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Fire-Starting Accessories

'The Firefly' Adds Instant Firepower to a Swiss Army Knife

— October 30, 2017 — Unique
Have you ever wished you could quickly add a reliable fire starter to your Swiss Army knife? Well now you can.

'The Firefly' is a new accessory that gives the Swiss Army knife instant firepower, making it even more useful. A fire-starting device is an essential item. The Firefly is simple and very effective. Just remove the toothpick from a Swiss Army knife and replace it with The Firefly, for a lightweight, waterproof way to start a fire. And it fits inside a knife so it doesn’t add any pocket bulk at all. It really is the ultimate Swiss Army knife accessory and the best EDC fire starter to date.

The Firefly sparking material is a custom blend designed with a low-ignition temperature and softer characteristics. This makes it easier to spark and softer than typical firesteel/ferrocerrium rods so it's easier on knife edges. Its break strength has also been tailored to twice the break strength of typical firesteel.

The Firefly comes in two sizes and is designed to work seamlessly with a large variety of Swiss Army knives both large and small.
Trend Themes
1. Instant Firepower - The Firefly adds instant firepower to a Swiss Army knife, creating a disruptive innovation opportunity for fire-starting accessories.
2. Lightweight and Waterproof - The Firefly provides a lightweight and waterproof fire-starting solution, presenting a disruptive innovation opportunity for outdoor gear and survival equipment.
3. Custom Blend Sparking Material - The custom blend sparking material used in The Firefly presents a disruptive innovation opportunity for the development of more efficient and user-friendly fire-starting devices.
Industry Implications
1. Outdoor Gear - The Firefly's lightweight and waterproof features make it a disruptive innovation opportunity in the outdoor gear industry.
2. Knife Manufacturing - The Firefly's integration with Swiss Army knives creates a disruptive innovation opportunity in the knife manufacturing industry.
3. Survival Equipment - The Firefly's reliable and compact fire-starting capabilities make it a disruptive innovation opportunity in the survival equipment industry.
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