Description
Make upwards of 20,000 fires from one GobSpark™!
- NEW!!! Your choice of color: Safety Orange, Olive Drab (OD) Green, Black, OR our newest color just in for the 2023 holiday season: GLOW (in the dark)!
- Matching Paracord lanyard is included
- Optional Magnesium Tinder Rod (1/2" x 3") add-on!
Invented by FireSteel.com to maximize your grip on this large FireSteel, you'll get the biggest most robust gobs of sparks you have ever seen from a FireSteel.
If the ability to make fires is important to you, this is the FireSteel to get.
People are calling our GobSpark Armageddon "the best firesteel in the world".
But don't take our word for it: read the reviews below and decide for yourself.
It's not "just a firesteel". It's a fire-making system.
The GobSpark Armageddon FireSteel starts with an ulta-unique and proprietary FireSteel handle attached to a big world-famous FireSteel.com Armageddon 3.0 FireSteel.
But there is much more:
- A BIG, ROBUST firesteel on a Robust Handle - the firesteel is a full 3/8ths-inch in diameter and 3-inches long
- An innovative handle designed for the firmest grip - even when your hands are cold or wearing gloves.
The included FireSteel.com Palm Scraper completes your kit:
- The innovative Palm Scraper™ handle with an ultra-hardened alloy blade - rave reviews for the shower of sparks it creates when applied to the GobSpark. Grasp the Palm Scraper handle in the palm of your hand or glove for a great grip even when wearing gloves or your hands are numb from the cold.
Easy to Use with Gloved or Cold Hands
Imagine trying to start a fire with hands numbed from the cold or while wearing gloves. A small blocky firesteel handle may be very difficult to hold onto.
But using a GobSpark™ Armageddon and Palm Scraper presents no problem, even with gloved hands.
I KNOW these work because I use them myself in the Great North Woods, where winter temperatures routinely dip to minus twenty degrees and lower. No need to remove my gloves to light my fire! My hands remain toasty warm inside my mittens.
In fact, if the GobSpark Armageddon didn't work, I'd be dead. How's that for product testing?
Easy to Aim Your Sparks onto the Tinder
To use this special FireSteel Handle (see video below as well as the pictures)
- Place the handle in the palm of your hand so that the firesteel lays between your index and middle fingers.
- Position your hand palm-down and place the FireSteel Rod next to your tinder.
- While holding the firesteel handle tightly, scrape the FireSteel rod hard and fast in one fluid motion
This will produce a massive shower of white hot 5500 degree F sparks aimed directly at your tinder.
The special shape of the handle allows for creative attachment to your belt or gear.
The FireSteel Palm Scraper™
This great piece of FireSteel.com gear securely snaps onto your GobSpark Armageddon FireSteel, serving double purpose as a protective case. The rectangular shape fits snugly into the palm of your hand or glove, so that you can scrape sparks from your firesteel even with heavy gloves on your hands or when your fingers are so cold you can hardly move them - potentially a life saver when you are freezing cold or wet from an overturned boat etc.
If you already own any one of our FireSteel.com Firesteel and just want the convenience of a Palm Scraper, you can purchase the Palm Scraper separately.
Here is one of our favorite testimonies that really sums it all up. Posted by SteveG on Mar 21st 2015
"As close to perfection as I've seen in a ferro rod system"
"Nothing compares to these. The real test, with gloves on, half frozen hands, shivering, and in the dark...the Gob Spark is still easy to use and always gets the job done. Typically one strike = fire (if you have done your job and prepared your tinder, of course) Commercial tinder, improvised tinder, even slightly damp tinder, they all light with ease. The big, long lasting sparks are essential for damp, cold environments.
I've demonstrated the Gob Spark in full, brilliant sunlight and still get a "WOW!" from those that see it in action. Gob Spark is the name and giant gobs of sparks are what you get.
But a better testament to just how good this product is: I grab it first, before the Bic and before the matches. It's just that damn good.
I really can't tell how long it will last. I've struck sparks with it several hundred times and it barely shows wear. Sure there are bright streaks and a little flattening of the rounded profile, but that amounts to negligible wear so far. It will last many years for me and probably a lifetime for most.
It is big and the handle makes it bulky, but when your hands are stiff from cold and you are shivering and unsteady, the large handles on the Gob Spark and it's striker make fire starting a simple task instead of a chore.
This is the best of the best." (Thank you, Steve. You've expressed exactly why I invented the GobSpark! - Ron.)
GobSpark Armageddon™ Specifications
- GobSpark Armageddon with handle by itself:
- 4-1/2 inches long (114mm)
- weight: 1.7 ounces (48 grams)
- GobSpark Armageddon with clicked on Palm Scraper:
- 5 inches long (127mm)
- weight: 2.53 ounces (71.94 grams)
- With Optional Magnesium Tinder rod (1/2" x 3")
- Weight: 3.12 ounces (88.54 grams)
Related FireSteel Products
* GobSpark, GobSpark Armageddon, Palm Scraper, Armageddon FireSteel and FireSteel Armageddon are trademarks of FireSteel.com.
Still not convinced? Check out just a few of the many reviews our happy customers have posted to YouTube demonstrating our products. Get your FireSteel from THE name in FireSteel: FireSteel.com!
589 Reviews
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The Gobspark is the best Fire starter on planet Earth.
I use the Gobspark to light fires all the time, camping hunting or just messing round. It has NEVER failed no matter the weather or conditions. Trust me this is the fire starter you need. Super hot sparks anytime.
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awesome sparks.
This is the real deal. With the palm scraper it is the best i have seen. Works first strike - every time. Get one. Or get 5 like i did. You won't regret it.
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Best on the Market
I wanted to thank you for the fast delivery and the excellent product the GobSpark Armageddon. I am very happy with the results, I was impressed with how easy and simple it was to get a fire started. What I used is what we have plenty in the south : Cedar trees. I was lucky to have had uncles when I was growing up that that taught me how & what to look for in making fires. I started my first fire with bark strips from a cedar tree. What I did was slowly peel away strips of the outside bark with 2 fingers. The process took less than a minute. I then rolled all the bark in a small ball and ground it up in the palm of my two hands. After I had a tight ball with some light resin, I fluffed it up and placed it on a small rock. Within 6 or 7 strokes on the FireSteel the bark was on fire. We also had a very slight steady wind and I had no problems what so ever on getting a fire started. I recommend getting the Palm Scraper and Although not needed for this fire I would add a 3/8 x 5 Magnesium Tinder rod drilled. Thanks again to Ron and the fine team at Firesteel.com T Haigler North Carolina July 9, 2015
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Amazing
Purchased this some months ago and must say that I am very satisfied with it. It's small enough to pack away and bulky enough that my 4 year old can utilize it. It sparks a great deal more than the ones you can pick up from your local hardware store. It's really made starting a fire enjoyable instead of painful.
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GobSpark Armageddon is Amazing!!!!!
Amazing firesteel. Feels good in the hand, nice firm grip. It rains down the sparks. I tested it with 3 clumps of dryer lint and 2 Vaseline cotton balls and each one lit up with just one strike on the steel! Plus Ron is great to do business with. I don't buy my fire starting equipment anywhere else. Customer for life.....
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The real thing
Looks like one of those 4th of July sparklers when struck properly. Excellent product!
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AMAZING!!!!
I absolutely love this product I will be posting a video on my YouTube showing how great it works. . 5 stars from me!!
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I've only tested it....
I've only tested this using cotton balls and natural tinder, and in both cases one strike and I had fire. Cant imagine having any other fire steel. This one seems to be the best of the best, and I love the handle on both the fire steel, and the striker. I will try this out with both gloves and mittens when winter comes around. But I don't think there will be a problem. If your on the fence about the Gobspark Armageddon Firesteel, hop over and get one. Best firesteel for the money.
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awesome
The firesteel works great. I got a fire going very quickly only using dry leaves. Best firesteel you can buy