On the subject of fire starters you get always good and negative reviews and tests submitted. So I seized the opportunity and wanted to convince myself of quality and resilience. In addition I have ordered and tested various fire starter.
To select the fire starter Army of MFA, the Light My Fire Firesteel Army and the US magnesium starter of MFH were.
First Impression:
The fire starter Army of MFH is similar to that of the Light My Fire with a metal piece as a starter therefore. The US Magnesium starter has a saw blade to start.
The Test:
The fire starter of MFH fits comfortably in your hand and has the first ignitions also survived, but then he went to his knees. The metal piece was simply dull and you could not start no matter how hard you tried to rub.
The sparks produced the starter were very good and you have so that his fire quickly get going at least until then no longer walked.
The US Magnesium starter had also performed well. The firings went better than the fire starter Army by the metal blade. The scrape of Zündspähnen you get only with a knife back and you need for a great deal of time and patience. If the starter depleted the magnesium block, you can also kindle no fire. That's faster than ever, because it is very small.
The Light My Fire has left one of the scrapers forth the best impression and can also, in practice, clearly detached from the rest. The starter (scraper) is much more than the stabieler Firesteel Army of MFH and convinces with very good spark. Where to 3 trains needed at Firesteel Army, you needed the Light My Fire only one and you get the fire very quickly to run. In terms of size it is not quite as big as the fire starters of MFH (approximately 1 cm smaller), but that's not a disadvantage for him because he so well fits to the key ring without Chunky acting or obstructing.
Conclusion:
All three starters have managed to start a fire and it can be used even with wet days. Detriment of the US Magnesium starter is that it takes a long time to produziehren the shavings and it can also quickly even in windy weather be blown away. But it has got its own scale and always there if you do not need this, you can also ignite the starter well as a fire.
The fire starter Army of MFH works .. but not very long, and therefore has the last place.
Winner is the Light My Fire. He is not only qualitatively better than the others, he has been also more durable, which is also important, because who wants to, when you need it, need to realize that the starter does not work anymore ?!
Personal tip:
You can use the starter from Light My Fire and the fire starters of MFH, which has the advantage that when the Light My Fire has been used up, gets a new magnesium rod for less money. The sparks are then the same as for Light My Fire (which is on the form and quality of the starter of Light My Fire).
I hope I could possibly answer open questions and hope you enjoy
Edit:
I wanted to say something to the masses, but is apparently untergegagen
Light-My-Fire Army (Wood-model):
9cm length (magnesium 5.5cm d = 4 mm)
MFH fire starter Army:
approximately 9.8 cm in length (6.5cm Magnesium d = 4 mm)
MFH US Magnesium Starter:
ca. 7,5 x 2,5 x 1 cm
