Tinder-Quik (1 packet)

Product Description

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 ; 8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B00029EWYY
• Item model number: TQ
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #21,633 in Sports & Outdoors (See Bestsellers in Sports & Outdoors)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

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

By	T. Hassler - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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.

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

By	Saint Richard (Upstate NY) - See all my reviews

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 pack 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 (fluff them up before lighting) and burn for several minutes - plenty of time 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.

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Thank you, April 23, 2008

By	Colin Jones (Blountville, TN) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Thank you, Store-Who-Shipped-This-Product-Out, because you sent me 20 tinder-quiks for the price of 10 (that was un-expected, and I really appreciate it.) As far as the quality, I'm sure that this product will light afire very well, and I think that it looks like a good idea for my survival/camping equipment. I look forward to seeing these in action, and I'm sure that they will be well worth my money. By the way, the package arrived 4 days too early. Are you people gods or something? You kick the majorest of "arse".