If you're stuck for an interesting and useful outdoor gift for your friends and family, you’ve come to the right place. At Flint and Steel, we offer high-quality, handmade fire lighting kits that are ready to use straight from the get-go. Our kits are safe and easy to use with adult supervision so they make…
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Flint and Steel Kit No. 8.2 Review by Bluebird Outdoors
Fire Starter Kit No. 8.2 demonstration by Great Outdoors Adventure
Kit No. 8.2 review by Great Outdoors Adventure
Flint and Steel Kit No. 4.2 reviewed by HF Survival School
The Different Types of Wood and How to Use Them
There's one topic that remains all too often neglected when it comes to fire lighting with a firesteel, particularly in the case of recreational campers and other newcomers to the field of bushcraft. This topic is the use of wood, and not just firewood for use with the flint and steel method of fire lighting.…
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A Flint and Steel Story of Lost Family Links Forged Anew (part 3)
What I saw was a brown leather drawstring pouch. Upon opening it, I discovered none other than a strip of metal like the one I saw back in the day. Taking a look a the rest of the contents, I was sharp enough to guess what it was - a real traditional fire lighting kit.…
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A Flint and Steel Story of Lost Family Links Forged Anew (part 2)
It was only a year or so ago that I finally realised exactly what this piece of metal was, all thanks to my youngest grandson, Andrew. A bit like me, he has always been interested in the great outdoors and when he came to visit me as a little boy, we would always take a…
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A Flint and Steel Story of Lost Family Links Forged Anew (part 1)
Over the past few years, we've come on in leaps and bounds as we continue to build awareness of the traditional flint and steel method of fire making. Since we began to expand our reach from our corner of Europe to the wider world, we have been featured in all kinds of online articles, blog…
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Flint and Steel Kit No 6 in action
Flint and Steel Kit No 9 in action
Fire Starter: A Traditional Fire Making Tool
If there's one thing that separates us from any other animal on a primordial level, it's that we humans have mastered the control of fire. In fact, almost every aspect of our modern way of life is underpinned by the manipulation of fire to achieve all manner of goals, whether it's the production of steel…
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Making Fire Using Flint And Steel
Primitive flint and steel kit – how to use and product review
Revue du briquet à silex de Primitive Fire Making
Flint and Steel Kit in Action
When You Use Flint Fire Making Is A Doddle
Fire making is as much an art as it is an science, and our ancestors found that by using flint fire lighting because a far more reliable and less stressful process. Ever since the Iron Age, our forebears have been using the combination of flint and steel strikers to allow even inexperienced children to light…
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The Best Fire Starter Tool Remains The Flint And Steel
In the modern age we have increasingly come to rely on tools and materials that have significantly diverged from their ancient and more natural analogs. Inevitably, some of these tools are undeniably better, but sometimes the most reliable instrument is the simplest. This certainly seems to be the case for fire lighting as the best…
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Why the Best Firesteel Is Still The Original Flint And Steel
There has been much debate over recent years over which is the best firesteel for reliable and easy fire making. Before the advent of magnesium-containing firesteels and the like, our Iron Age ancestors relied upon the trusty flint and steel approach. While technological advancement is no bad thing, sometimes it really is best to rely…
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Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas from Flint and Steel
If you're stuck for a Valentine's Day gift, then you need look no further. If your loved one has a passion for bushcraft and the outdoors, you'll find plenty of customized gift ideas at Flint and Steel. We have put together a range of unique fire making kits which provide everything you need to make…
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