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01/8/2009 at 9:49am
Location: Cornwall
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Personally, I'm not too sure about the fire piston. To use it, you need something with which to create an ember. They supply an initial supply of char cloth - but you'd better know how to make your own if you're going to use this device for more than the novelty of seeing it work once or twice.
Also, there's a lot that can go wrong. Look at the advert and you'll see that it includes a cleaning rod, lubricant, and spare seals. These wouldn't have been included if they weren't necessary, and without them I doubt the device could work reliably first time, every time no matter how often you used it ... and what do you do once your last spare seal is shot?
So I'll vote for fire steels as the easiest and most reliable way to start a fire. Unlike matches, fire steels work when wet. Although they're probably easier to use with char cloth, you can use other stuff (e.g. birch bark shavings or certain fungi) to catch the sparks from a fire steel.
If you feel the need to carry more than one fire-making device, my vote would go for a spare fire steel!
Geoff
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