20 Best Magnifying Glass To Start A Fire (2022 Updated)

Very good item for outdoor use Bushcraft as long as there’s sunlight you should not have any problems on starting a fire also good for splinters

Solar ignition is very possible with these lenses. I have one I carry for work and I keep one in my wallet. The sleeves are perfect for protecting the lens but I also carry my work ID and other cards in the sleeve.

Its an operator error if you cant make fire with these.

Came as advertised. Comes with a protective sleeve, is flexible and fits in a wallet or outdoor pack. Good for reading fine print, helping to see a splinter and as an alternate fire starting source.

This works much better than I expected. It took only a few minutes to get used to using it, and it is very comfortable to wear for long periods of time. I bought this Donegan magnifier after having a lousy experience with another brand and style (the kind that looks like two little “telescopes” attached to an eyeglass frame).

I use this magnifier to work on vintage radio circuitry, and it is excellent. I normally use reading glasses for close-up work, and I still wear them when using this magnifier. It is virtually distortion-free, and the glass lenses provide crystal-clear vision.

After 4 hours of continuous use, there’s absolutely no eye strain either. The other set of “binocular-style” magnifiers required switching back and forth between the magnifier and my reading glasses – what a pain.

These Donegans flip up and down effortlessly, with one hand. Donegan also makes an identical-looking product, but with plastic lenses. For a few dollars more, these are optical glass – far more durable.

Both have interchangeable plastic frames for different magnifications. This visor, with the glass lenses, have screws which mount the lenses to the hood, not plastic snaps. Again, well worth the extra money.

All in all, this was one of the best “tools” I’ve ever purchased.

Thank you for allowing me to enter #sweepstakes. I am 87 and my vision is 20/20 when wearing my glasses, but it is becoming more difficult to read fine print i. e. maps, etc. The Optivisor magnifies so I can read and sew and do all the other things I thought I would have to give up doing.

It is comfortable to wear. I can’t express how glad I am that there is such a product and that I have one.

It is so much easier to write a great review of a quality product than one of a rip off. For years, I have been using a so so set of magnifiers that were clumsy to use, did fit well, and generally caused as much eye strain as they solved.

They cut my head last week when I bumped into something and ended up in pieces in the trash can. So, I started to look for a really good set of magnifiers. There were pages of junk just like I owned, and then I spotted these.

I don’t care about price if the product is good. At $35, this was not a hard choice to make, and the lenses are made of glass. I got them the same week, immediately wanted to try them out. The headband is padded and adjusts to size the same way that a welding helmet does.

That is a step up right there. Then I flipped the magnifier down, and it didn’t get stuck on anything. Yah, that’s another step up from the old ones. Most importantly, the view and magnification were so much better than the old set.

That is why you buy the product in the first place! I looked at the tiny circuits that I work on daily, and saw a perfectly in focus image. That also means that each eye was comfortable with the view, and did not have to compensate individually.

All this translates into a product that doesn’t have to be apologized for. I would be proud to make a product of this standard and have my name on it.

I ordered this item as a gift for my 85 year old father. He’s hard to shop for and has everything you can imagine already. My daughter suggested looking at light up magnifying glasses because my dad loves coins but has trouble seeing the dates.

I did a search on MagniPros and came across this one. After reading the reviews, I placed an order. After this item arrived and I popped in some batteries to test it, HOLY CRUD, I did not realize – #1 how awesome it would be and #2 how much I needed one for myself.

The packaging is very nice, no batteries are included, so grab yourself some good triple A’s, like I did. The box included:1 -5 inch little card-like magnifier for carrying around (non light up)2 -Cleaning cloth – nice touch3 -LARGE PRINT instructions (thank goodness)4 -LED handheld magnifying glass (with protecting peel offs on both sides so the glass stays clean until your gift or use it).

The magnifying glass handle fits comfortable in your hand, not feeling heavy but is well made (plastic but a quality one). The LED lights are dimmable. You can choose to not use them or turn them on and adjust the light brightness to your liking.

You have a good 5 inches reading area holding the magnifier sideways – which really is plenty and about 2. 5 holding it normally in your hand, which is still just fine. It’s really sized just right. After testing this before wrapping, I have decided that I actually need one of these and told my hubby to gift me one.

I don’t even know how anyone reads any instructions to anything any more without one of these suckers on hand. This is a gift that any person really doesn’t know they need until they see it and try it.

I was totally blown away by how cool it really is. Even my adult kids who saw it in person thought it was pretty awesome!.

My first purchase was this 3x battery-charged MagniPros magnifier (ED12). When it arrived, the acrylic glass lens had some scratches, so I contacted the company’s customer support directly. They offered to immediately replace the device and check the new device to ensure it was perfect.

There was also no need to return the scratched device. While on their website, I noticed the 4x rechargeable MagniPros magnifier (ED14). I asked, if it was possible to upgrade the replacement to that device and I would pay the difference.

No problem at all, and there wouldn’t be any additional charges. When I brought both devices to the office to show our staff, they too wanted a rechargeable one. I ordered another 4x rechargeable magnifier and unfortunately that box was missing the USB charging cable.

When I asked to please send us the missing USB cable, they sent us a whole new replacement device with cable!So now, I had two magnifiers (one at home and one at work) and the office had two (one for the owner and one for the staff).

MagniPros has the most awesome customer service!Register the device and you’ll get extended warranty for free. Our office prefers the rechargeable device, because it’s lighter and easier on the wrist.

It also charges rather fast. There is no noticeable difference between the 3x and 4x magnification, a fact that customer service confirmed. For the last couple of weeks, the on/off switch on my rechargeable device started acting up, to the point where I could no longer turn off the lights.

I “cracked” open the device by holding the lights pointing away from me, and pushing down on the front edges and sides. It opened and exposed the switch, which is a turning wheel. I noticed that the tiny screw holding the wheel down had become loose.

I tightened it and the wheel switch now works great once again. This magnifier has been a life saver and I’m most grateful to MagniPros for their excellent products and services!.

The MagniPros 3X Large Magnifying Glass with 10 Anti-glare and Fully Dimmable LEDs is nothing short of revolutionary. Or maybe evolutionary. Or both. That rectangular lens really makes a difference when poring over maps, as I’ve been doing for several weeks now planning a far-flung adventure down the Mississippi River.

I finally gave up on round magnifiers and ordered this one in the hope that it would make my life easier. The difference was astounding. And it makes sense, too. Maps are rectangular; texts in books and magazines and newspapers are rectangular, so why aren’t magnifying glasses rectangular? Kudos to MagniPros for finally making one that is.

Oh, and that dimmable light really provides a level of control and comfort lacking in most other models. If you’re like me, an aging baby boomer, you won’t find a better magnifying glass. Once you try rectangular, you’ll never go back to round.

This is my second one as I accidentally broke the first, but it was my own fault. The small swing away loupe magnifier is a bit more delicate than the rest of the rig so watch that, I dropped mine and broke the loupe’s retaiiner ring, but I dont consider it a fault as youre not supposed to drop an optical device in the first place.

Im very pleased with the value I get for the price, at my age it allows me to work on things I could never see to work on otherwise. Is it the best version of a maginifying visor available-? No, but its also many times cheaper than than the expensive ones and if you treat it well it will serve you well.

The good points are: the twin LED light that can be both swiveled left and right as well as tilted up and down, its bright enough, works well and uses two AAA batteries. Also there are multiple magnifications, the built in binocular lenses, another set of similar binocular lenses that swings down inside and best of all the small eye loupe that swings down and really shows the hairs on your arm up close, that is to say it offers a very close up view and the lens is actually glass.

On the negative side, you have to be a bit careful with the eye loupe, its frame is plastic and the frame can break if dropped directly on it as mine did, but the lens didnt break just the plastic ring holding it, again if youre reasonably careful it will be ok.

Also the head band adjuster is a bit stiff, but once you get it set to your size you really dont have to move it anymore. Once in awhile you will need to tighten the side knobs so the visor will stay in position, but again it takes awhile for this to happen and I dont consider it a problem.

Overall even with the small nitpicks ive mentioned, this visor is a great value at its price, maybe a jeweler or professional technician might need something better, but for any DIY home user this is a wonderfully useful item that is worth every penney it costs.

I dont usually do this, but this this LED Headband Magnifier is the bomb! Not only is the delivery done at the speed of sound, but I can now do EVERYTHING I wasnt able to do before, like fix jewelry, thread a needle, read really tiny, fine print labels, arts & crafts etc.

Everything I had give up because it became too frustrating for me. So, when I hit and broke my first one with a brick in a construction site, I was devastated. But, to my surprise I discovered that the headband comes with two lenses!!!.

It says so right on the box, but I didnt snap. I ordered a second one anyway, and just like the first one it arrived as promised and FAST!!!! This headband has literally given me my life back! Everything I do in my daily routine, I need this headband.

I cannot live without it!.

The lenses are clear and well made. Mounting 2 lenses at a time makes it flexible for adjusting to different distances. The 2 lights on the visor are very bright & give you a clear view of your work area.

The visor is heavy and constantly slips down. The weight of the visor makes the visor drupe down letting the lense stop on your nose. The bottom of the lense is sharp & needs to be rounded because it will contact your nose.

The aluminum tightening nuts for the visor loosen when you raise the visor & are too small to grip easily & tighten. The head band is hard so I wrapped cotton batting material around the front portion where it contacts my forehead.

I was having trouble with being able to tell if I was in focus when I would try to set my camera to infinity. Zooming in on the stars, I couldn’t tell if they were in focus or not since I don’t wear my glasses when I use my camera.

This magnifier was just the secret weapon I needed and it takes up minimal space in my camera bag. Win-Win!.

really handy for viewing fine art inkjet prints. It can be fuzzy at the very edge if you’re used to higher end loupes but for the price, you’re getting way more out of your money. Highly recommend.

Item came fast, good quality for what it is. My intended use is for medium format film camera, remove focusing screen and use this loupe. But. it’s big! Didn’t realize that the base circumference greatly exceeds my camera size, so usefulness may not meet my needs.

Would be superb for viewing slides or negatives, however, if i ever do that. Likely I’ll find a smaller unit. But being so inexpensive, not a worry. Must say, it is cheaper at BH Photo and Adorama. Bon chance!.

I gave this magnifier 4 stars because it met my optical needs which was reading a computer screen set at 10 pt font texts and numerals. I was having difficulty distinguishing 6 and 8 on numerical strings or figures.

With this magnifier with the 2. 5X lens pretty much takes care of the problem. What didn’t work for me was the optical distortion of the 5X lens and even worse for the 16X lens. The 5X is useable but there is a lot of edge distortion and the 16X you might as well as use it as a paper weight.

I would think a 2 lens set would be more preferable with the current 2. 5X lens and an improved 5X lens. I use a Hastings triple element magnifier for >10X magnification. Obviously, you can’t expect the manufacturer to provide this kind of optical quality for the price asked.

But, improving the 5X lens and deleting the 16X lens woulr be my recommendation for this product. The light on the magnifier offers good uniform lighting for the viewing area.

I’ve now purchased a few of these for the elderly in my life. Seriously. I was asked to find a magnifier for the wife’s grandparents a while ago. I got this because of price and features. My mother-in-law loved it so much she wanted one.

Then my mom asked for one. My mom is currently on the lookout for one for a family friend. I think the reason it has become so popular with this crowd is the light and magnification combo. A lot of magnifiers are similar in magnification but have little tiny LEDs.

This has larger LEDs and is very bright. It’s also easy on the wrist when holding for hours. Further, a lot of low end magnifiers use cell/button batteries. They are so hard for an older person to manipulate.

This, on the other hand uses AAA (as I recall). Put a few Duracell Procell batteries (which I also get from MagniPros and are more leak resistant than other batteries I’ve used) in these and you’ll get some time out of the light.

I think my mom is going on a year with her first set of batteries. I’m now thinking of getting one for my house so I can use it and, frankly, let the kids pretend to be Sherlock Holmes with.

This item is a must have piece for any household. The different lenses are ideal and easy to change out. The light is an added plus for sure. Handy bag to contain instrument with lenses included. Great for purpose intended.

Used for anything from small verbiage on medicine bottles to removing a splinter! Would gladly purchase this item again for personal use or as a gift.

This magnifier is just what I have been looking for. It’s compact, handy, and effective. The LED light is very adequate for its purpose, not too bright. The magnification makes it easy to read the smallest print, which is handy when some of the word puzzles I get are printed in small fonts.

The only suggestion II might make is that the light button project a little less. If you lay it face down and lay even a light object on top of it (like a puzzle book), you turn on the light, which will reduce battery life.

Otherwise, a fine product.

Solid construction and handy to use. The lens is not of the best quality I have previously used, I think it is plastic and I always prefer glass. Glass lens I think are more expensive. Still the magnification is acceptable.

The 12 lights are well positioned around the frame, I prefer this to having one lamp in one place. I use it for coins matchbox cars tiny directions on bottles and so forth. Pretty good for the price.

Convenient to have on the desk or workbench. When evaluating a Matchbox car grade the x 30m is really helpful, as I believe it would be for other tings like coins, stamps etc. My other lens are only x3 or x 10.

It feels like it will be a durable piece but it is not too heavy for long spells of use.

Great purchase!! My mom is legally blind and. surprisly she can read everything with this item. I wish someone would make glasses. Thanks again. Stop reading and go ahead and make your purchase. You will not be disappointed This is her third one but first one by this company.

She said this by far the best one !!.

I have been using this product for a while. Gave my previous one to a relative. I carry this with me when I leave my place. Small enough to keep in my shirt pocket or wallet. Prevents me from straining my eyes looking at small print or I can use it if my eyes are having a little trouble focusing on a particular day.

Recommend from school aged children to people with poor eye sight to adults get one of these magnifiers. Makes a great gift.

Better than I expected. Gets an ember going right away with a clear day morning sun. Great emergency reader when you’ve lost or broken glasses. Drivers license sized. Buy a bunch and give them to friends.

Cute little present to your outdoor friends. Is silly to overlook at this price.

Great for a Bug out Bag and your Wallet on hiking trips for Fire and Magnifying Lens. As long as there’s a sunny day you’ll be able to make a fire within 20-30 minutes in a emergency situation. If its all you got you’ll be glad you have it to make fire for a emergency signal or warmth through out the night.

I just bought this maybe a week ago and I’m thinking I really needed this a long time ago. I didn’t realize how much I needed it before now. I expect to get years of good use out of it. I plan to pick one up for my mother too.

Price is great. You have to hold it just so to bring the subject into focus but once you do, the quality is superb. I keep it by my bed for nighttime reading, but I may get one for other areas of my home, just because I’m tired of straining to read labels.

The box this glass came in said “3x” and “8x”. But I compared it to a smaller magnifying glass I bought from Edmund Scientific twenty years ago, on the handle of which it says, “2x” and “4x”. And the Edmund Scientific glass magnifies significantly greater than does this glass from Harbor Freight.

Compared to my Edmund Scientific glass, I would guess this Harbor Freight’s true magnifying powers as being around 1. 5x for its big lens and 2x or 3x for its small lens. Your results may vary.

Better magnification than most other low-priced products makes this useful, instead of worthless. Lens quality OK; smaller, higher magnification lens better than nothing. Tennis racket shape and grip is a nice touch.

The 15029 magnifying glass is a good companion to the Titan 15036 2. 2x magnifying glass. Both are of rugged construction, and both have glass lenses. This version with the light is stated to be 2. 2x also, but comparing them side by side, the version with the light is noticeably stronger.

The titan-us. com web site gives this info: Item ID: 15029 Description: 4. 4x Magnifying Glass with LED Light. Not 2. 2x. The non-light version works better for scanning text; the lighted version is better for close detail work.

Depending on your needs, it may make sense to get both of them. Works for me. Titan has solid reasonably priced glass magnifying glasses here, really quite good.

This item not only has a magnifying glass but a built-in LED light! So much. better than any other device like this! Outstanding item that I strongly recommend to all other customers who need to see their projects better and especially at night.

Nothing negative about this magnifying flash It is a superb device and tool that should are in everyone”s toolbox and work bench. Buy idt NOW!!.

Incandescent, fluorescent, led, never enough light. If you are having trouble with discerning exactly what is in the fine print this will light it up and clear it up. The lens is glass, so you don’t have to worry about scratching it up like you do with an inferior plastic lens magnifying “glass”.

It is also well protected with a shock resistant frame, and the led is super bright. It takes three EPX76, SR44SW, SR44W, 357/303, or equivalent coin style batteries. They do last a long time if you hide it from your Grand Kids and your Wife.

Ive already had one of these. And it works great! I definitely prefer the glass lens, so that it is more resistant to scratching. This magnifying glass works great, and I highly recommend it.

Easy to put on either wrist. Small, fits medium sized children, all the way to adult men. I am a large female and it takes my BP very accurately. It does register a little bit higher than a regular arm cuff.

But it’s very close! Love it, as my doctor does as well!.

Like a lot of people I have trouble reading teenie tiny print. I’ve tried other magnifiers but I usually find myself having to constantly adjust the distance between them and the print, and still have trouble reading it.

The Hawk LED 4x works great! I love the lights highlighting what I’m trying to read, and the large magnifier area makes it easy to see all of what you’re trying to read. Plus the magnifier part actually works the way you’d want it to.

I definitely would recommend this one!.

I have had problems with my vision for a long time and this magnifying glass helps SO much. I am going to buy another one for the kitchen, when I try to read the directions on frozen foods I can’t see it at all and I can with this magnifier.

The light on it is so bright that it makes reading it easy.

Excellent little unit to easily carry around and have available in an instant. I keep mine in my front pants pocket and can hardly tell if it is in there. Great power that allows you to see small items, slivers, words and jewelry engravings with no effort at all.

Much better than some of the big ones on the market. A must have for those looking for a excellent close up view!!!.

When looking for value for the money, it is difficult to beat the Emergency/Survival magnifying glass and fire starter. Carries in the pocket. Has uses other than starting fires. Use as a loupe or occasional magnifying glass that is very portable due to its folding case.

AF.

Awsome magnifying glass. A must have . Use it about every day. Thank you

I ordered, and paid for, several of the 12-LED Magnifier for Christmas presents, and when the shipment arrived, the shipment consisted of the 6-LED Magnifier. I was disappointed as I already have the 12-LED magnifier for personal use, and it is much brighter than the 6-LED.

It was too late to return the shipment to correct the order because Christmas is within a few days. Also, one of the magnifiers is defective in that the glass is not secure. seems too small for the frame and shakes.

Live and learn, I guess.

Great magnifier for reading letters, prescription bottles, fine print directions. The rubberized body gives the product a well built feel and the LED on/off button has a quality feel to it. The LED’s are bright enough to read a letter in total darkness and above all, THE OPTICS ARE CLEAR! I have no complaints with the product but I would like to see it with optional stronger magnification.

Frequently useful for reading tiny print on small devices, examining details, etc. The leds provide good, even illumination. The handle is plastic instead of metal like some other models, but seems reasonably durable.

Feels somewhat less robust than the metal handle of some other models, hence the -1 star.

My 103 yr. old neighbor lady has one of these as her eyesight is failing. She had a 90 yr. old visitor that thought it was wonderful, so I said I would try to find one for her. She was thrilled with it and said it helps her read things she couldn’t see well before.

The light is a plus on this item. I know they both would highly recommend it. If you know someone who reads a lot with failing eyesight and especially someone in a nursing home, buy them one. They will love it!.

has an LED light, too, that you can turn on or off. Handy aide for my aging eyes. I can even wear my prescription glasses for distance while using this magnifier; It still brings the picture or item in close.

I love this thing; should have bought one years ago!.

Love how clear images are and the area it covers! Awesome product!

Very clear glass. Love the weight. Magnification is very clear.

Was excited to see this item in the magazine-I have grown tired of the magnifying glass with the large handle that I feel is necessary to put away in a drawer. This surface magnifier is a great desktop item that has generated home buzz and great for reading those pesky cable company agreements.

It also comes in handy for map viewing and route planning for 1:50000 maps.

This item is so beautiful I hate to use it, I’m keeping it very protected, it will be a lovely item in the nav station. I highly recommend this as a special gift as it comes in a presentation box.

I replaced an older version of this same magnifyer/lamp because of scratches and glue on the original. I have used the Carson for the past 4/5 years and love it. It is especially useful when tying small flys.

I do use it in conjunction with another lamp. As I get older and my eyes get older I simply need a bit more light to tie the little guys. But, overall it is a winner.

I use it in my shop and on my drawing board. The light is a big plus. Generally it is hard go put a light on an object under magnification, the l. e. d. light is that little extra light that is always in the right position.

The Carson Magnify Light is absolutely what I needed in my fly and popping bug tying hobby! My eyes aren’t near what they once were and really struggled getting tight wraps but not anymore! I love this tool!!! I loved it so much I bought my brother one just like it!! A great purchase!.

The components of this magnifying glass are fine, the design is a little lacking. The glass (real glass) lens is clamped in a metal hoop, there is no method used to keep the glass in the hoop but pressure.

Usually there is a groove that traps the glass but not in tins case. The lens itself is of high quality.

Great product with a GLASS lens. I bought 5 of these and used the Len’s to replace the plastic ones in various illuminated magnifiers I own. This mad them all at least 250% more efficient with little or no distortion.

Nice large size and easy to hold. Good magnification would recommend