| Shipping Weight | 300.00 g | |
While it looks like magic, a fire piston works on the principle of compressed air to heat a small piece of tinder. Add the small coal to a fire bundle, blow, or hold it into the wind, and you've got yourself a fire. Ingenious, as it uses materials readily found in nature (punky wood, birch fungus) as a fuel source.
The Survival Pen Fire Piston is the size of a ballpoint pen, has a relief valve (2nd generation design), and features an optional hidden ferro rod.
Includes an extra O-ring, and charcloth. Made in the U.S.A.
Sorry to hear that you’re not too impressed with it. There are a couple of things you can try that may improve your experience: for those new to fire pistons, one suggestion is to actually use it upside-down - meaning keep the piston head down on a surface, and slide the outer chamber down the rod to compress. This way, you’re not pushing the rod end into your palm, and can hold the outer chamber in your fingers.
The trick with all fire pistons is to get the rod out of the chamber and into oxygen as quickly as possible after compression. Once you become comfortable with this approach, you can then try compressing by pushing the rod in the chamber either holding with your thumb and index finger, or by placing your thumb over the top of the rod, and holding with a finger or two.
It does take technique and some practice to become proficient using a fire piston.
Hope this helps.
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