Magnesium Fire Starter - And How to Use Them

Using your knife, scrape along the edge of the starter till you have a pile of shavings about the size of a quarter.

If you are in a windy area, you will want to make a small depression in the ground or something so your shavings don't blow away. It is a good idea to try to shave them onto a small piece of bark or wood.

On the other side of your starter there should be a flint.

Make sure you have your tinder and kindling ready before you strike the flint.

As you run your knife along the flint side to create sparks, you will want your tinder close to the pile of shavings and have some small twigs and also some bigger pieces of wood close by as well.

It is no fun to have the tinder blazing and then go out as you scramble to find dry pieces of wood to add to your fire!

Practice using your magnesium fire starter BEFORE you get into an emergency situation, as practice makes perfect, even in building survival fires!