CrocSee Survival Wick Hemp Cord Tinder Waterproof and Aluminum Bellows Tube Sleeve Kits for Fire Starting

So for twenty dollars you get 6 pieces of impregnated hemp about 1/4″ diameter and a bit over a foot long inserted into a 3″ long hexagonal aluminum tube. About $3 each. A good value in my opinion compared with going out and buying a spool of hemp cord, wax to impregnate it, a couple feet of Aluminum tubing, and doing the melting, dipping, cutting, etc.Yes, the hemp does easily ignite from a Ferrocerium rod spark. Yes, the hemp’s flame burns slowly and is easily put out by drawing into the tube. The tube as a “bellows”? Maybe… in a pinch… better that huffing and puffing… but NOT anywhere as good as a Pocket Bellows extendible telescoping tapering fire tool – the telescoping allows being a couple feet from the fire, the tapering allows concentration/speed-up of the blown air (fluid dynamics), and pinpointing the air to where you want to fan the flames. This short tube falls short as a bellows – best keep it as a handle and snuffer.Survival tool? Well, sure, but really a great part of any Fire Kit for the wilderness backpacker or ordinary camper, too. Once ignited by ferro rod spark, lighter, match, or Arc, the impregnated hemp burns persistently despite a blowing wind (yes, you can huff and puff and blow it out).Anyone who builds campfires would appreciate igniting this reasonably stiff length of hemp and reaching into the fire-lay to ignite the tinder or starter, then, once that is burning, drawing the cord back out and snuffing it with the tube, and finally putting it back into their Fire Kit. Anyone who has had to reach into the fire lay with an ordinary match or lighter will see the value of this “long match” (long length and long burning). A “long match” was regularly used long ago to ignite fires and can today.Six pieces allowed me to gift five others who wilderness backpack or camp, and build campfires. Even extra 1/4″ x 13″ hemp or jute impregnated cords can be bought at about $1 each – reasonable compared to the time and effort of making your own (of course some enjoy doing that and will “save” money at the expense of time, effort, and mess – be careful, get some light weight aluminum pie plates or pound cake pans for the wax, use a hot plate, not flame, and don’t mess up your kitchen or shop – been there, done that).Of course, there are many brands with almost identical products… wax impregnated hemp or jute, Aluminum tubes, and cheaper by the dozen, too. Good idea for any outdoors person who builds campfires.