All survival stories start out alike; I WAS JUST GOING TO, AND THINGS GO UPSIDE DOWN... Anytime you leave the comfort and security of your home, make sure you have your LIGHTNING STRIKE.  Keep it in your bug-out bag, glove box of the vehicle or on your belt. You never know when MOTHER NATURE may test your mettle.  With a LIGHTNING STRIKE fire starter, we'll keep you in the GENE POOL.

Review

"Just wanted to tell you about a trip we made a month ago to the upper peninsula of Michigan.  Myself and some friends along with my three oldest sons decided to take a trip to look at some properties for sale.

The second day of being there we went to scout some locations for deer hunting and being there were nine of us, we had three vehicles.  My third oldest son Ray "Mr.Independent" decided he was going to camp over night at one of the locations we'd previously looked at, a 200 acre parcel located truely in the wilderness.  The owners encouraged camping there to get a feel for the property.  Although his younger brother and another friend was with him ,it turned out to be a extremely bad choice.

Between the temperature drop, the rain and a interaction with a bear two of the three with my son Ramond decided to pull out and return the next day, leaving my son to rough it.  Rays a diehard hunter and outdoorsman so no problem, so we thought.  I'd questioned there decision to leave Ray to his own devices but it turned out it wasn't his device that got him though the challenging night ahead.

Raymond only has one hand, his left.  He lost his other hand in a terrible accident two years before and had to relearn everything being he lost his right hand.

Ray realized that he may have made a mistake and decided to call it quits.  When he went to call he realized his phone had no signal.  Lightly raining cold with a brisk wind he knew he'd need a fire and to make things worse the bear was still in the area.  They brought a good load of dry firewood so he was okay there and he had his rifle.  But what he didn't realize was how hard of a time he'd have getting a fire going.

He attempted to start a fire from 7pm until about 9:30pm with no luck.  Then he realized there was an additional backpack there belonging to Chad, the friend from earlier who called it quits.  On the outside of the pack there was a zip up compartment and when he opened it he found a lighting strike fire starter.

Ray said within ten minutes he had a fire going and never thought about the trouble he was in until afterwards.

The following day my son looked at me and said Dad I was in real trouble, finding the lighting strike made all the difference.

So thank you for such an incredible product and thank you for making all the difference for my son that night."

- Bill Nowak

– I am writing to thank you for your amazing product…I bought a Lightning Strike Fire Starter at a Game Fair last year for £80 and had used it many times for bushcraft fires and camping sessions and found it reliable and above all quick.

However recently, I had to use it in a real life and death survival situation and without it, I may not be here today…I got cut off in remote woodland surrounded by flooded land for 3 days and 4 nights. Without the LSFS I definitely would have struggled to get anything dry enough to light a fire in the conventional way…The “Strike” that I happened to have with me got my fire going incredibly quickly, even using soaking wet twigs.

It was very cold at night without a bivvy or tent so the fire was invaluable and enabled me to keep drying my clothes, keep warm and to signal my position to the Moorland rescue services…

Thank you for a top product!

I will be buying one again when I can as my LSFS got lost at the triage station in the nearest village in all the chaos of hanging things out to dry. Either that or someone saw it and knew how valuable they are!

Thank you again for your life saving product. I will be recommending your fire starter to EVERYONE I know, and many I don’t!!!

Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Yours in appreciation
SC
Brighton, UK

” I was out with a friend test driving my Jeep CJ7 after I had just rebuilt the carburetor.

My friend got the idea of wanting to try it out 4 wheeling so I said okay and headed to the mountains that were 3 hours away from my house. This was late afternoon around 4pm. We went on trails all over the mountains and climbed many hills. We got so wrapped up in all the climbing that we lost track or where we were and the time.

It was getting dark and I told my friend that we need to find our way out of here now.

My friend said we need to climb over that mountain ahead and the trail we came in on should be just on the other side. Well I started this big climb. It was rough from being washed out from a big rain storm we had a few days before. The Jeep was bouncing all over and then all of a sudden the Jeep started pulling drastically to the right and wouldn’t climb anymore. Just spinning my wheels. I jumped out to see what happen only to find I snapped my rear drive line in half. I had no rear wheel drive just front wheel now.

The jeep was going no further up the mountain.

It was dark now and I live in Arizona. Yes it’s hot during the day but the nights out in the dessert get real cold. Neither my friend or I was prepared for a cold night, we thought we would be home by now. I did have my cell phone but I couldn’t tell my rescuer where we were just the mountain range I was at. I had no idea or our location.

My friend and I were both freezing when It hit me. I had bought a Lightning Fire starter from a little store in Colorado and stashed it in the glove box on my Jeep. Thinking or hopping I would never need it. I never once practiced using it. I pulled it out, gathered some twigs and in no time I had a good fire going. It was easy.

We were able to make the fire big enough so that my friend that was coming to our rescue was able to see the fire on the mountain side.

He arrived bringing jackets, water and some food and a tow rope to get my Jeep down the mountain and home. I was sure glad I had the Lightning Fire starter with me. It was the best 40 bucks I’ve ever spent. I want to get one for all my vehicles and one for a survival kit that I will always keep with me.”

Great tool good design.

Mark B., Mesa Arizona

I just received one of these as a gift from my father.
Of course I had to try it, and I am impressed.
Started the tinder with one stroke.
This is hands down the best fire starter I have owned, and I have owned more than a few.

Thanks
Mike Boucher

I live in Norway… Yes, Cold, wet, and windy. FINALLY I found a fire starter that works great. I got the Lightning Strike Fire Starter… Tried it, Loved it… Had it stolen from me and yay for that [because] now I have ordered 2 new ones.. One MINI and one Standard/Large.

In short, I love the product, and I will show it to everyone. Army, bushcrafters, and others I deal with that need something that will work every time. Good job, and again, Thank you!

Oddvin Hjaltalin – Norway

Only had to use it once. Horrible, rain and snowy Montana conditions resulted in my hunting partner and I needing to get a fire started. I have used a lot of fire starters over the years, and I don't think any of them would have worked in those terrible conditions.  What more can I say?  I LOVE IT!

T.F
San Diego, CA

My son Will and I have carried the Lightning Strike fire starters in our packs for a number of years now and on many tough hunts together. I’ve also given these invaluable tools as gifts to several of my close friends, professional guides and otherwise. When you’re on the hunt and miles from the pickup or the warmth of camp and the weather takes a turn for the worse, being able to hunker down somewhere and start a fire can quickly go from being a luxury to becoming a life saving necessity. Everything you need to start a fire is contained in this bombproof unit and the ease of use, even with cold, numb hands makes having one a no brainer!  If the Lightening Strike Firestarter isn’t a part of your kit when you leave the comforts of home, it damned sure should be!!

Brad Andrews