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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
    A seven year old girl can do it!

    Posted by Stephen on Feb 8th 2013

    I'm a scoutmaster and a fire addict. I regularly teach my 5 children survival skills. She made her own tinder pile and got it started pretty fast and was so thrilled. She gets home from school and asks to do it again and again. (supervised of course!) I picked a Gobspark Armageddon for her birthday! This will be my "go to" for our troop.

  • 5
    Gobspark review

    Posted by Albert Basilio on Feb 7th 2013

    Wow, throws huge sparks onto your tinder with much less effort than other steels! Fantastic product! THANK YOU, FIRESTEEL.COM!!!

  • 5
    Why aren't all ferrocerium rods this good?

    Posted by ASM Burkhart, Troop 761 on Feb 5th 2013

    I was teaching new Boy Scouts how to start a fire without matches or lighters 2 weeks ago, and I was frustrated by how hard it was for them to use a standard ferrocerium rod. I saw the YouTube video of a FireSteel rod literally THROWING sparks down a hallway, so I ordered a GobSpark Armageddon. OMG!!! So many sparks it's almost scary! I told another Assistant Scoutmaster, "Dang it, if you can't make a fire with that huge shower of sparks, you just can't make a fire with anything!" I am completely excited about showing the Scouts the difference between a "normal" ferrocerium rod and a GobSpark Armageddon!!

  • 5
    Great Product

    Posted by genecharris on Feb 2nd 2013

    First off let me say how nice it is to see a product perform as advertised. I teach pioneer skills (survival) to jr. high, high school students and adults. For years the students have been using the cheap fire starters from one of the Chinese import tool stores and they are not dependable. I let a couple of my students use my GobSpark with the Magnesium shavings and boy were they impressed. They wanted to throw away the Chinese junk and order this immediately.

  • 5
    Cant go wrong with the GobSpark

    Posted by Unknown on Feb 2nd 2013

    I have purchased several of these, and they are outstanding. I have lit campfires in a wide variety of conditions - wet, cold, humid, damp tinder, snowy, etc. The GobSpark is well worth the money and FireSteel.com is an excellent web merchant.

  • 5
    Best firesteel I have ever used

    Posted by Lee C on Jan 31st 2013

    I love the GobSpark firesteel and palm striker. It is the best firesteel I have ever used and believe me I have used quite a few. I will be ordering again.

  • 5
    Great firesteel for learners and winter

    Posted by Rex on Jan 25th 2013

    The grip on this firesteel is easy for learners to grasp. It also functions well for gloves or mittens on hands in winter. I chose the red handle for visibility in dark or among leaves. I expect this to serve our Boy Scout troop for many years and to teach many boys that starting a fire without a match or lighter is not really so difficult after all.

  • 5
    Amercian Craftsmanship At Its Finest

    Posted by Jim P. in NJ on Jan 20th 2013

    I diligently searched the net in my quest for a quality firesteel. After reading dozens of reviews and watching Utube videos, I finally came to the conclusion that the GobSpark Armageddon was the way to go. It was the right choice! Ron and his staff have produced a firesteel that I would stake my life on. Great product, great service !!!

  • 5
    No need for a lighter

    Posted by Unknown on Jan 20th 2013

    Fire starting is a snap! Actually easier that using a lighter if you bring a few cotton balls soaked in vaseline along with you!

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