Shot 09- 100 Fires

This is for all you survival geeks out there – a new one-handed fire starter that weighs just under an ounce.

The Ultimate Survival Technologies Sparkie weighs about three times less than the popular Blast Match and is also more compact.

The spring-loaded striker stores inside the orange or tan handle and pops out with a light squeeze.

It creates a descent amount of sparks when pushed down with a finger or pressed against pushed against a hard surface.

Sparkie retails for 14.99. The compact size is very handy, but it’s only good for 100 strikes. For about $8 bucks more, you get 10,000 strikes with the Blast Match. Hmmmmmm.