Light My Fire Swedish Flint Fire Starter Ferro Rod Survival Tools SCOUT

I brought this to attach it to the morakniv that I used for bushraft. Works a treat, throws great sparks and has never let me down.

Great for camping will never run out of light

For some reason, even the unworn painted part of the rod, they corrode when left for long periods. I think it is slight moisture or perhaps they don’t like being near other ferro rods but they corrode or oxidise creating deep pits in the rod. Ever worked out why but they are still very good. They are very comfortable and create a nice shower of sparks. I have quite a few of them in various sizes and they all perform excellent. There are two types of ferro rod that I have come across, first is these Light my Fire type that are very hard metal and require only a light slow scratch to create sparks and the second is the softer ones that require a fast hard scratch. Both require a good striker or you get nowhere fast. Now the difference is that the softer ones create big fat globules of burning metal and are excellent at lighting damp tinder whereas the LMF hard type create a lot of sparks that are far smaller snd can require batheing the tinder in sparks to light. Both are really useful depending on the weather or tinder. I cannot say which I prefer as they both work really well.

Did the trick when showing my son how to light a fire when camping. It is difficult at first until the outer layer wears off, once used 3 or 4 times it works quicker.

These are almost always one of the most expensive models but there is good reason for that. The ergonomic grips make them very easy to master whether young or old. We had children as young as 5 have success with lighting fires and also 70+ year old. They guarantees to last 10,000 strikes and will do as long as you show people what one good strike looks like. They can be thin so if people striking from half way I have had them wear uneventfully and snap in middle. But to make sure beginners ha e success and what to build interest further, these (along with some good demonstration/instruction) will definitely bring them success. Work when wet. Great item. They could do with slightly longer cords. If you had big hands then not always enable and easier distance. But we replaced the cords with longer high visibility reflective paracord so that easier to use and if anyone dropped one in low light we could fine easier with a torch. You wont regret one of these

Bought as a 'solid' back up to my mini-Bic lighter. I purposely selected this on the basis of it being compact and lightweight. I only received this last night (thank you, quick delivery) and have already used it. Once the protective coating has been removed via approx 20 'strokes' the rod chucks out an impressive array of sparks. It is compact, as known - and I have large hands (glove size 14 - very hard to find) so I would not want to use this for my primary source of ignition but people with smaller hands will not have this issue. The striker also looks a little flimsy but I can always use my pocket knife (etc) as an alternative striker. As I bought this as a back up I am comfortable.

What can I say, makes sparks - lots of them!

Took a few attempts to get the hang of lighting but after a bit of practice in the garden soon sussed it. I doubt it'll be my main source, I'll be sticking mostly to my trusty lighter but always good to have a back up and it weighs next to nothing. Makes you feel proper outdoorsy when you use it too!

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Excellent item

Gekocht om zonder aansteker mijn benzinebrander aan te kunnen steken, zodat ik zonder problemen mijn spullen in het vliegtuig mee kan nemen. Het werkt er perfect voor! Zeker de moeite waard om hem datom standaard bij mijn brander te houden

The best ferro rod.

Mejor de lo esperado, tamaño pequeño para meter dentro de una olla pequeña, hace muy buena chispa y el silbato es un plus, me a gustado mucho