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Lightning Nugget Firestarters

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Item # 619851

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Nontoxic Lightning Nugget fire starters are made from natural wood by-products and contain no chemical additives.

Nuggets are guaranteed to light easily and burn for 15 min.
Unlimited shelf life makes them ideal to keep on hand for campfires, barbeques, fireplaces or emergency use
Can be used in any wood-burning appliance
Box contains 12 Lightning Nugget fire starter nuggets

Made in USA.

Item 619851

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Lightning Nugget Firestarters Customer Reviews

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Lightning Nugget Firestarters

5.0

(based on 6 reviews)

100%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

Easy to use (6)
Functional (6)
Lightweight (5)
Compact (4)

Cons

Best Uses

Camping (6)
Backcountry camping (5)
Day trip (3)
River (3)
Survival (3)

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Dec

2008

(7 of 7 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Excelent fire starter!

By getoutandrun6

from Phoenix, AZ

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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 Lightning Nugget Firestarters:

I took this product on a recent kayaking trip. It works great! Our wood was damp from a recent rain, it was a low 30s night, and we threw a couple of these crazy nuggets into the bottom of our smoldering stack of sticks and they got the fire going. They lasted quite a while, and boosted the fire like none other! Very easy to use. It only took a match or two to light. They are crushable so you don't have to use the whole nugget. It only takes two to light a campfire and there's twelve in a pack!I would totally use this product again for sure!

Feb

2010

(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

great product

By rainydayhiker

from Boulder, CO

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Pros

Compact
Easy to Use
Functional
Lightweight

Cons

Best Uses

Backcountry Camping
Campgrounds
Day Trips
River
Survival
Trips

Comments about Lightning Nugget Firestarters:

Great fire starters. Can be used indoors too, very cheap for the quantity, especially being non-toxic.

Oct

2011

5.0

Great in damp conditions or otherwise

By The masked marvel

from Portland, OR

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Pros

Easy to Use
Functional

Cons

Best Uses

Backcountry Camping
Campgrounds

Comments about Lightning Nugget Firestarters:

These work great if you're in damp conditions with wet wood, or you're just feeling a bit lazy and don't want to work as hard to get a fire going.

One piece burns for close to 15 minutes, so you can really get that fire burning even if its wet. A great resource, and good price.

Jul

2011

5.0

Great item.

By donkkeypunch

from Balitmore MD

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Pros

Compact
Easy To Setup
Easy to Use
Functional
Lightweight

Cons

Best Uses

Backcountry Camping
Campgrounds
Day Trips
River
Survival
Trips
Winter Camping

Comments about Lightning Nugget Firestarters:

Used these just this past week on a 8 day camping trip was very impressed with the quality, ease, an no mess. Lite wet and are fast but not to fast in working all around perfect.

Mar

2011

5.0

Easy BBQ

By Wine Moose

from Redwood City, CA

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Pros

Easy to Use
Functional
Lightweight

Cons

Best Uses

Backcountry Camping
Campgrounds
Home BBQ

Comments about Lightning Nugget Firestarters:

Very simple to use and make BBQ'ing very easy.

Jul

2009

5.0

You'll never need newspaper again!

By Easy Does It

from Seattle, WA

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Pros

Compact
Easy to Use
Functional
Lightweight

Cons

Best Uses

Campgrounds

Comments about Lightning Nugget Firestarters:

These nuggets are great for getting your fire started, especially when its cold, or your wood is damp. You dont need any newspapers, just some small/medium sticks. They are easy to light, and stay lit long enough to get the bigger stuff lit. I bring them on every trip and I love them!!!