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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WOW
I had the gobspark ranger and thought that it would last a while. The armageddon is huge, I love it. this thing is super easy to use to.
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Heavy Duty Sparks
My GobSpark and Palm Scraper arrived quickly and lit some dryer link on the third try. Its 3/8" steel rod may outlask me and stores in the scraper when not being used. Unlike other steel/stiker kits I have with easy to loose parts that collect dirt this one locks together when not being used and can be kept anywhere.
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Terrific!!
I received the GobSpark and Palm Scraper faster than I expected. Great product with great results. I attached a 3" Mag rod to the side of the palm scaper with two bands and added a cord lock light to the lanyard. Mag rod and cord lock light are also from FireSteel. Would highly recommend these products.
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Works great!!
Got them very quickly and they are super. Got one for me and a friend. Tried them out and they work great! First time, eveytime. Great product and the carrying device keeps it all handy.
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Great product
Purchased this to have in my emergency kit in the car when me move to Panama in August. Worked well right out of the box.
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WHOA What!
This Firesteel is the best and shipping was amazingly fast! Holy cow! I will be getting quite a few more of these AMAZING
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WHEN TIRED OF THE REST, GET THE BEST
JUST RECEIVED MY FIRST (2) FIRE STEEL PRODUCTS AND EVEN THOUGH IT IS IN THE TRIPLE DIGITS FOR TEMPERATURE HERE, I HAD TO GO OUTSIDE AND EXPERIMENT. HAVE TO SAY THAT BOTH PREFORMED OVER AND ABOVE WHAT I WAS PREPARED FOR. THEY LIT ITEMS THAT NEEDED HELP FROM THINGS LIKE COTTON TO GET A FIRE GOING BEFORE, SO THE TEST WAS AN ABSOLUTE, 100% SUCCESS. WILL BE ORDERING MORE OF THESE FOR MYSELF AND FAMILY. P.S. THE "GOBSPARK ARMAGEDDON /W PALM SCRAPER" IS THE WAY TO GO.
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Great tool
Exceeded my expectations and I am looking forward to putting it to use. I should have read the complete instructions/information/warnings before demonstrating it to my wife in the kitchen sink where the hot sparks left dark spots on the ceramic. I had not realized how much power was in such a small tool. I have no doubt that this will be my primary fire tool over the other sources. I now have a perfect gift idea for friends!
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Fire-starting made so easy!
Your firesteel and scraper are superb. The firesteel gives plenty of spark as advertised. Also love the tips for preparing fail-safe tinder.