Lightning Strike Standard Fire Starter Holland Please, also see our Amazon page for the new Mini Lightning Strike which is a smaller, lighter version of our standard Lightning Strike. It also comes with Free 1st Class Shipping. Either way you will have the best fire starter on the planet. The Standard Lightning Strike Fire Starter by Darrell Holland is the perfect gift for the outdoors person. In a survival situation the need for fire is critical. This one self-contained light weight tool has all you need to start a fire in virtually any environment, under pretty much any weather conditions. Our Standard size Lighting Strike Fire Starter is available in Dark Blue, Black Ops, Fiery Red or Forrest Green. We have limited quantities of Red, & Orange, in Splash pattern colors. The housing is anodized machined aluminum 7.5 long by 1 in diameter and weighs in at 4.5 oz. including tinder. The handle comes pre-loaded with enough tinder for about 18-20 fires, and is sealed with a water proof cap. Tinder refills are available. The ferrocerium rod generates a large quantity of sparks. It is locked in the barrel of the Lightning Strike with a set screw and can be replaced or rotated when one side becomes worn. The barrel design contains and directs the sparks so they are concentrated at your tinder. A slot or groove in the barrel allows you to slide the striker along the Ferro rod, but at the same time it provides a stop so your striker does not disrupt the tinder pile. The striker, when not in use, inserts into the barrel for storage. It is held in place with a shock cord. attached to the cap. No chance of dropping the striker in the snow or loosing it on the ground when its getting dark. It's always attached by the shock cord The Lightening Strike can also be used even if one hand is injured. Place it on the ground, Hold down with one foot. Put the tinder at the end of the barrel and strike. You will have a fire.