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Way to burst my bubble. I actually thought I had found something not made in China. It is getting ever so hard to buy North American/European made products. I never would have thought Swedish...

@Rick

There might be a non Chinese fire steel on the market for you to look into. Primus brand. I will post a link if you wish to look into it further.

I bought a couple of these about a year...

Thank you for the reply.

Did I say poster named Rick?

I really meant Administrator named Rick, thats my story and I am sticking to it.

I have been trying to post in a thread and it will not let me.

The thread was about magnesium bars. A poster named Rick was asking if anybody might know about non Chinese made fire-steels. I think...

It seems to be the trend lately. Take a mediocre product and slap survival, zombie defense or a celebrities (who drinks questionable liquids) name on it. Then let the profits roll in.

Hey guys thanks for all the replies and humor. My favorite use for the hollow handle is to store my cover all problems first aid kit. Anytime I get a wound of any sort I find a mineshaft to climb...

Never heard of the Buck Hoodlum until now. Just looked it up on google, That is one fine looking piece of steel. Looks like it would be great for clearing brush. Its like a small machete and a knife...

John D. McCann is the guy I got the idea from to use a small pencil sharpener to make tinder from small branches, works great. Never knew he had a website. Will have to check it out, thanks for the...

I have nothing against big beastly knives I have few in my collection. I find they serve a purpose and are enjoyable to use but most of the time I stick to little ones. No knife racism here...

My parents gave me this knife when I was younger, boy was I excited. Thought I was a survivalist right away. First time out with it I broke the ring off the wire saw. It lasted about five or six more...

For sharpening I employ many methods with my favorite being a DC4 stone with one side diamond and the other ceramic, works great. Once you obtain a razors edge you can get away with honing and...

Thought that tittle would draw some attention.

Guess this is where we make our introductions.

Well I have been into minimalist camping, small game hunting, fishing, hiking and generally...