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UST BlastMatch Fire Starter with One-Handed Operation and Lightweight Design for Camping, Hiking, Emergency and Outdoor Survival

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  • DIMENSIONS: 4.1” L x 1.4” W x 1” D and weighs 2.3 oz
  • EASE OF USE: One handed, flint-based firestarter generates intensely hot sparks that can be directionally targeted with minimal effort and the safety button in the cap prevents accidental sparks
  • VERSATILITY: Ignites a wide range of tinder including UST WetFire Tinder (not included)
  • RELIABLE: Works in the rain and other adverse weather conditions and generates 3 times the heat of ordinary matches
  • DURABLE: The flint bar rotates 360 degrees for an even wear and the built-in carbide striker and spring-loaded flint-based bar will last up to 4,000 strikes
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UST BlastMatch Fire Starter

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Portable Fire Ignition Tool

The UST BlastMatch Fire Starter is a unique one-handed flint-based fire starter that generates intensely hot sparks with minimal effort and is ideal for those with an injured or immobilized arm. It can be used in any weather, will last up to 4,000 strikes, and works when wet.

It ignites a wide range of tinder, including UST WetFire Tinder (not included) and sparks can be directionally targeted. Flint bar packs down into cap to prevent accidental sparks when not in use. Flint bar also rotates 360 degrees for even wear. The UST BlastMatch measures 4.1 by 1.4 inches (LxW) and weighs 2.3 ounces (65 grams).

Details

  • Works in rain and other adverse weather conditions
  • Lasts up to 4,000 strikes
  • Ignites a wide range of tinder
  • Flint closes safely in cap to prevent unwanted sparks

Features

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360 Flint Rotation

Flint rotates around the ferro rod to ensure an even wear after long periods of use.

Compact Design

Folds up to protect the flint and rod and can be stored virtually anywhere.

One Handed Operation

Can be used with one hand, allowing for manipulation of the tinder with the other hand to ensure a solid fire quickly.

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About UST

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Product Description

A unique one-handed, flint-based fire starter, the patented UST BlastMatch Fire Starter generates intensely hot sparks with minimal effort and is ideal for those with an injured or immobilized arm. It can be used in any weather, will last up to 4,000 strikes, and works when wet.

It ignites a wide range of tinder, including UST WetFire Tinder (not included) and sparks can be directionally targeted. Flint bar packs down into cap to prevent accidental sparks when not in use. Flint bar also rotates 360 degrees for even wear. The UST BlastMatch measures 4.1 by 1.4 inches (LxW) and weighs 2.3 ounces (65 grams).

UST Brands has been manufacturing camping, survival, personal safety, and emergency preparedness equipment for over 80 years, including innovative LED lights, all-weather fire starters, premium outdoor cutting tools, camp kitchen products, first aid kits, unbreakable signal mirrors, and more.

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Customer reviews

4.3 out of 5 stars
4.3 out of 5
1,698 global ratings

Customers say

Customers like the size and operation of the solid fire fuel. For example, they mention it's compact, lightweight, and can be operated with one hand. They also like the ease of use, and performance. That said, some complain about the durability. Opinions are mixed on sparks, quality, and value.

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206 customers mention166 positive40 negative

Customers like the performance of the solid fire fuel. They say it works well with any tinder, is easy to use, and produces a shower of sparks. Some say it's a great piece of gear to have with you for fire, and is a perfect tool to teach survival skills to children.

"Works great. Easy to use. Plenty of sparks to get your fires started!" Read more

"...this will do it. Soft ferro rod, works easily, throws good amount of sparks, will it replace my regular rod?..." Read more

"Works well once you figure out how to use it." Read more

"Unique design, quality product." Read more

97 customers mention82 positive15 negative

Customers find the solid fire fuel easy to use. They say it's simple, effective, and light. Some mention that it'll start a fire with one hand.

"Works great. Easy to use. Plenty of sparks to get your fires started!" Read more

"...a video on how to use the BlastMatch and I was surprised how easy it looked to use with just one hand. All the other strike kits required two hands...." Read more

"...Its very easy to use, I was able to draw white hot sparks on the 2nd attempt to use it...." Read more

"...Easy one hand operation, big sparks where you want em & not having to use a knife to scrape against...." Read more

41 customers mention33 positive8 negative

Customers like the size of the solid fire fuel. They say it's compact, light weight, and can be carried in a pocket. Some say the tool doesn't take a lot of room in their pack or pocket.

"...It compresses up into a small device enclosed into its handle that does not leave the rod exposed to be accidently broken off if packed too..." Read more

"...It is made well enough for its purpose and it isn't too large to carry along, although sturdier and smaller would be good...." Read more

"...It's light, not much bigger than a cigarette lighter, you can carry it in your pocket... and it creates massive intense shower of hot sparks...." Read more

"...Though the Sparkie does not fold inside of itself, it is not that big and has not broken in my backpack." Read more

40 customers mention36 positive4 negative

Customers like that the fire starter can be operated with one hand. They say it's lightweight and rugged, allowing them to have one free hand.

"Summary: This fire starter works one-handed easily and does not take much coordination...." Read more

"One-handed use is a good feature in case you're unable to use two hands...." Read more

"...Designed for one handed operation and definitely best paired with a cut and fluff type fire fuse or tinder. Will also work well with dry tinder...." Read more

"...This thing is super lightweight, but operates easily with one hand." Read more

251 customers mention157 positive94 negative

Customers are mixed about the quality of the fire starter. Some mention it's an outstanding product that produces a very effective shower of sparks and works well with any tinder. They say it'll work in the rain or snow and produces mighty hot sparks. However, others say it seems a little flimsy and may be prone to breakage. Some customers also mention that the product is more susceptible to mechanical malfunction.

"Works great. Easy to use. Plenty of sparks to get your fires started!" Read more

"...not using the striker against one area all the time and this gives the unit longevity...." Read more

"...Doubtful, butt it is a good option to have. Seems a little flimsy, but works as expected and I would reccomend...." Read more

"...It is made well enough for its purpose and it isn't too large to carry along, although sturdier and smaller would be good...." Read more

41 customers mention21 positive20 negative

Customers are mixed about the sparks produced by the solid fire fuel. Some mention that it creates giant sparks, heavy spark hits on target every time, and that it puts out a nice large pattern of sparks. However, others say that it didn't produce as many sparks as they would have liked, only reliably produced a spark twice, and had a difficult time getting a good spark.

"...With ONE hand! There were a lot of big sparks, not little wussy ones...." Read more

"...Had press for over a minute to get a very small spark. May be user error but just used ended up using the back up old fashion flint stick." Read more

"...Its very easy to use, I was able to draw white hot sparks on the 2nd attempt to use it...." Read more

"...I tried striking and no spark...." Read more

28 customers mention14 positive14 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the value of the solid fire fuel. Some say it's not bad for the price, while others say it is a waste of time and money.

"...Peace of mind for a very small price!" Read more

"Cheap, flimsy and they even sent the wrong color...." Read more

"...Well worth the small amount of money to get sparks and heat of this caliber." Read more

"...The cap on this product is secured to the body of it very cheaply and will likely break off at some point with relatively little stress put on it..." Read more

20 customers mention3 positive17 negative

Customers are dissatisfied with the durability of the solid fire fuel. They mention that the rod fell out of its enclosure, the flint bar fell out, and the spark stick comes loose. Some say that the metal bit fell out on third use.

"Metal bit fell out on third use; if I didn’t have a metal detector it would’ve been lost forever" Read more

"...Also because the starter stick tends to fall out of the cartridge. The glue holding it isn't very strong, but a little super glue took care of that...." Read more

"...morning 2 out of the three we opened were broken with the flint bar falling out...." Read more

"...Rod seems dangerously loose, flimsy attachment. Pressure on striker piece has to be very firm and the device has to be held straight up vertical...." Read more

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3 Stars
It's NOT black!
It's yellow. Regardless of what the description says. Still works well. Can't be OPENED with one hand because the latch sticks. You can make good whit hot sparks one hand (after the black glaze coat is scraped off with the blade). Rod seems a bit shorter than my last one.
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Jeff in STL
5.0 out of 5 stars Spark city!
Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2024
Color: OrangeVerified Purchase
Works great. Easy to use. Plenty of sparks to get your fires started!
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justsenditalready
5.0 out of 5 stars Just a novelty....?
Reviewed in the United States on December 12, 2023
Color: OrangeVerified Purchase
Need to create a spark with one hand?, this will do it. Soft ferro rod, works easily, throws good amount of sparks, will it replace my regular rod? Doubtful, butt it is a good option to have. Seems a little flimsy, but works as expected and I would reccomend....
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Larry F.
4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent transaction
Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2023
Color: OrangeVerified Purchase
Works well once you figure out how to use it.
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S. Mason
5.0 out of 5 stars I'm happy with this purchase!
Reviewed in the United States on November 21, 2012
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I've been looking for fire starters for a long time. The ones with the magnesium and the small rod/scraper just aren't durable enough for our needs. I asked a friend of mine, who had a long Army career, what he recommended and he said the US BlastMatch.

I found a video on how to use the BlastMatch and I was surprised how easy it looked to use with just one hand. All the other strike kits required two hands. As I get (a bit) older I find my hands are not be as nimble as they were all those years ago so this unit started to look more interesting.

I ordered two of the units from Amazon (Acme Approved) and they were in our mailbox within just a few days. I was curious, having seen the video, if this was a WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get). Once I was able to extract one of them from the manufacturer's package, I read the back of the package to see if the instructions were the same as I remembered in the video. They seemed to be the same.

The fire starter looked like the one in the video. I put a cotton ball on an old paint lid we keep around for these kinds of things, lightly pushed in the "striker tab", and pushed down. You have to do this a couple of times initially to remove the protective black oxide coating. The third push lit up the cotton ball like the 4th of July. I was taken by surprise because I just didn't put that much effort into pressing the striker tab or pushing down on the flint. With ONE hand! There were a lot of big sparks, not little wussy ones.

Another nice feature is the flint rod easily turns so you're not using the striker against one area all the time and this gives the unit longevity. If the unit gets wet, simply wipe off the water and you can use it immediately.

When I was through playing.... uh.... experimenting..... I flipped the end cap up and over to go on top of the flint and pushed it down so the flint was enclosed. It's self-packaging. When I get ready to use it again I push up on the end cap and rotate it 180 degrees to be a part of the bottom I push on to get sparks. Someone put a lot of thought into making this fire starter.

Here are the directions on the back of the package:
1. Place thumb on BlastMatch cap next to the striker tab, against the lip of the cap, exposing the spring-loaded flint bar.
2. Push end cap over flint bar and slide to rear of BlastMatch body. Fit cap on rear of BlastMatch body.
3. Place thumb on striker bar and press down with medium pressure. (Reviewer note - I used "light pressure")
4. While maintaining pressure with your thumb on the striker tab, plunge the body of the BlastMatch down the striker bar. Initiate a few strikes to remove black oxide coating and expose bare flint.

A "WetFire" cube is included in the package. You scrape the cube to get some starting tinder.

I'm so pleased with the BlastMasters. I thought I would never find a product durable enough to go in our survival gear. I read the comment where the reviewer said it was not for survival situations because you can't light things you find in the woods. That depends on a lot of factors; however, any survivalist/camper/hiker knows to carry flammable material to use with nature's combustible material (dead leaves, dead grass, dry pine needles, etc).
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JamesBlonde001
5.0 out of 5 stars THIS is the firestarter to have!
Reviewed in the United States on June 16, 2023
Color: OrangeVerified Purchase
Summary: This fire starter works one-handed easily and does not take much coordination.

1) Its very easy to use, I was able to draw white hot sparks on the 2nd attempt to use it. You can hand this to a child and they could use it with a a few tries as practice.
2) If you are suffering from hypothermia and shivering or had injured a hand, you could still start a fire with this.
3)You can place the sparks exactly where you need them, simply stand the rod in your tinder and push down once firmly while keeping pressure on the scraper. One push down is all it takes!
4) The rod is large enough that I'd get good use out of it for a very long time. You can spin the rod to even out the wear as you use it.
5) It compresses up into a small device enclosed into its handle that does not leave the rod exposed to be accidently broken off if packed too tightly in a bag or dropped on a hard surface.
6) Comes in a nice bright color so you can see if you accidently drop it on the ground. (NEVER buy survival gear in camouflage as it gets lost easily.)
I lit both wood shavings and paraffin soaked cotton makeup wipes with a single push down of the Blast match. I am a search and rescue volunteer and this fire starter has replaced the standard issue rod and scraper that I bought initially. I will be showing the blast match off to all my fellow volunteers and the deputies to demonstrate how easy this product is to use.
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Stephen Tow
3.0 out of 5 stars Quality controls issues.
Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2024
Color: BlackVerified Purchase
Out of two ordered, one was missing its striker. The other one worked great.
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Jordi_K60
2.0 out of 5 stars Endeble
Reviewed in Spain on April 24, 2020
Color: OrangeVerified Purchase
La primera impresión es buena pero una vez en la mano deja mucho que desear.
Probablemente no forme parte de mi equipo pues no me inspira confianza.

•Valoraciones:
-Materiales: 3/5.
Materiales de construcción de poca calidad,
el cuerpo de plástico se nota endeble y frágil para este sistema. Remarcar que la tapa del ferrocerio se sostiene sobre dos nervios de plástico bastante delicados.

-Funcionamiento: 2/5
En funcionamiento no es bueno pues al accionarlo pude comprobar como la cuchilla que incorpora el pulsador es endeble.
No genera chispas correctamente, mas bien genera virutas o se resbala sobre el ferrocerio.

El único inconveniente que podría pasar por alto es el ruido del resorte que incorpora en el interior.

•Conclusion:
Si está interesado en este produco le sugiero otros ferrocerios de mayor calidad y prácticamente al mismo precio, sin ir más lejos el hermano de este modelo el "UST StrikeForce" y también el ferrocerio de una famosa marca sueca.
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-Frank Black-
4.0 out of 5 stars Cher mais efficace
Reviewed in France on April 12, 2020
Color: OrangeVerified Purchase
LE point fort de cette article c'est qu'on peut l'ouvrir et l'actionner d'une seule main; c'est facile d'emploi et sécurisant, c'est pour ça que je l'ai acheté pour ma mère. Personnellement je continuerais de me servir de firesteel classique car le Blastmatch est quand même cher (d'ou 4 étoiles au lieu de 5). Je ne sais pas ce que ça vaut dans le temps; le ressort tiendra t-il le coup? Le système de verrouillage sera t-il fiable? Je ne sais pas. Fait de belles étincelles, semble robuste.
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A. Tasker
5.0 out of 5 stars Hot stuff for the bright spark
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 28, 2017
Color: OrangeVerified Purchase
As described at best price on internet for the UK. Works surprisingly well. Good buy.
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AmazKunde
5.0 out of 5 stars Funktioniert sehr einfach
Reviewed in Germany on February 15, 2017
Color: OrangeVerified Purchase
Endlich habe ich einen Blastmatch!

Gefällt mir sehr gut. Ist zwar nicht ganz billig, aber mir istbes das Wert.

Der Feuertahl wackelt zwar ein bisschen und die hülle wirkt ein klein wenig billig, allerdings gibtnes für mich bis jetzt nichts zu beanstanden. Der Durchmesser vom Feuerstahl ist ziemlich groß. Ich hoffe ich werde lange freude daran haben. Habe schon Erfahrungen mit anderen Feuerstählen gemacht, allerdings stand der Blastmatch wegen der einhändigen Bedienung schon länger auf meiner Wunschliste und er gefällt mir sehr gut.
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le chacal
1.0 out of 5 stars trop beau
Reviewed in France on December 5, 2020
Color: OrangeVerified Purchase
utilisant régulièrement des firesteels celui ci présente des faiblesses rédhibitoires au niveau du capot protecteur de la barre de magnésium le système de verrouillage servant en même temps de grattoir va casser a moyen terme de façon prévisible a cause de sa double fonction . le capot protecteur a trop de laxité pour un usage courant
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