bayite 1/2 x 6 Inch Survival Drilled Flint Steel Fire Starter Ferrocerium Rod Kit with Striker-Pro Striker Paracord Landyard Handle Large

Good value for a good product.

I was very happy with the entire experience.

Good quality. I like the paracord lanyard and the striker.

Wanted something nice an simple this is as simple as it gets, thickness is like a AA battery.

So, some years back, getting a bit into woodcraft and the outdoors, I bought one of those gimmick Bear Grylls knives (yes, I know, live and learn, haha) and, while the included ferro rod was a cool idea, it was rather useless, being quite small and not generating much spark, at all. Since then, learning more, Ive opted to try various dedicated ferro rod/striker set ups, instead of some version tossed into a bundle of other so-called survival items. It just seems a very reliable means of making a fire, as opposed to even waterproofed matches, lighters that can run out of fuel, etc. No, I dont live outdoors, or face survival needs at my office, lol, so, no, its not a life and death thing, by any means, but, as I say, getting into the outdoors, it seemed a practical skill to learn, and a practical tool to have on hand for the most basic need of being able to make fire. I learned about the various compounds used, and went for a European made kit, and it strikes fairly well. I also bought a few China made kits, with so-so results. Now, I know this is manufactured in China, but whatever factory they are using under whatever agreement is producing a top notch product here, for an excellent price! It is superior to my European made kit, producing far more spark. Bottom line, this is a real world fire starting tool. The amount of spark is more than needed to light any kind of decent tinder. I came across Pyro Puddy here on Amazon, and, in combo with this rod and striker, you could get a fire going in almost any condition. I can also successfully light fat wood shavings, easily, as well as just basic wood shavings, or, as I say, any practical tinder. Only drawback is the heavy coating on the rod, which takes a bit of work to remove. I finally used a sanding file to get down to the actual striking surface and, once fully exposed, it is spark heaven. The striker itself is excellent. Yes, it is not a particularly beautiful set up, haha, but, again, a lot of the kits made to look nice arent as functional. As I say, this is a tool. It performs as such. This is also much larger that other options, so, more spark, and longer lasting rod, plus more surface from which to generate spark. I am incredibly pleased, and it is a valued part of my camping or hiking pack now. I like it so much that I even use it to light the fires in my fireplace! Its just fun and rewarding to be able to make fire this way. So, yes, very highly recommend this product! For a novice, intermediate, or expert, this one gets it done. Five stars! Thanks for reading, and I hope this helps in your search for a good ferro rod. :)

GREAT

Used a maxpedition fatty pouch to male a center console truck emergency kit. Colorado provides lots of opportunities to screw up, so felt it was a solid idea. 1 part of my fire kit was a 4 Bayite ferro rod. Used it a few times and it indeed was successful in throwing enough sparks to start a fire. Sadly some jagoff broke into my truck one night and decided to help themselves to the emergency pouch, and the larger and more equiped bag I had put together that also had the 4 rod. Now that Im starting over and restocking, I decided to gomwith the larger maxpedition beefy pouch, and added the 6 Bayite ferro rod. This one is better. The extra 2 inches makes it easier to hold, and gives more area to scrape. It throws better sparks in my opinion also. When I rebuild the backpack Ill get another one of these also for that fore kit. They could add an actual nubby handle for increased grip, but overall very happy with it.

Excellent quality, must have

just what i needed. described correctly, gave as a gift to a prepper he loved it

If you’re a prepper you will love this. I am not one,I’m just an extremely bored old man that has fun lighting my fireplace with this. I have mastered lighting my fireplace every time with the first strike, I use it to ignite a marijuana rope dipped in wax. Yes a hemp rope is made out of marijuana get over it!