Rutland Safe Lite Fire Starter Squares, 144-Square - 2 Pack

Good product.

For me, I find use four of these "squares" (144 squares to a pack) to get my fire going, but that is not really an issue for me. I've tried a number of similar competing and there are others that burn hotter and faster but burn out too fast to start my wood fire. Larger products that will do the job with one starter cost significantly more. Equivalent price per unit/square/lighter don't perform as well and usually take up more space.

I have been using these for years. The price I got is about the same as it was 3 years ago - now that was amazing.It lights easily and stays lit for about 10 minutes. I use 2 of these to light the firewood for my stove that helps to heat the house. I have recently purchased fat wood and a bundle of 500 pine starter wood - the fat wood box was broken when received the the 500 piece pine starter wood was WAY WAY overpriced for what you get.I would recommend this to anyone wanting to start a fire - great product and really good price for 2 boxes.

I haev an outside chimney in New England and if gone for a few days in the winter, the cold air fills the chimney and if I use paper and kindling it smokes up the whole house as it doesn't burn hot enough, long enough to push that cold air out of the chimney, This burns hot and fast and doesn't smoke up the house. I burn cubes without wood until I am sure that the chimney is drawing OK. Then I ;ut the wood on and build the fire as I usually do.

I've tried a lot of different brands and types of fire starters over the years, and love these the most. They are small but light on the first try and burn plenty long enough to get any fire going well.

Fire starting has never been so easy. I place a piece of wood about the same height as the fire starter block down first. I usually chop one square in half with an axe and lean it 6 to 8 inches apart along the base piece of wood. Then light the fire starter. Then lay two pieces of wood atop each fire starter and stack two more logs on top of that. Then sit back and enjoy the fire. I use these in my wood stove. But I think they would be great for camp fire starting too.

I heat my house with wood as main heat source, so I don't need that often to re-start the fire, but when I do - these Rutland fire starter squares are the ticket!See attached picture - these burn a nice big flame, and you probably get 7-10 minutes out of each one. You get 144 per pack, so these really last you probably a whole winter for 1 box for most people.If you go by the "cost per use" of these are about as cheap as it gets for any similar product. I don't ever collect kindling, I'll make 3/4" splits from larger logs and use that as 'kindling' - which you could never start with a match. You need a good hot flame to start fires this way, and these get it done every time. Impressive!I don't see any reason to bother with anything else, highly recommended (and notably approved for wood stoves). Watch out as some brands may actually increase creosote buildup (read the fine print) and may be a fire hazard. These burn clean so they are fine for stoves or masonry chimneys.

I've tried several different brands and types of fire starters & I always come back to Rutland. They're reasonably priced, easy to use & as long as you use seasoned wood, they start a fire every time without the need for kindling.