Carbon Steel Fire Striker, English Flint Stone & Char Cloth Traditional Hand Forged Fire Starter, Leather Gift Kit with Emergency Tinder Jute Bag

I ordered this for the Coalcracker Bushcraft course. During the course we had to make our own char cloth, but of course I had the wrong material for it so I was able to use the cloth provided in this kit. Saved the day! The flint is nothing special. It works, but can chip just like any other rock. I did get complimented on the case, which was impressive since these guys had their own homemade cases and bags. Overall recommend.

Received my kit today and immediately tried it out. It sparked very well and I had made fire fairly quickly, no success on my other tinder but within a few seconds with the charcloth - which is what I'd anticipated. Overall great product, overall satisfactory.The only negative I found is that the flint split really - really easily. I wasn't striking very hard, and going at an angle that caused the most sparks with minimal effort and my flint just about halved in two in my hand. I actually ended up with a splinter in my thumb from it. The chunk that came off might be useable on it's own, and the remaining part still functions albeit less comfortable to hold because of the reduced size. Not sure if this is something that will affect everyone, and being a natural resource it's impossible to predict that this will happen.In spite of the splitting stone (again, natural material) I am still giving this product a 5 star review. It functions precisely as it is supposed to and the leather pouch (with belt loop!) is both functional and aesthetically pleasing. I would recommend this product and may go so far as to gift it to my outdoors-ey friends.

Its nice it is what was shown.... BUT no instruction at all !! How do I give a gift with NO INSTRUCTIONS to someone learning about camping and hiking ? I guess I needed to check better before I bought it.I gave 4 stars because it is what it says. I took 1 off because no instructions and it does not go back into the carry pouch very well you have to fiddle a lot with it. It doesn't leave room for any errors. The bag could have been 1/4 inch bigger all around and then it would be user friendly. Im giving it to a young boy so Im sure he will be able to stretch it out enough to use it in real life hiking. I will give him a few items such as wind proof matches elect lighter and a starter tabs. Im not impressed with this enough to trust it..

The steel is very well crafted. Nice piece of flint. Nice leather pouch. Great starter set to learn and profect a useful bushcraft skill. I'm very happy and would not hesitate to buy from KonvoySG again. A small business that seems to really care about it's products. I will likely be buying some more English flint from them soon.

My rock crumbled even before I tried it. I still gave it a 3 because of the case

This came super quickly and was package quite nicely. The flint is large and will last for some time. The steel is well made and smoothed for comfort. The leather pouch is perfect for it and will be on my belt anytime I head into the woods. Cannot recommend this highly enough

As a scout leader, I feel it is necessary to always be well prepared and have experience with different tools. When people see the uniform they expect a leader with experience both with various tools and outdoor techniques. For many years I have been following that mindset. With that in mind, I have been acquiring a multitude of steel strikers, flint, ferrocerium rods, waterproof matches, and any other useful method I see for starting fires while camping. Given my experience, I am able to make recommendations to scouts and other new leaders on what equipment is good to buy and what brand of equipment to stay away from.Have mentioned the above, here is my conclusion:Leather pouch - a very nice setup with quality leather and plenty of room for the kit. I did not try attaching to my belt yet.Included flint piece - Very large nice piece. I usually carry a smaller piece to conserve more space, but this one was a nice size for this leather pouch.Char cloth canister is very small and does have a screw-on lid, so it shouldn't pop open. It is a bit too small to make char cloth, so you better save your Altoid cans for making fresh char cloth.Burlap bag looks nice, but I didn't try anything with it. My main concern was the performance of the steel striker.Steel Striker -- This is a complete failure. While the fit is nice, the steel temper is way too soft and I am unable to make a single spark with this steel striker. I tried about 7 different pieces of flint and the same result with all of them. I can switch to another steel striker I have, and immediately have multiple sparks with little effort with every piece of flint.I will wait to see if I receive a response about this from the company, otherwise, I will return the product.

The only complaint and its minor are maybe adding a little curvature to the striker. I tend to like a striker that you can follow around. I like this piece of kit though and its quite handy. Thanks all,