SXTL Bow Drill Fire Starter Kit Outdoor Survival Practice Tool, Friction Fire Starter for Scout, Backpacking and Camping, Survival Training and Teaching (1)

Easy to assemble. Easy to use. Easy to store away. Quick results. Perfect for hunting and camping trips. Very informative for children, grandchildren, adults of all ages and me. Well worth the price. Will always have one in my bug out bag.

Nice project for history and outdoor skills

Good to get your kids the idea of the process. The board broke when using it, still serviceable do not a big deal

It's not as easy as the video shows, but it works if you keep at it. Nice, even strokes, consistent pressure.

fireboard broke with very little pressure on it. cord also of poor quality and wore out quickly. Having said that, it does work, and comes with a bearing not only for the block, but also for one additional block you can make yourself. Not bad for a first-timer, but also not as good as the simpler yucca wood BSA kit.

If you want to learn the bowdrill fire method. Start with this. I tried forever and could not get a coal till i ran across this kit. I learned the right pressure and speed etc. The softer wood made it much easier in the beginning. Now 3 years later i can get coals on many different woods. Than you to whoever came up with this kit.

Makes fire

This arrived fairly quickly and was packaged very well. The hearth, bow, cord, and pressure applicator are fine and the package included two spare bearings for the applicator, which is excellent and was not expected. Now onto the negative side that completely ruins the product. The spindle is made of pine wood, just like the hearth is. While this is still functional, it takes much longer to produce a coal or even smoke when trying to get a friction fire. A maple or oak dowel would only slightly increase the cost, but would take half as long to get fire going. While it's easy enough to swap out a spindle, it's not something a customer should have to do just to have a practical tool