Credit Card Size Fresnel Lens Fire Starter and Magnifier Lenses (3 Pack - Green)

Compact. Easy to carry. Good quality. They work as designed.

This 3-pack of Fresnel lenses are a good deal for the money and a solid product for survivalist, campers, hikers, or anybody needing a last resort method of lighting a fire on a sunny day. These are thin, flexible and about the size of a credit card and will slip into a wallet or go bag without weight or taking up space. A must have in my opinion. Fresnel lenses are a magnifying lens specialized designed to ignite dry tinder and start a fire, but you must have sunlight like any magnifying glass.An important aspect of these Fresnel lenses is that they are 4x magnification compared to many that are only 2x. The 4x will burn quicker and help you get the fire started. As in any fire starting venture, you want the driest tinder possible, and build a small tinder pile (or make a tinder bundle) and focus the light beam to start the burning process. Make sure you have dry twigs and larger woods on hand to build your fire.A handy thing to carry in your go-bag is a couple dry tea bags that can help assure you of something that will ignite in a less than perfect environment.Tinder bundles are compressed dry leaves and small twigs. You don't want them to be to loose, but not to tight either, because you want air to circulate through the bundle to aid the fire. In a survival situation, if you have access to dry tinder materials, you want to make several tinder bundles while the getting is good in case it rains. If you have some plastic, wrap them up to keep them dry, or put them in an article of clothing and stash them so they won't get wet.You can see many demonstrations on You Tube.Highly recommended!

Gonna make a great father's day gift and novelty item for age also great for survival in case of emergency and need to make a fire

Purchased 9/3/2020, three pack for $5.99For $2.00 a unit these fresnel lens are an extraordinary multi-use tool for Hikers, Campers, and Adventurous people alike.Durability:Although not as thick as I had initially hoped, they are are thicker than necessary to hold up for many years if not a lifetime.Weight: At less than an ounce these fit all reasonable weight requirements for a tool. Whether this be for a day pack, hydration pack, expedition pack, etc.,Functionality/value:For $2.00 this product provides a limitless amount of fire ignitions and can be used with very limited skill or practice. These are also great for those who struggle with vision or get migraines from reading. For outdoor/indoor readers this is an excellent value. The magnification is perfect for me at 23 years old and works equally well for my mother at 60 years old.

This product far exceeds my expectations. It is small compact and very powerful Lens.

Works as intended.

First of all, the product is okay as a Magnifying lens and the cost is reasonable. What I don't like about the product, is that it is often very hard to light a fire with a magnifying lens. I have tested this myself and unless the sun is at a good angle, you are not going to get a fire from this device. You may brown the paper (or whatever you are trying to light), but that might be all you get. Besides, what if you need a fire when the sun goes down. This product is not going to help you in that situation.I would recommend the follow items first before you include this item in your survival pack: Good Magnesium Fire Steel, Disposable Lighter, Matches. Don't forget to pack some cotton balls. Cotton balls go up incredible fast and they are fairly cheap and light weight. When you add some petroleum jelly to the cotton balls, you get a hot start to your fire and the fire will last a little longer.I will carry this item in my survival pack because it is so light, but I doubt I will be trying to start any fires with it.

Had one like this that I carried in my purse and lost it. I was devastated until I found these! So handy when you are older and can't read small print as well as you used to. Don't know about the fire starting ability, I always carry a lighter!