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Coghlan\'s Fire Paste

    Coghlan's Fire Paste

    • $5.50
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    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

    This item contains hazardous or flammable materials and is restricted to surface shipping only. Online orders for shipment to Alaska must be picked up at the Anchorage REI store (follow options for Free Shipping to REI Store when ordering); shipment to any other Alaska address is not offered. Sorry, this product cannot be shipped to Hawaii, APO, FPO or international addresses.

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    Coghlan's Fire Paste Specs
    Specification
    Description
    Best use
    Backpacking
    Flamable paste
    3.75 ounces
    1.5 x 7 inches
    Material(s)
    Weight
    Dimensions

    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)
        • Reviewer Profile:
        • Avid adventurer (4)
        • What Is Your Gear Style:
        • Survivalist / minimalist (4)

      REVIEWS

      Reviewed by 7 customers

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      (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

      See all my reviews

      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.

      • What Is Your Gear Style:
      • Minimalist

      (3 of 7 customers found this review helpful)

       
      2.0

      keeep it in a ziplock

      By bobby

      from Carbondale, IL

      About Me Avid Adventurer

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      Site Member

      Pros

        Cons

          Best Uses

            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.

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            • No
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            • Minimalist

            (2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

             
            5.0

            Great fire starter

            By Bigwheat

            from Georgia

            About Me Avid Adventurer

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            Site Member

            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.

            (2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

             
            5.0

            Legalized napalm!

            By kcmoore

            from Camp Lejuene, NC

            About Me Military/Law Enforcement

            See all my reviews

            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.

              • Gift:
              • No
              • What Is Your Gear Style:
              • Minimalist

              (2 of 11 customers found this review helpful)

               
              5.0

              awsome

              By lineman 26

              from olathe, ks

              About Me Avid Adventurer

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              Site Member

              Pros

              • Compact
              • Easy to Use
              • Functional
              • Lightweight

              Cons

                Best Uses

                • Backcountry Camping
                • Survival
                • Winter Camping

                Comments about Coghlan's Fire Paste:

                works very well

                • What Is Your Gear Style:
                • Comfort Driven
                 
                4.0

                Not bad, could be better

                By Tmabi

                from Portland,OR

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                Site Member

                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.

                (0 of 6 customers found this review helpful)

                 
                5.0

                Just buy it.

                By Pandion

                from Fort Lauderdale

                About Me Avid Adventurer

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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.

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