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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It works and is so easy to use
It is well designed to give the user a good purchase so that producing a shower of sparks does not take much effort. My wife found it very easy to use.The gobspark and palm scraper are excellent and should be a part of everyone's gear. I purchased 4 of these with my first order after watching the video. It was a good investment.
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Awesome
I got this for my wife who has a disability. I am very impressed with the size and ease but with the lack of additional weight. I wrote a review and sent it to my friends and several of them stated they have purchased it as well. This is the review I sent them: Ok so I'm a sucker for things sometimes like flashlights and fire starters. I had to buy a new firesteel because after many years I wore mine all the way thru and it broke. I went to http://firesteel.com/ a company I have used for years. Not only did they have my replacement steel they had a larger unit called the GobSpark which is designed to use with gloves. I also ordered the striker piece to go with it. It came in a bright orange non tacticool color but hey lets face it campfires are not tactical anyway and when you NEED a fire I want to find this ASAP because as we know time can be limited in making it before the rain hits. The paracord lanyard it came with is blue and we all know how useful paracord is. I retied the paracord to hold both piece so I wouldn't drop one. The unit is indeed large as seen next to my multi-tool however it weighs a mere 2 1/4 ounces. Ounces equal pounds and on the trail that is critical. The weight IMO is worth it especially in the cold with the number and size of sparks this throws. My wife liked it and had no issues getting the sparks even with her hands and arm medical issues. So I suppose not only is it a "gloves on" unit it is a bad arthritic day usage or maybe a frozen hands unit. It is relatively expensive at $16 however I see this lasting dang near forever as the small one took me years to wear out and only broke after I responded to a fight at work while wearing it. Anyway that's my 2cent review!
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Best flint on the market
I have owned numerous types of flint steel. I saw a review on the gobspark and thought it looked good. I decided to buy it and try it for myself and was amazed at the shower of sparks it threw out. starting fires is awesome with this cause water can't keep this baby from sparking. I have purchased 2 more since, and will be buying more as gifts for others who like to hike, camp or just like to start fires.
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Best fire steel available.
I recently discovered Firesteel.com and ordered several different items to try out. All of which rate top marks in my opinion. The Gobspark Armageddon is the best fire steel I've ever picked up. It's almost like magic, it works so well. POOF...... fire. As long as you know how to get a fire bundle ready to receive a spark, that is. Regardless of that, the quality of these tools will make your life easier no matter what experience level you're at. They even come with 550 cord lanyards instead of the cheap little nylon string. Nice touch. Firesteel.com products are leaps and bounds better than the impostor's being sold in retail land, and the guy that runs it strikes me as a down to Earth fella that I'd be willing to bet that he'd do right by you if there's an issue. We all know how rare that's getting to be. Thumbs up on Firesteel.com
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Best fire steel, great service!
I lit my tinder with one strike! And the spark is so hot I think it burned a tiny black dot in my bathtub when I first played it - lesson learned. The service is fantastic too, I emailed Ron to make a change to my order when it's about to be shipped. Ron actually dug out my box and fixed my order for free! Highly recommended, I'll probably order some more for my son's Boy Scout troop..
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Best Firesteel I have found!
I tested your Firesteel against two others and yours produced visibly more sparks. I also find the striker very easy to use.
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It's big and Orange
The Gobsteel is a great fire tool. I used it to show my little girl how to use it to light her first birds nest fire. 16 degrees out with gloves and no problem's at all. Downside is the handle is almost too big to fit conventional carry on my ESEE kydex, And for ease of use get a striker.
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Great Fire Steel
This is the best (Gobspark). Even an inexperienced newbie like me gets lots of sparks. I also like the handle and the palm striker I ordered with it. In short - if you don't have it, get it!
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Great
Got this for my dad for XMAS. SO MANY SPARKSSSS.