This came to me as a bit of a surprise but when you sit down and think about it, it makes perfect sense. Some in the military will probably have heard of this before because it’s apparently one of the “essentials” the specialists carry with them.
It needs to be a twin one made from magnesium with a steel blade like this one.
If you’re stuck somewhere ( unlikely but can happen ) you can scrape some of the highly flammable magnesium off the side which will readily ignite from a spark. You put that right next to some fresh sharpening from a few twigs which act as kindling. You can then use the sharpened twigs / sticks as tent pegs or fire material.
I’ve since found that you can buy magnesium filings with a ferro rod on Amazon. I can’t get the link to work.
This is nothing new but I’d never heard of it before.
It needs to be a twin one made from magnesium with a steel blade like this one.
KUM Magnesium Wedge Double Hole Sharpener 410
Great value double-hole sharpener. Standard wedge profile milled from magnesium alloy. Suitable for 8mm and 11mm pencils, in round, hexagonal or trinagular profile shapes. Precision KUM Carbon Steel blades are probably the highest-quality available.
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If you’re stuck somewhere ( unlikely but can happen ) you can scrape some of the highly flammable magnesium off the side which will readily ignite from a spark. You put that right next to some fresh sharpening from a few twigs which act as kindling. You can then use the sharpened twigs / sticks as tent pegs or fire material.
I’ve since found that you can buy magnesium filings with a ferro rod on Amazon. I can’t get the link to work.
Magnesium 8 Bags Shavings Emergency Fire Starting Camping Hiking Bush Craft 100% Pure - Etsy UK
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