I purchased a large quantity for our use at our hunting cabins and in the field. Works great with one stick fractured in half to make two is all you need to start a fire quickly. In the field I carry this every where in my fire kit and have never had a bad experience in starting a fire quickly in all conditions here in MN, MT and AK. It shines in cold and wet weather when a quick fire is needed and harder to achieve. I use this with good fire prepping prior to lighting this. Shaving of this product along with your dried kindling and use of char cloth and steel, or fire stick and steel is all you need. If you have the ability of dry matches or lighter so much the better.We have used this product again with great success in the winter camping and wet weather conditions in the BWCA and other areas or upper Midwest. I highly recommend it.One word of caution is if you are using this a lot in starting your wood stove or fire place in your home or cabin it will increase the amount of soot in your chimney and you should be aware of this. More is not better, use sparingly and you will get good results in the starting of your indoor fire and reducing the amount of soot in your chimney. The amount of pitch in the wood is the culprit to the increased soot issue.