Christmas time means many things. For many, it means spending a lot of time in the house and shopping. Inevitably, this can get monotonous. Luckily, you can always escape to the great outdoors and go camping. While Armory Replicas is known for replica armory and novelty items, we also have a large selection of camping equipment to make sure you don’t go into the woods unprepared.

At this time of year, people often make their way to warmer climates. One of the most universally revered vacation destinations is Hawaii. In an article for Gizmodo, writer Wes Siler documents his camping experience in Maui and gives out some useful advice he picked up on the trip. Early on, he notes that he didn’t bring a number of essential items—one of those items was a fire starter. Siler writes, “It drizzled on and off all day, so that night was the first time since I joined Cub Scouts as a child that I wasn’t able to get a campfire going. Blame my overconfidence leading to unpreparedness, I’d brought no fire starters, just the ferro rod and magnesium clipped to my knife sheath. Learn from my mistake and never underestimate how hard a fire can be to start in even moderate conditions. I was at least able to get enough wood to smolder that we had a decent bed of coals to roast the Ulu on.” He goes on to say, “If you plan on camping, I’d also take the matter of fire starting seriously. Make a gallon bag of Vaseline-soaked cotton balls before you go and pack lighters, a ferro rod, matches and anything else you can think of that might help. Everything in Hana is wet all the time, either from the extreme humidity or the rain.”

If you’re looking for a quality fire starter, we’ve got you covered at Armory Replicas. Our Black Wilderness Magnesium Flint Fire Strike Starter is great for camping. Our fire strike is compromised of a Magnesium Rod, which you gently shave to expose the metal rod, which strikes the fire. Whether on grass, paper, or leaves, it starts fires easy. It also has a black plastic mold handle with a lanyard to secure it around your wrist. This lanyard secures the scraper, which makes it hard to lose. You can get 1000s of strikes with the Striker.

Whatever outdoor equipment, replica armory, or novelty item needs you might have, look no further than Armory Replicas!