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GobSpark.com

GobSpark Armageddon and Palm Scraper 2 piece KIT

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SKU:
GSK-ARM-
Weight:
2.530 Ounces
  • FireSteel.com FireSteels work even when wet.  No matter what the weather, you'll get big robust sparks from our FireSteels.
  • FireSteel.com is THE name in FireSteel
  • You can make 20,000 fires with just one GobSpark Armageddon!  - Invented by and sold ONLY by FireSteel.com
  • The FireSteel snaps into the protective Palm Scraper sleeve
  • Snap!
  • The metal scraper on the Palm Scraper is made of the same ultra-hardened steel as the FireSteel.com Super Scraper - ensuring you get the absolute best sparks from your FireSteel.
  • Hold the Palm Scraper in the palm of your hand - the best grip on a firesteel scraper ever.
$45.00

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)

  1. Place the handle in the palm of your hand so that the firesteel lays between your index and middle fingers.
  2. Position your hand palm-down and place the FireSteel Rod next to your tinder.
  3. 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!

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589 Reviews

  • 5
    Tremendous Fire Starter

    Posted by Robert on Feb 2nd 2015

    This is my 2nd gob spark: one for my duty bag, the other for my POV. I cannot begin to tell you just how tremendous this fire steel is. The name is certainly appropriate, as it puts out gobs of sparks with very little effort. If you've ever found yourself in a situation where you really needed to start a fire but haven't the skill or resources to get one going, you would definitely have a sincere appreciation for this gem of a tool. The shower of sparks it rains down on a bed of dry tinder will have your fire up and going in no time. Try one out; you'll be glad you did.

  • 5
    Fantastic

    Posted by Unknown on Jan 23rd 2015

    This device throws a shower of sparks and lights our tinder with ease. Will make sure my Firestarter is always nearby.

  • 5
    The GobSpark Rod

    Posted by Unknown on Jan 23rd 2015

    The Gob Spark rod works right out of the box with out any flaws. I am using several of these rods to teach Boys & Girl Scout and well as SAR team with them.

  • 5
    Dummy Proof Fire for the pyrotechnically challenged.

    Posted by Singzdream on Jan 14th 2015

    Afraid you'll lose your firesteel? Make it huge, wrap it in emergency orange plastic, and add a brightly colored lanyard. Firesteel.com does that for you at nearly the same price point others charge for a firesteel the same size, but of less quality. Worried the cold and damp will sap your dexterity? Put a handle on your firesteel large enough to use with gloves, in shaky hands, and then wrap the ferro-rod with a hand filling scraper too bright to drop and lose or drop and break, it even protects the rod from corrosion over the years. When your life is on the line, when people you love NEED a fire: accept no substitute.

  • 5
    It's my PRIMARY, go-to method of fire starting

    Posted by Bill Cole on Jan 14th 2015

    It WORKS, guaranteed, under the harshest weather conditions. I've used electrical tape to secure 2 pico tubes filled with magnesium shavings to the handle. Wish I could include a photo because with the addition of the magnesium shaving I have "tinder" & FireSteel all together & in my pocket, at all times.

  • 5
    Huge Sparks!

    Posted by Unknown on Jan 13th 2015

    The Gobspark Armageddon is the best firesteel I have ever used. It easily puts out three times more sparks than any of my other firesteels. Not only is there more sparks but, much longer burning sparks. These combined benefits make starting a fire much easier. I highly recommend!

  • 5
    After years, the only damn thing I'll trust !

    Posted by Glenn on Jan 5th 2015

    I've been using my Firesteel for years. Having used the Magnesium blocks, thin steels and a bunch of other starters, I always traved with match and lighter backup (and usually resorted to them). Steel starters were more of a novelty than a tool. Today, i trust this damn thins so much, that I often (wrongly) backpack for up to a week without any other fire starting device. No lighter, matches or anything. Like I said, probably not a good idea, what if I loose it, but I just became so confident in it. I love pulling it out when camping with others, and striking it a few times to start a pile of tinder or even a stove. Then I just continue on like it was nothing. USUALLY, someone says "those things don't usually work". I know, I love it !! After 4-5 years of use, many many weekends and about 4 week long solo backpacking trips, my Firesteel still had many miles left on it. But, I gave it to a 13 year old little lady, aspiring camper / backpacker who admired it so dearly one weekend. That Firesteel and the two packs of wood tinder, and I know she'll become a Master of No-Matches too in no time. Thanks much for such a quality product, a high level of confidence and (honestly) an occasional cocky swagger at my back-country sites.

  • 5
    Fire Breathing Beast

    Posted by Dave on Dec 29th 2014

    This fire steel is amazing! First of all the size of it is enormous. It dwarfs other products of the same nature. Then strike it for the first time and stand back. It is a fire thrower! FireSteel.com produces a product they and you will be proud to own. Thanks

  • 5
    Big Sparks

    Posted by Steve on Dec 23rd 2014

    This thing produces the biggest sparks of any I have used. It is easy to hold and use. Great item

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