and a flint wheel firestarter at its back. Each one is handmade from powder-coated stainless steel and accented with carbon fiber. Available in gunmetal, black, stormtrooper, and green zombie finishes.

RoverTac Camping Hatchet

RoverTac Camping Hatchet
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This 14-in-1 tool makes a great campsite and backpack companion. Its main feature is a solid stainless steel hatchet for chopping firewood. It’s also got a saw, a knife, a file, a fire starter, screwdrivers, wrenches, an emergency whistle, a can opener, and a fish scaler. And when you’re ready for a break, it pops bottle caps.

Hot Shot Firestarter Card

Hot Shot Firestarter Card
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Grim Workshop’s wallet card includes a useful array of tools to help you start a campfire. In addition to its scraper bar, its thick, high-carbon steel card can be struck against its ferrocerium bar to get sparks going. It also packs a magnesium bar to increase heat, a choice of three different blades, a file, and a saw.

ExoTac Nanostriker XL Firestarter

ExoTac Nanostriker XL Firestarter
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This palm-sized, waterproof tool uses a ferrocerium rod and striker tool to produce plentiful sparks and get your fire started in seconds. CNC-machined from 6061 anodized aluminum, its 1/4″ rod will last up to 3000 strikes. Available in gunmetal and black finishes.

RocketFire Fire Starter

RocketFire Fire Starter

Tired of struggling to get your grill or fire pit started? The RocketFire attaches to a small bottle of propane or MAP gas and converts it into a rapid firestarter. The 17″ long stainless steel wand has a tri-flame cone tip that starts fires quickly with its focused flame and up to 2000ºF of heat.

QuickSurvive Grill Master Bundle

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Get your charcoal or woodburning grill going in seconds with the QuickSurvive Grill Master Bundle. The set includes 100 all-purpose firestarters, along with a pair of heat-resistant fire safety gloves. Each firestarter can burn at 750ºF for up to 10 minutes, and will work in wind, rain, damp, or sub-zero conditions.

GoFire Fire Starters

GoFire Fire Starters
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Whether you’re camping, lighting your fireplace, or a backyard fire pit, GoFire fire starters give your fire a fighting chance. Each packet is filled with non-toxic paraffin wax and produces a long-lasting 8″ to 10″ flame to help get your fire going. They’re also waterproof and windproof.

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