Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Okay, this is definitely Magnesium. I just came back from a bathroom sink full of water (safety first!) and lit an almost 1/2 inch long strip of this held in Vise-Grips in under 5 measured seconds with a Scripto butane cigarette lighter. Flame On! Bright lights! And thus Magnesium. I'm typing with spots before my eyes ( do not watch burning magnesium). Note: Magnesium burns at approximately 4000 degrees Fahrenheit. Water boils at 212 degrees Fahrenheit. You are made of water. In contact with burning magnesium you will get emergency room quality charred flesh in a minor fraction of a second. And it will totally be your own fault. For Bushcraft/Survival -Basics - Little things burn quicker better than big things. So the STRIPS of magnesium are not what you want to be striking your fire-starter flint at. It's too large to be messing with. You want powder and tiny small glitter sized bits. Have the strips on top of the powder. The same reason you ignite small tinder ( fluff and paper), then larger tinder ( small twigs), then increasingly lager fuel until you are up to logs. You use the magnesium to light/ignite the tiny tender ( it is your match), then work your way up the fire chart. Be Safe and Practice. Always plan on having to quickly extinguish your fire. Attempting to extinguish magnesium, sand is a good idea, water is not. And I said "Attempting". No worries. Either by chance or design, Each of my 6 bags of magnesium came with fine powder, "glitter", flakes, & very small strips.The perfect mix for pyrotechnia and fire starting. . If you want a huge fire-starting pile of burning metal - Use the entire contents of a bag, dumped out of the bag. This will make a much larger hotter fire than you are expecting. Definitely do not do it indoors or on or around anything you don't want destroyed. Once you light it, you pretty much are committed and have to wait it out the great conflagration. It's way too late by then to be attempting to make a smart choice. Fire Good/Fire Bad - not much middle ground. If you are new at this, use much, much less but remember you want a decent size pile ( about 2 American nickles worth ) of powder and glitter. Also, magnesium is a soft brittle metal. You CAN make it all smaller, but for that I point you towards Google and YouTube. Learn to Learn. Back to the purchase - A DEAL!!! I got exactly what was pictured and described. Six 2 x 3 inch plump bags of high quality magnesium. Awesome. Six bags for $10 equals $1.67 a bag. Again - A DEAL! And seriously, an entire bag is going to make a lot more fire and heat than you probably want. If you buy this, you get six bags. Start small a pile no larger than the tip of your pinkie finger, and then you can work your way up to too much. If you use it all learning and playing, buy some more. And Thanks to Kaeser Wilderness Supply aka STEVE KAESER PHOTOGRAPHIC LIGHTING & ACC. for offering this for sale. I'll probably be back and send business your way.