Phone Skope Pyro Putty: Waterproof Survival Fire Starter Tool for Emergency Preparedness, Fire Starters for Campfires - Survival Gear and Supplies

As far as how this fire starter performs? Well it goes above and beyond, seriously, this stuff burns quite hot as well as for a lengthy period of time as advertised; sure to get any emergency fire going in even terrible conditions! It's entirely wind resistant, you can drop it in the water, it'll float, then you merely squeeze any water out and it will ignite just fine. Also it's extremely easy to ignite, a tiny spark, or just touching a lighter / match flame to the "fluffed" prepared end of it and it lights instantly.The only downside is how harsh this stuff is.. Trust me when I say, you do NOT want to be near the smoke this putty emits; not even a bit of it breathed in from the wind coming back at you. I was steering clear of it, but when I tested out it's resistance to wind by blowing on it several times; I pulled in a few bounced back / mild inhalations of the smoke and it was absolutely terrible. My nose, up through my sinuses, trachea, bronchial tubes and eyes all burned rather severely for 35-40 minutes until it began to subside. I took my gloves off and removed my contacts, flushing my eyes as well as getting fresh air until it improved but it was not a good time. It is extremely irritating due to the composition of the putty (synthetics & metal oxides) that you are burning.. So, you definitely want to wear gloves when prepping a piece of this to start a fire, and stay out of the smoke. If you don't have gloves, do yourself a favor and do not touch your face or rub your eyes after handling it. I wore gloves, but the smoke really was unpleasant despite being such a small brief dose of it. No wonder there is the green putty that's a "bug repellant" XDAnyway, it IS a synthetic fire starter marketed for emergencies / survival / etc so it's not a reason to avoid buying it. For it's intended purpose, it absolutely performs very well, exceeding all expectations. Really, there's nothing else out there on the market like it that works as well as this does. The irritation aspect is no different than say, liquid fuel, I wouldn't get that in my eyes or breathe it in either; my experience was merely an unfortunate, unintended incident that occurred. I still thought this should be known so that you don't stay too close to it while its burning, or rather, just don't be downwind of it when building up your fire initially and you will be just fine.Overall, it's worth the money if you wish to have a reliable, powerful, compact, and affordable emergency fire starter for whatever your needs may be!

And a nickel size dollop was enough to drive the moisture out of and even catch these intermediate sticks; it drives the moisture completely out of proper kindling. Even when frozen the (eco/green) putty was easy enough to dig out of the tin with a striker, so the others shouldn't even be an issue. The exposed fibers take sparks from a ferro rod without any problem. Once started, this product is amazingly wind resistant; attempts to blow it out just sent it flying, still alight. It floats (and burns) on water, and if you douse it you can relight it as long as you expose some fresh fibers (which can admittedly be tricky if you're using only a small amount).As it is August, I can't say yet how the putty will act when everything is soaked and frozen and your fingers are too cold to perform dexterous tasks. However, with how it has acted so far I can definitely see it making a difference when it comes to those miserable situations you sometimes find yourself in.The option to use as much or as little as you need is one of the best parts about this tin. Sometimes the light gets away from you but the situation isn't bad enough to warrant using a whole disk/cube/square of starter when you only have a set number, so a pinch of this gets the job done without significantly impacting your resources.Additionally, the screw top lid gives me confidence that the putty will store for many years on its own. I have other fire starting products that were packaged in tins that were not air-tight, and four years later they have definitely lost some of their accelerant. If you have a tin or two you want to put away, you might want to tape the seam, though this probably isn't even necessary. I like a silicone self-fusing tape for its lack of residue and ease of removal, but duct/electrical gets the job done just as wellIt is not entirely foolproof of course, and like every other firestarter you can force it to fail. However, the points above are what sold me on it originally and what will bring me back. Thanks for your time

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I got this to keep in my pack in hunting trips or as a emergency fire starter. A few things to note in this stuff; for one, it is MESSY. The green eco blend doesn't take a spark real well and it takes a bit to get it lit. If you're going to just this. I'd stick to the winter blend. Also, using a lighter for this stuff is the way to go.

I wanted to give this product a real test. I took a ball just less than a quarter size to see what it would do to a damp board. I went out in the yard and found a damp “stick” that had been lying around. Please see pic #1. It was by no means a piece of kindling, probably around a 1x2. Let me say that this stuff ignites! I barely touched it with flame, and “poof”. No skills required to make a fire at all. The pyro putty burnt hot and long. At about the 4 minute mark, it fell off the board. (I had turned the pyro putty to the underside of the board once lit.). See pic #2. It kept on burning, and was no problem to continue burning the board. At the 7 minute mark, there was still a nice flame going...pic #3. At the 12 minute mark, pic 4, there has been considerable burning to both the board, and the board under the pyro putty (note: the board under the putty was a remnant from a prior fire in the pit.). Their claims that a quarter size ball will burn for 15 minutes is true and accurate. It is also true that this is an amazing product, which I will recommend to anyone I talk to about fire-starting or anything of the like.The next night, I wanted to actually see how little I could get away with and start a real fire using kindling, etc. let me say that again, no skills are needed with this product. Just grab and be impressed. Great stuff! Highly recommend.