An essential piece of emergency equipment, the magnesium fire starter can light hundreds of fires with a flame source of 5400° F!

It's easy.  You just shave some of the magnesium from the block with a pocket knife.  Then, flip the starter over to the built in sparking insert.  One scrape produces a white hot flare that easily ignites tinder, even damp tinder.  But in it's block form, the magnesium is completely safe to carry.  Light weight starter even has a chain to attach to pack zippers or drawcords.