Blast Match Fire Starter

January 25th, 2012 | by admin |


Ultimate Survival Technologies Blast Match is an integrated, one-hand operation flint steel striker tool. It’s one of my favorite backpacking items. www.ultimatesurvival.com


  1. 25 Responses to “Blast Match Fire Starter”

  2. By daminhtran on Jan 25, 2012 | Reply

    @MrDb4894 There have been tests where they dropped a cube of it in a cup of water and it still lit. The cube floats on top of water.

  3. By upupaepops on Jan 25, 2012 | Reply

    @MrDb4894 I don’t think I said it would “light in water”, apologies if that’s how it sounded. What I was trying to convey was that the Blastmatch itself would still create sparks, even if wet, and the the WetFire “waxy” tinder blocks would burn in a wet environment. Actually, I’ve seen the Wetfire cubes float on water and continue to burn. So the combination of the two perform well when you’ve got rainy conditions.

  4. By MrDb4894 on Jan 25, 2012 | Reply

    We’re you serious about it being able to light in water

  5. By JaredRp on Jan 25, 2012 | Reply

    that is badass!

  6. By SOAHCSOAHCSOAHC on Jan 25, 2012 | Reply

    @liljosh609 That blew my mind, especially having just come from a very cold backpacking trip where my magnesium starter did NOT do a very good job.

  7. By adrianbethke on Jan 25, 2012 | Reply

    Great video, I just posted a review on my new BlastMatch. Great tool!

  8. By 2kargarage1 on Jan 25, 2012 | Reply

    Great vid

  9. By MrAlexandreJuby on Jan 25, 2012 | Reply

    @upupaepops cool thanks bear grylls junior :P

  10. By upupaepops on Jan 25, 2012 | Reply

    @MrAlexandreJuby It’s been a while since I did that video, and from what I recollect I say in the video that I grabbed a handful of leaves, but the reality was that I probably grabbed a handful of whatever was nearby and handy in a planter on the porch, which probably had a lot of dry grass / dead plant material, etc that is much easier to light than dry leaves alone. I’ve crushed dry leaves up by themselves and they never seem to make decent kindling. Thanks for watching!

  11. By MrAlexandreJuby on Jan 25, 2012 | Reply

    was that only leaves at the fisrt one plz answer back ?

  12. By upupaepops on Jan 25, 2012 | Reply

    @unwhackII In general practice, yes, I agree.  However, I had just grabbed an old Gerber throw down knife for the demo. Surprisingly though, through all the punishment I’ve given that old Gerber, it has retained an amazing edge for such an inexpensive lock blade.

  13. By unwhackII on Jan 25, 2012 | Reply

    don’t scratch over the floor with the blade of your knife. . .

  14. By liljosh609 on Jan 25, 2012 | Reply

    How do you start the fire with just leaves? I’ve tried it so many time but it never works for me?

  15. By upupaepops on Jan 25, 2012 | Reply

    @Sacrifice117 That’s the nice thing about Wetfire, or it’s equivalent, Weber Firecubes. If the weather permitted it, you could just shave off an amount you need. However, I’ve broken off a larger piece or two, or just used the entire cube, when the situation called for it (windy, too wet, etc).  For the demo in this video I just wanted to shave off a small pile to demonstrate the amount of flames produced by the small portion. Thanks for watching!

  16. By Sacrifice117 on Jan 25, 2012 | Reply

    How are you going to keep those shavings sitting there in windy weather. . . ?

  17. By Mortalcoil100 on Jan 25, 2012 | Reply

    Very awesome video. I really liked it. Hadn’t heard of the “blast match” before, but it looks like it works great.

  18. By upupaepops on Jan 25, 2012 | Reply

    @jonlocke83 When you say you’ve not had luck with the Wetfire, what specifically do you mean? Can you not get it to light? Couple of thoughts: It’s hard to light as a solid cube, that’s why I’ll either crumble it up a little, or “shave” it with my knife into a pile before lighting it. Also, unless they’ve been sealed really good, the cubes seem to have a very short shelf life after being exposed to air, perhaps only a month or so, and then they turn dry and “chalky” and won’t light.

  19. By jonlocke83 on Jan 25, 2012 | Reply

    Good video and demonstrations. I carry this in my bug out bag. I’ve never had luck with the wet fire though. Any suggestions?

  20. By upupaepops on Jan 25, 2012 | Reply

    @shelltech83 No problem! They’re called Weber Firestarter Lighter Cubes. They have 24 cubes in two “ice tray” style packs, and each cube is about 4 times the size of one Wetfire cube. They usually run about $10 -12 total with shipping from various online vendors.

  21. By shelltech83 on Jan 25, 2012 | Reply

    @upupaepops thanks for the info!! I’m gonna order some weber cubes instead

  22. By upupaepops on Jan 25, 2012 | Reply

    @shelltech83 You bet. The Wetfire cubes (or even better, the Weber cubes which are the same thing at a fraction of the price) can be lit and put out over and over, making their use pretty flexible.

  23. By shelltech83 on Jan 25, 2012 | Reply

    you can also light the cube and then smuther the flame out with your hand

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  25. By TheAwesomeStation123 on Jan 25, 2012 | Reply

    Nice Gerber

  26. By upupaepops on Jan 25, 2012 | Reply

    @nanosteve1 Whoop!

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