NEW - Traditional ‘Flint & Steel’ Starter Kit for Beginners - Choice of Striker

Beginners Flint & Steel Fire Lighting Kit 

A simple ‘Flint & Steel’ starter kit for beginners who are new to this primitive art of old school fire lighting. This simple kit will start you off on your fire lighting journey.  This starter kit contains everything that you would need to start creating fires the way our ancestors did for over 2,000 years.  It comes with simple, natural cotton, ‘Beaver Bushcraft’ drawstring Pouch, some super sharp English Flint, some Amadou Tinder, jute rope for making into a Tinder nest and one of our classic, high carbon steel ‘C’ Strikers. Along with some simple instructions to guide you on your new fire lighting journey.

Contents: 

• Drawstring Cotton Bag.
• Printed Leaf Image.
• 2 x English Flint Pieces.
• Amadou Piece.
• Amadou Tinder Down.
• Jute Rope (for Tinder Nest).
• Sulphur Matches.
• Mini Bees Wax Candle.
• Instructions.
• Choice of Fire Steel (see drop down menu).

The Classic Strikers:

Our traditional styled fire steel strikers are used for traditional ‘Flint & Steel’ fire lighting and can be used with Char Cloth or even Amadou or Chaga tinder fungus. The sparks created from this striker will easily form an ember that can be used to ignite a tinder bundle. These style of classic fire steels are all ideal for beginners to the most ardent Bushcraft professionals as it’s extremely easy to use and very robust. These Classic fire steel Strikers have been around since the 2nd century and they are all one of the most common shapes for using in traditional ‘Flint & Steel’ Fire lighting. All made in the UK in High Carbon Steel. There is a choice of three styles, just select from the drop down menu for the one that you want to go with your kit.  

Cotton Drawstring Pouch:

The Cotton Drawstring Pouch is made from natural Cotton and with our Beaver Bushcraft logo on one side. A simple drawstring design that is the ideal size for keeping your new Fire Steel safe. Measures approx. :100mm x 130mm. Little leaf design printed on front of bag. 

The Natural Flint:

The flint we use has been specially knapped for us to ensure each edge is ultra-sharp which is ideal for creating sparks when used with a traditional Fire Steel but can also be used with Ferrocerium Rods as a 'striker'. However we do advise caution when using our Flint, as it is incredibly sharp! 

About Amadou Tinder:

Amadou is made from the Horse’s Hoof Fungus, which has a fine, velvety layer resembling suede leather. This suede-like trama layer is sandwiched between a tough nut-like, outer, layer called the Cuticle and the pores, which are thousands of tiny tubes all packed together. The Horse’s Hoof Fungus is mainly found on dead trees such as the Birch and Beech, and it resembles a horse’s hoof – hence its common name. Amadou is very hard to source, and even more difficult to make well.

Amadou was used by our ancient forefathers because it makes excellent tinder able to catch even the vaguest of sparks; it is probably one of the best tinder that can be found in nature. It is has a beautiful velvet feel and is as resilient as suede leather and can be stored indefinitely. Amadou has been used for fire-making for thousands of years, and would have been found in virtually every traveller’s tinder box because of its great reliability.

Once your Amadou has caught a spark, it will begin to glow and gently smoke. This newly formed ember is very hard to extinguish since it burns so INCREDIBLY HOT. Any wind or breeze that blows on it will cause it to get even hotter!

Once the ember has become established, to your satisfaction, you have more than ample time to place the Amadou ember into the centre of a previously prepared tinder bundle – and then blown into a flame. Whilst Amadou burns very hot it burns at a steady and slow pace; a small piece, about the size of your thumb nail will burn for a good minute or so.  

Happy Fire Lighting!