Tinder-Quik 10 pack (1 packet)

by Four Seasons Survival

Product Features

• Easy to use
• Extremely light weight
• In use by military forces around the world
• Can be used with a variety of fire starters

Product Description

Tinder-Quik fire tabs complement your Spark-Lite purchase and make sure you've got plenty of fire-starting ability. Each Tinder-Quik is specially treated to high standards to ensure the cotton is waterproof and provides more than adequate burn times for starting fires.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 5.6 x 3.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B00029EWYY
• Item model number: TQ
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #264 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors)
  • #5 in Sports & Outdoors > Outdoor Recreation > Camping & Hiking > Safety & Survival

Customer Reviews

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120 of 122 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good ...smaller that expected, July 23, 2010

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Kage "I am my own Hero" (Buffalo, NY USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Tinder-Quik 10 pack (1 packet) (Misc.)

They burn, but were much smaller than expected.. After shipping costs your better off making your own using cotton and hand sanatizer. They did however throw in a couple extra tinders... I got 1 10 pack and 8 loose pieces just floating aroung the envelope.

UPDATE - I found even better tinder than the two options above and its FREE.... Just head to your dryer lint tray, All that lint is so fine that it lights up almost to easy. Its very very light to carry, and a softball size of lint can really be compressed to almost nothing at all ... Try it!

44 of 45 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good stuff, February 6, 2008

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T. Hassler - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tinder-Quik 10 pack (1 packet) (Misc.)

This is a really nice product. These things light easily and stay lit a good long while (2-3 min). They also seem less messy than homemade cotton wool + Vaseline fire starters. I've heard some folks have used magnesium shavings inside the homemade style and then dipped all but a "wick" in paraffin to keep the mess down and add more fuel to the mix. I haven't tried that yet, but the Equipped to Survive organization has some more details on their site.

They are reasonably priced, but the shipping is the killer. So if you can't pick these up at the local sporting goods store, get it only with several other items or in bulk to cut down on the shipping cost per unit ratio.

36 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great help for tough fires., May 7, 2009

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Saint Richard (Upstate NY) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Tinder-Quik 10 pack (1 packet) (Misc.)

This is the same product that comes packed with the Aviation Survival Spark-lite Kit. Though impregnated with flammable oils and waxes the compressed cotton fabric of these fire-starters packs dry.

A lot of people on their reviews of the Spark-Lite kit talk about home brewed substitutes like cotton balls with petroleum jelly mushed into them but the mess is hardly worth it.

I will go with these, thanks. They store neatly and indefinitely almost anywhere, light easily by a spark or flame (Frizz up one end just a bit first) and burn long enough to get a fire going.

I keep my Spark-Lite kits amply supplied but also have some of these scattered in various places. For example, I keep a few of them tucked under the "ranger bands" (cut from bike tubes) that are attached to my knife sheaths.

You shouldn't need these every time you light a fire. Under normal weather conditions with dry wood and good natural tinder you should be able to get a fire going without any special help at all. But for tough fires, these are a great help.