Get the Gear. Get the Training. Be prepared to use it! Coghlan's Flint Striker This Ferro-Cerrium fire-starting tool lasts for thousands of strikes! Always works-in any weather or altitude. Scrape along the rod to emit a cloud of sparks onto your prepared dry kindling Includes a scraper and lanyard. We’ve found that cotton balls rubbed with Vaseline work brilliantly to start a ‘spark fire’ with kindling and wood. The flint striker is also excellent for starting up a gas ring burner. Also, it looks pretty cool, particularly using a large knife as the striker :-)