Uberleben Zunden Swedish Fire Steel Review

This is a great traditional-looking fire steel. It has a wooden handle and it's overall length is about 3 inches. It also comes with it's own striker tied on by 550 paracord.

My Uberleben Swedish Fire Steel

Specs
Cost: $16 USD
Rod length: about 3 inches

Cord: 550, 7-strand paracord

Making Sparks

This with throw large amounts of sparks if used correctly. You can use the back of your knife but the striker supplied will usually work better. The best tender for this would be dryer lint, cotton balls, cotton balls smeared in petroleum jelly, bird and mouse nest fluff, dry shredded grass, and charcloth.  The dryer lint is my personal favorite. You can also use wild weeds or plants that grow fluffy cotton-like ball, cattail fluff, birch bark plain, or birch bark covered in highly flammable birch oil.

The Striker

I like how the striker has a few useful utilities. It included a can opener, a wrench, and a measuring stick. It is made of high carbon steel so in a desperate emergency it could be fashioned into a small blade, or you could take a piece of chert, flint, or quartz and make a spark by striking the two together. I usually use chert or quartz to make sparks as they are the easiest to find.

In conclusion, this is a great fire steel that I will be taking on many trips to come. Thank you for reading the Arctic Fox Bushcraft blog and please comment below!