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 Good ...smaller that expected July 23, 2010
Kage (Buffalo, NY USA)
They burn, but were much smaller than expected.. After shipping costs your better off making your own using cotton and hand sanatizer. They did however throw in a couple extra tinders... I got 1 10 pack and 8 loose pieces just floating aroung the envelope.
Burns easily, but not for very long April 22, 2010
W. Howerton (South Carolina, USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
These are slightly too small if you plan on using a flint striker to light them, so I cut them down the middle (vertically) and spread them out by tearing it. This created a larger area for the sparks to land and turned out to be much easier to light. Unfortunately, by doing this, I think I sacrificed some burn time. If you choose to light them without tearing it, it would be best if you used a lighter or matches to do so.
Overall, this is a fantastic product that is:
Easy to light (the flint striker only needs 1-2 strikes)
Small and easily portable
Cheap!
Highly recommended.
 Emergency Essential.... April 18, 2010
Ambergris (New England.....USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
These Tinder Quik sticks work very well in starting fires under the worst of conditions. They burn very easily with just a spark, and even work with either wet wood, or even when they themselves are damp. These sticks are nothing but a more refined idea inspired by an old camp fire trick I learned years ago. If you are ever in need of light, fire, heat, or all three, remember this simple idea that can be a life saver. Take an empty coffee can, a roll of toilet paper that will either fit inside it or can be made too, and a standard 16 oz bottle of rubbing alcohol. Squeeze and knead the paper to loosen up the cardboard center, until you can pull it out. Then squeeze again and collapse the role tightly. Slip the toilet paper inside the can and slowly pour the alcohol over the paper till it is totally swollen and absorbed by it. Then light or spark it. (In a ventilated area, it still emits CO2 like any fire). The paper/alcohol mix will burn a nice bright hot flame from 18 to 24 hours or so depending on how steady you keep it going. You can snuff it with cloth and relight it again anytime before the alcohol dries up. (Be careful the can is extremely hot). The fuel is running low when the paper edges start to turn brown. When it runs out completely you can add another bottle of alcohol and still get an additional 12 hours or so before it's used up. These tinder quiks are essentially an alcohol based cotton fiber that runs along the very same chemical principle. A very effective and solid product that works well.
These sticks may be rather deceiving when first handling them for they are rather small. But a mere shaving off of one stick is enough to start a small flame that will burn for 3 minutes or more. Tear into pieces and sprinkle them among some twigs or kindling and they will give you a good head start in brewing some strong flavorful camp coffee in minutes. Use them sparingly when you only have too and they will last a long time. Highly recommended for your wilderness excursions...
Works very well with "Flint" style fire starters April 9, 2010
Wulfstan (San Jose, CA United States)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
If you have every tried to start a fire with one of those flint style fire starters, you know it's not as easy as they make it out to be. These are the perfect "match" to one of those, and make fire starting pretty darn easy. They are very lightwieght and can be repacked into some of those tiny little ziplock bags.
As another reviewer mentioned- the shipping is the killer here. Order several packs or order something else along with these, otherwise they come out pretty pricey net.
Still, a half-dozen of these should be packed next to every flint firestarter. And- one of those should be in your daypack, your survival kit and one in your pocket.
Works Great February 26, 2010
Robert L. Warner (Portland, OR USA)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
They shipped it with some extra tinder-quik, so I tested it out and works great with my Firesteel for quickly making a fire. It burns very hot for at least a minute. If you compare it to paper tinder-quik burns hotter and longer.
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