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Fire Ribbon
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Fire Ribbon

Item # 406001

$3.50

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Fire starter paste comes in a tube, for priming backpacking stoves or as an emergency fire starter.

  • Tube packaging lets you use as little or as much as you need

Not available for sale in California. Flammable item - must be sent via surface (ground) shipping. Sorry, no air shipping. Can not be sent to Alaska, Hawaii, APO, FPO or international addresses.

Made in USA.

Item 406001

This item contains hazardous or flammable materials and is restricted to surface shipping only.

Fire Ribbon Specs

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Description

Weight3.75 ounces

Fire Ribbon Customer Reviews

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Fire Ribbon
 
4.8

(based on 4 reviews)

100%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

  • Functional (4)
  • Compact (3)
  • Easy to use (3)

Cons

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      Reviewed by 4 customers

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      Sep

      8

      2007

      (5 of 5 customers found this review helpful)

       
      5.0

      Fantastic fire starter

      ByJeremy the Scout

      from Wichita, ks

      About Me Avid Adventurer, Casual/ Recreational

      Site Member

      Pros

      • Compact
      • Easy to Use
      • Functional

      Cons

        Best Uses

        • Backcountry Camping
        • Campgrounds
        • Day Trips
        • Survival
        • Trips
        • Winter Camping

        Comments about Fire Ribbon:

        This is great stuff. Use it with matches or with a flint sparker and it lights right up. Will light wet or dry tinder. Scouts love it.

        Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

        (5 of 5 customers found this review helpful)

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        Mar

        11

        2008

        (3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

         
        5.0

        Start My Fire

        ByPhotoHiker1

        from Seattle

        About Me Casual/ Recreational

        Pros

        • Compact
        • Easy to Use
        • Functional
        • Lightweight

        Cons

          Best Uses

          • hiking in wet weather

          Comments about Fire Ribbon:

          It took the whole tube to get our driftwood fire started on the Washington coast in March, but we had hot coco on a cold night and that counts for something. In dryer weather a tube would last for a number of fires. It's nice to know your going to get a fire started no matter what.

          • What Is Your Gear Style:
          • Minimalist

          Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

          (3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

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          Oct

          18

          2008

          (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

           
          4.0

          Works well to boost other tinder

          Bytoasty1

          from Kansas

          Site Member

          Pros

          • Functional

          Cons

            Best Uses

              Comments about Fire Ribbon:

              Rather than rely on large amounts of Fire Ribbon to get a fire going, put a dab inside cotton balls and store several inside a Coghlan's Plastic Matchbox. Tie floss to the first one in for an easy way to pull them free of the matchbox, fluff up the cotton ball in the midst of other tinder, and light. The additional heat from the Fire Ribbon helps dry out tinder, and lights easily by match, lighter, or FireSteel. For a really stubborn-to-light fire, use multiple cotton balls; several will fit in the matchbox.

              It's not necessary to completely saturate the cotton balls, and in my experience, it may actually make it more difficult to light the ball with a FireSteel. Vaseline will work in place of Fire Ribbon, but I think Fire Ribbon burns hotter, although I haven't measured the heat produced.

              I haven't stored treated cotton balls long enough to say how well the Fire Ribbon is preserved, as it may flash/dry out over time. If you use this method, you may want to refresh the Fire Ribbon occasionally, but given the small amount needed per cotton ball, a tube will last for years.

              Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

              (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

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              Sep

              17

              2009

               
              5.0

              Works great even on wet firewood

              ByRickMan

              from Chicago, IL

              About Me Avid Adventurer

              Site Member

              Pros

              • Compact
              • Easy to Use
              • Functional
              • Lightweight

              Cons

                Best Uses

                • Campgrounds
                • Survival
                • Trips

                Comments about Fire Ribbon:

                This product works very well. In fact, I have used it several times to start a fire on wet firewood and each time it worked like a champ. On one trip in Alaska, we were camping at a state park where is was raining on and off for several days. I used it on wet firewood and had a roaring fire going in 10 minutes.

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                • No
                • What Is Your Gear Style:
                • Comfort Driven

                Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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