I recently found a side release buckle on Amazon that has a whistle and flint and striker. I took a few tries to see how it worked, then just before thinking it didn't I found the secret with it. The flint and steel need to be at 90 degree angles, then it promotes heavy sparks. This with dryer lint or 90 percent alchol I keep in sealed straws, makes a fire almost instant. I used the buckle with 550 paracord and telecommunication wire to make a belt. Added a "swiss-tech" mini multi-tool and I have a survival belt!The belt has 50 feet of paracord, a whistle, flint and striker, snare wire, (adding 30 lb test fish line) and the micro tool has a small, very sharp knife, saw blade, screwdriver, pliers, and a light. Need to make a small pouch for some "alcohol straws" and a toad stool stove, and I am good to go. I have found with strikers, (like magnesium) you get what you pay for. All work but at least practice with it to find the best spark production methods for what you have. Pine needles and dried grass make excellent tinder, as do vaseline cotton balls, dryer lint (starts ewith mere sparks, ask hundreds of home owners), and dry cattaiuls, yarrow, etc.
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