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

These are just nice to have around. They do a great job as magnifiers, easy to keep in a wallet/purse to have at all times. Cheap enough where you can buy lots, and have them all over the house/shop/garage, wherever you sometimes need one, always at hand.

These work. I was helping my niece and nephew learn how to start emergency fire and the niece burned her hand under magnification so the science is in. I keep one in my billfold along with duct-tapem fish hooks, a matchbook , water filter and emergency tent.

These came with a sleeve, but the magnifiers are so thin, they slip out of the sleeve when kept in my pack where they can jostle around. They work as magnifiers, though it would be nice if they were a little more rigid. Credit card size is too small to light paper on fire directly, but it's enough to start an ember, which you can blow into flame with tinder. Good price, so could make a fun party favor or stocking stuffer.

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!

I forgot I bought these and just found them. They fit right in your wallet or purse and you always have an emergency reader- that can also start an emergency fire. Nifty

Works fine. Very thin. Good for reading fine print or starting fires.

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.

Started a fire quickly... Very happy. They work.

The credit size Fresnel lens arrived in good time and matched the sellers description. It is compact and extremely thin, making it easy to fit into a purse or wallet. The colour is a good choice making it easy to find when needed

Not much to say other than it arrived very quickly. They are very small and compact and do not take much space. Great for emergencies!

Gets the job done.

Excellent

Great piece of edc kit,fits perfectly in your wallet,will start a solar ignition fire no problem,works great for reading small print as well,light,compact,but powerful