Welcome to Wilderness Solutions, the world's leading manufacturer of the incredible FIRE PISTON....the most amazing survival fire starting device ever conceived!
With a single push, tinder placed in the end of the piston is spontaneously ignited by the heat of compression, instantly becoming a glowing ember with no more effort than lighting a match. Literally, fire with air...
As a survival device, one of the most compelling aspects of Wilderness Solutions fire pistons is their ability to ignite a variety of natural tinders that can be collected in the woods and fields using only the air we breathe.
Some of these tinders having practical value for fire making include true tinder fungus (Inonotus obliquus ) , mullein pith, milkweed pod ovum, milkweed down, cattail fluff, poplar cotton, and wood punk. In addition, cotton charcloth, familiar to flint and steel firemakers works very well in the fire piston and can be made at home.
The video clip below illustrates how natural organic tinder is spontaneously ignited with a single push of the piston.
Wilderness Solutions fire starters are featured in April 2010 Popular Science, the March 2010 Survival issue of Outdoor Life and were selected by Field and Stream Magazine as one of the "50 Great American Skills".
We have also been featured in numerous outdoor publications including Backwoodsman, Wilderness Way, Primitive Archer, MuzzleBlasts, National Geographic Adventure, Outdoor Canada and British Columbia Magazines.
