English Flint

I ordered online a replacement flint for my flint & steel kit. I was wondering if this kind of stone can be found in my country, the Philippines. Maybe there is another kind of stone with similar characteristics that I can use instead.


1 of the 2 English flint I ordered online for $5.


The Hudson Bay Flint & Steel Kit. Highly recommended kit.

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Another Flint & Steel Kit

When I was having a problem with the Black Bear Haversack Trading Post flint & steel kit, I ordered another one from eBay. This time I chose the Hudson Bay Flint & Steel kit from Primal Connection.


Just like the Bear Haversack kit, this one also contains a jute twine, char cloth, flint and steel.


The steel has more striking area than the Black Bear steel.


The flint is about the same as that of the Black Bear kit.

The similarities end there. The Hudson Bay steel throws more sparks than the Black Bear steel. The steel almost never miss to produce sparks when stroked against the flint. Definitely an excellent flint & steel kit. Highly recommended. By the way, its almost 5 times more expensive though.

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Flint & Steel

I have been wanting to assemble a fire making kit that includes a flint and steel. Although I always carry a Bic lighter and a firesteel with me, I thought it would be cool to have a flint and steel in my fire making kit. As always I searched online and I found a flint and steel kit sold by Black Bear Haversack Trading Post for $6.99 + $2.76 S/H.


The kit contains a jute twine, char cloth, flint and steel.


The steel measures 3" by 1 1/4".


The flint is 2 1/2" by 1 1/4"

I tested the flint and steel several times but it failed to produce spark good enough to create an ember on the char cloth. In fact, I didn't get any spark at all on several occasions. I don't know why, maybe its the steel not having sufficient carbon content, the flint is too soft or both. Well serves me right, what you get for what you pay.

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