Wet, frozen, or dead tired, it throws the same white-hot fire 15,000 times over. The one tool you can't fake your way around.
The pocket fire starters in the checkout aisle are thin, soft, and they quit the second they get wet. This isn't that.
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"Over the years I've accumulated probably a dozen different ferro rods. This one stands above every other ferro rod I've owned. This thing is an absolute beast."
Vine Voice · Verified review"Substantial weight and feels premium in the hand. Strikes easily dry or wet. Made a perfect item in my emergency bags and as a gift."
S. Chang · Verified purchase"I'm not sure why other ferro rods lean towards a smaller striker and thinner rod. The half-inch thickness and size of the striker on this guy are where it's at. Good stuff."
Doni · Verified purchaseJustin at Backyard Bushcraft handed the rod to Dan Wowak of Coalcracker Bushcraft and let him run it cold, on camera. We paid for none of it.
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How-to's and field tips. Fire, food, water, shelter. Researched, tested, no fluff.
Yes. Ferrocerium doesn't care about water. Wipe it down, give it a hard scrape, and it throws the same shower of sparks soaked as it does bone dry. That's the whole point of carrying one over a lighter.
The rod ships with a protective coating so it doesn't oxidize in storage. Your first few strikes scrape it off. The moment you see bare silver ferrocerium underneath, it throws fire. Normal, not a defect.
Yes. The half-inch diameter puts more ferrocerium against the striker on every pass, so you get a bigger shower of sparks with less technique. Push the striker forward and pull the rod back at the same time: that opposing motion is what throws the shower. You'll have it down in ten minutes in the backyard.
Rated for 15,000+ strikes. Use it weekly and you'll hand it down before you wear it out.
The 5-inch ferro rod, a 4-inch hardened steel striker, and a hand-tied 550 paracord lanyard with a survival whistle built in. 140 grams total. Kraft box, no plastic clamshell, ready to gift.
Just the color of the rod. Same ferrocerium, same striker, same performance. Pick the one that disappears into your kit or the one you'll find fast in the dark. Blaze Orange joins the lineup soon.
Within a business day, from Massachusetts, free anywhere in the U.S. If it's not right, you have 30 days to send it back. No hassle, no restocking games.
Anything dry and fine: birch bark, fatwood shavings, dry grass, char cloth, or a cotton ball. Our waxed cotton fire starters are coming soon and light wet or dry. Prep the tinder before you strike, not after.
One kit, fifteen thousand fires, free shipping on every order.
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