Anyone got a good UK source for these ?
http://www.fourseasonssurvival.com/Spark-Lites_c_128.html
cheers,
Toddy
http://www.fourseasonssurvival.com/Spark-Lites_c_128.html
cheers,
Toddy
Spark Lite
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Could you not make one up? Small tupper-ware box, cotton wool and the removable flint and striker rod from a Clipper (or type) lighter.
I actually have one, and it's surprisingly good. Neat, weighs almost nothing, really effective and doesn't care about the weather.
However, I've been looking for them for a couple of my friends who would also like them.
cheers,
Toddy
However, I've been looking for them for a couple of my friends who would also like them.
cheers,
Toddy
£7.44 here Mary
http://arequip.com/Adventure-Medica...src=GB&utm_medium=organic&utm_source=GB&id=uk
If you buy 3 you get free shipping too
http://arequip.com/Adventure-Medica...src=GB&utm_medium=organic&utm_source=GB&id=uk
If you buy 3 you get free shipping too
Neat find 
Does that one come in the neat little box ? It just keeps it all together and simply available.
cheers,
Toddy
Does that one come in the neat little box ? It just keeps it all together and simply available.
cheers,
Toddy
Neat find
Does that one come in the neat little box ? It just keeps it all together and simply available.
cheers,
Toddy
I don't think so, it looks to be just the wadding and the flint thingy
Too dear then 
I'm sure mine came in a group buy, on BB I think, a couple of years ago, brought in from N. America and I 'think' they were around the fiver.
Surely it's the sort of thing that ought to be available in the UK too
cheers,
Mary
I'm sure mine came in a group buy, on BB I think, a couple of years ago, brought in from N. America and I 'think' they were around the fiver.
Surely it's the sort of thing that ought to be available in the UK too
cheers,
Mary
I bought some in that group buy too.. IIRC 'we' were put on hold while the US military took all the stock going!
best I can find is 8 quid each plus £3 P&P... I'll have another dig tomorrow..
How many sets are you after Toddy?
How many sets are you after Toddy?
Two minimum, but if the price is good then I'd get more and put them into rucksacs as useful things to have.
Might as well lay down the parametres.........I want green, boxed, and with the tinder quik twists too. About a fiver..........though tbh for all that's in them a couple of quid would seem a lot more reasonable.
cheers,
M
Might as well lay down the parametres.........I want green, boxed, and with the tinder quik twists too. About a fiver..........though tbh for all that's in them a couple of quid would seem a lot more reasonable.
cheers,
M
only place in the uk selling the version in the box that I can find is this company who sell it here.
only hitch is, thier asking £8.00 for it plus £3 shipping (although if you order more than one it goes up to £6)
every where else I've looked only seem to have the AMK version linked to by Shewie, which isn't what you are after.
hopefuly someone else will come up trumps, I quite like the look of the boxed version, but at £11 all in it's not worth it.
only hitch is, thier asking £8.00 for it plus £3 shipping (although if you order more than one it goes up to £6)
every where else I've looked only seem to have the AMK version linked to by Shewie, which isn't what you are after.
hopefuly someone else will come up trumps, I quite like the look of the boxed version, but at £11 all in it's not worth it.
We used to get these in the military and the one problem with them is that after a time, the flint inside turns to dust and the thing stops working.
Here is a link to a new item that is refillable, although the sparker is expensive. It will last forever providing you don't lose it. I plan to buy one soon, looks like another good idea. Cheers!
http://www.tadgear.com/x-treme gear/fire starters main/tad_gear_survival_spark.htm
Here is a link to a new item that is refillable, although the sparker is expensive. It will last forever providing you don't lose it. I plan to buy one soon, looks like another good idea. Cheers!
http://www.tadgear.com/x-treme gear/fire starters main/tad_gear_survival_spark.htm
I know it's not getting you any closer to finding a UK supplier ....
But here's a history of the Spark-Lite I found , interesting reading .
http://www.bepreparedtosurvive.com/History of the Spark-Lite Firestarter.htm
Cheers , Pete.
....But here's a history of the Spark-Lite I found , interesting reading .
http://www.bepreparedtosurvive.com/History of the Spark-Lite Firestarter.htm
Cheers , Pete.
Thanks for the link, that was an interesting read...........seems my original link is to the company started by the inventor , who is now in his eighties and still active , and that they come with a lifetime guarantee 
Seems that one of the original prototypes had replaceable flints too....
I wonder if a group buy would be worth finding out about ? 'cos I agree; good kit though they are, £11 is too expensive.
Wonder if we could persuade Tony to stock them in the shop ?
cheers,
Toddy
, who is now in his eighties and still active , and that they come with a lifetime guarantee Seems that one of the original prototypes had replaceable flints too....I wonder if a group buy would be worth finding out about ? 'cos I agree; good kit though they are, £11 is too expensive.
Wonder if we could persuade Tony to stock them in the shop ?
cheers,
Toddy
Been looking for these at a reasonable price for ages and cant find to use with students as a replacement for a clipper wheel. Nice looking work well but far too much for an orange flint wheel. Gave up in the end and gone back to buying clippers although i did try and source just the flint and wheel but came up on a dead end so would be intrested if someone had an avenue for buying a large batch of just them on there own.
SimonM
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
IIRC Tamarack stock the AMK version....20% discount at the moment on all order too...
No link to seller blah blah blah
No link to seller blah blah blah
Toddy, here some nice alternative 'how to': http://www.survivaloutdoorskills.com/zips_and_spark_lites.htm
Thanks Mastino
I have tried that kind but it's too much bother, it's more awkward to use and doesn't come in a tidy wee package that tucks away holding everything together.
Now there's something, coming from me
I think it's the rant that sets my teeth on edge too.
I do agree that the tinder is expensive but it's fairly straightfoward to make replacements, and besides, each wee twist will easily make four starts anyway.
Thanks also, SimonM
cheers,
M
I have tried that kind but it's too much bother, it's more awkward to use and doesn't come in a tidy wee package that tucks away holding everything together.
Now there's something, coming from me
I think it's the rant that sets my teeth on edge too.
I do agree that the tinder is expensive but it's fairly straightfoward to make replacements, and besides, each wee twist will easily make four starts anyway.
Thanks also, SimonM
cheers,
M
Hope you don't mind me resurrecting this thread Toddy, but I see that the aluminium Spark-Lites with the replaceable flints are being remade although I can't find a UK source .
Also looking again at the very first version of the Spark-Lite , the brass one, does seem to look very much like a Coleman Lantern Ignitor.
Original Spark-Lite :
just a shortened shaft and without the mounting bracket ,a pretty low price too $4.00.
Might be worth adapting one :thinkerg:. Just need to find a UK source for these lantern igniters now.
Cheers,
Pete.
.Also looking again at the very first version of the Spark-Lite , the brass one, does seem to look very much like a Coleman Lantern Ignitor.
Original Spark-Lite :
just a shortened shaft and without the mounting bracket ,a pretty low price too $4.00.
Might be worth adapting one :thinkerg:. Just need to find a UK source for these lantern igniters now
.Cheers,
Pete.
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