Beaver Bushcraft - Traditional 'Flint & Steel' Classic Tinderbox - Special Price

Beaver Bushcraft - Traditional 'Flint & Steel' Tinderbox - Special Price 

• Made In The UK
• Exclusive to Beaver Bushcraft
• 5/5 Ease Of Use
• Flint & Steel Tinderbox
• Excellent Value
• 2oz Tobacco Tin
• Measures: 110mm x 80mm x 25mm
• Brass Coloured
• Steel Construction
• Rubber Seal
• Makes a great Gift
• Ideal for the Novice Fire Lighter, Bushcraft Enthusiast, Survivalists,
• Re-enactors, Budding Pioneers, Forestry Schools & as a Beginners level fire lighting teaching aid
• See It Working: - See Video Below

Our greatest value for money fire lighting kit we have ever produced. It has all the basic elements you will ever need in order to create fire the ‘old school’ way.

Introducing our new basic Traditional Flint & Steel Tinderbox. We wanted to create a Tinderbox that not only captures the spirit of a bygone era but to also make it affordable for everyone's pocket.  Makes a brilliant starter kit for someone who is new to Flint & Steel fire lighting or even as a little stocking filler for Christmas. Extras can be added to this kit (see drop down mneu) to make it even more special.  Just as a tip, we sometimes use our 'R' Shaped Fire Steels upside down so it becomes a 'U' shape. It makes it easier to strike for a beginner.

Fire Lighting Kit Contains:

• Classic 'R' Shaped Fire Steel
• 1 x Natural Flint Shards
• Approx 2g of Jute Nest
• Approx 1g of Char Cloth
• Aprox 1g of Amadou Down
• 1 x Bees Wax Taper Candle
• 6 " Slow Match Cord
• 10 x Sulphur Spills Card

The Traditional ‘Flint & Steel’ Tinderbox is small and light enough to be kept in any  pocket or rucksack and will enable the making of a fire in almost any weather conditions. This ergonomic fire making kit has been honed right down to the absolute essentials, yet contains everything you need to create traditional spark based fires. It is easy to use - and then master, will give you years of trustworthy fire lighting and will instil a sense of traditional satisfaction that comes from using this phenomenal fire lighting technique. 

Thousands of years before the development of the modern day match and lighter, the well-practiced hands of our forebears would have deftly used Flint & Steel for making fires in mere seconds. Making a fire with Flint & Steel is both traditional, a very dependable and, having been around for thousands of years, has well and truly stood the test of time, it has an honesty and simple elegance that is hard to beat. In recent years, there has been a huge resurgence in this long-established and reliable traditional fire lighting method, making it ideal for anyone who wishes to use a classic style traditional tinderbox for creating time-honoured spark based fires such as Re-enactment societies, Bushcraft enthusiast and Survivalists etc. We do have a range of ready to go handmade leather outdoor belt pouches to go with this item which can be purchased separately, click here to view.      

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