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Coghlan's Fire Paste

Item # 626906

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This Coghlan's Fire Paste squeeze tube holds a flammable paste that provides quick, odorless fire starting without flare-up or splashing.

Great for priming stoves or starting campfires, barbecues, and wood stoves
Just squeeze paste onto stove priming spot, fire wood or briquettes and light with a match
Does not transmit flavors to food; not affected by heat or cold

Made in USA.

Item 626906

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Coghlan's Fire Paste Specs

Specification	Description
Best use	Backpacking
Material(s)	Flamable paste
Weight	3.75 ounces
Dimensions	1.5 x 7 inches

Coghlan's Fire Paste Customer Reviews

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Coghlan's Fire Paste

4.3

(based on 7 reviews)

86%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

Easy to use (5)
Functional (4)
Lightweight (3)

Cons

Best Uses

Backcountry camping (5)
Camping (4)
Winter (3)

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- Survivalist / minimalist (4)

REVIEWS

Reviewed by 7 customers

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May

2008

(14 of 24 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

Good flame, but doesn't go the distance

By CELO626

from Quincy, MA

About Me Casual/ Recreational

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Pros

Easy to Use
Functional

Cons

Sharp container
Short flame life

Best Uses

Backcountry Camping
Campgrounds

Comments about Coghlan's Fire Paste:

I was the first in my group to reach the campsite and was assigned the duty of getting the fire going. As a new purchase, I quickly looked to my fire paste in my pack. While easy to apply to my kindling, the flame would burn out before the wood would catch. I must admit that the paste is highly flammable, but be prepared to go through almost half a tube if you are dealing with any wet or hard to catch woods. The other issue I experienced was having the half filled tube, (now distorted with squeezing) constantly poking into my skin in my pocket. I'd say each place I put the paste burned about 1 or 1 1/2 minutes.

Mar

2010

(3 of 7 customers found this review helpful)

2.0

keeep it in a ziplock

By bobby

from Carbondale, IL

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Comments about Coghlan's Fire Paste:

this stuff lights dry kindling very well - which isn't saying much. if your wood is wet, you're out of luck.

also, i bought a tube of this about 6 or 7 years ago and the tube split and got the good all over my backpack, sleeping bag, clothes - you get the picture.

if you're going to buy this stuff, make sure you keep it in a decent ziplock unless you want to smell like kerosene.

Aug

2011

(2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Great fire starter

By Bigwheat

from Georgia

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Pros

Easy to Use
Lights instantly
Lightweight

Cons

Bulky

Best Uses

Backcountry Camping
Campgrounds

Comments about Coghlan's Fire Paste:

As far as a fire starter goes, you will be hard pressed to find something easier to use than this fire paste. It lights instantly when a flame is put to it, and burns long enough to light any tinder you put to it, and then to get your fire started.

It is not designed to catch wet wood on fire. It is not a fire starter log that weighs a pound or two and will burn for 30 minutes. It is simply a paste that makes starting a fire using proper fire building technique far easier.

The only downside I have found to the stuff is that the tube is so large. It is actually pretty lightweight, but the packaging is bulky.

Aug

2010

(2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Legalized napalm!

By kcmoore

from Camp Lejuene, NC

About Me Military/Law Enforcement

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Pros

Compact
Easy to Use
Functional
Lightweight

Cons

Best Uses

Backcountry Camping
Campgrounds
Day Trips
River
Survival
Trips
Winter Camping

Comments about Coghlan's Fire Paste:

I have used this product on multiple occasions and it never fails. This stuff really is like legalized napalm. However, just because your using this product, doesn't mean that you have to forget the fundamentals of fire starting. Apply the basics, and you won't be disapointed with the speed your fire can be lit and maintained using this product. I have a tube with me on every trip. A+ rating.

Aug

2008

(2 of 11 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

awsome

By lineman 26

from olathe, ks

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Pros

Compact
Easy to Use
Functional
Lightweight

Cons

Best Uses

Backcountry Camping
Survival
Winter Camping

Comments about Coghlan's Fire Paste:

works very well

Jan

2012

4.0

Not bad, could be better

By Tmabi

from Portland,OR

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Comments about Coghlan's Fire Paste:

The idea is pretty handy, but I like to see a little bit of a more potent concoction (say gasoline with styrofoam melted into it to form a gel). The thing is, the only time you're going to need this is when it's pretty wet, so ideally you want it to pack a punch.

Jan

2010

(0 of 6 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Just buy it.

By Pandion

from Fort Lauderdale

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Pros

Awsome
Easy to Use
Functional

Cons

Bulky

Best Uses

Backcountry Camping
Campgrounds
Day Trips
River
Trips
Winter Camping

Comments about Coghlan's Fire Paste:

Just get it. It sounds silly, I know, but you'll be happy you do. It is the only store bought fire starter that can actually be started so you can start a fire. So stop staring at the picture and just buy it.