Smith's 50562 Pack Pal Tinder Maker with Fire Starter – Stainless Steel Grater –Striker – Natural Tinder – Outdoor Survival Tool – Lightweight – Portable, Yellow

Alternative to making a feather stick..work well..bought 3..find/buy a few pieces of fat wood.. over prep for making a fire for success..I recommend this..

Handy little piece to keep in your backpack. No fire starting material? No problem!

Overall, I'm impressed. This thing is easy to use to make tinder for starting a fire. Be careful though, the grater is SHARP and will peel the skin. I love the small size and negligible weight of this. It stores in a pack without much room and seems pretty durable after using for several months. I use a larger ferro rod, but this one would work in an emergency. It's a nice add to the package. For the money, this seems like an instant value to add to any fire kit. Get one, you'll be glad you did.

it works but not on hardwoods it turns hardwoods into dust softwoods it works decent on.

If you’re an outdoorsman you need this in your back pack. If your kids are learning to be an outdoorsman you owe it to them to have it in their backpack. Learn the basics of fire starting with different embers or firestarters and this will start and kindling.

LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! Makes getting things shredded for fire making less of a chore!Love the compact size and that there’s flint and steel attached! Saw a Young Marine’s father using this and I just had to get one! Our YMs are ready for fire making training!

This is a fantastic little piece of camp gear. It allows you to shred fat wood if you have it or can find it. It's also brightly colored so that it's easy to see should you drop it. And it's small enough to fit in your pocket or one of the mini pockets that happen to be on my camping vest. Had no idea it existed. If I lose it I will definitely buy another one

I literally can’t believe how well this thing works! Just follow the instructions and use a downed pine tree in my opinion. The fire striker worked immediately too. It took one strike and my Tinder was lit. I used it in a snow environment too.