XXL Firesteel Fire Starter - Huge Survival Ferrocerium Rod 152mm x 12.7mm - Paracord Lanyard with Multi Tool Scraper

Very good firesteel I used some sandpaper to remove black paint from firesteel then a file to put a edge on the striker and now it works perfectly lights a cotton ball with bit of Vaseline first time and lit some birch bark while camping after a couple of strikes excellent value for size of the firesteel

So after scraping away the protected substance on the rod and paint on the striker I gingerly tried it .. held the lanyard and rod.. and after I got the " knack " was amazingly able to generate healthy sparks more than 6 " from the tip several may I add at 1 go .. more practice and I was able to shoot and fire generous sparks with ease .. it was well made and packed in a cellophane sealed bag the curly lanyard is attached and solid. rod was scraped from 4 " down but can do more ( no need ). metal scraped supplied OK but ? well lase test of time ..have other carbide tools .. overall .... Nice so pleased.

Good quality and reasonably priced It has a nice paracord strap and a heavy duty rod can see this lasting a long time also excellent sparks emit from this making it easy to to light a fire very happy with this item and I would recommend anyone looking for one that this is worth purchasing

An excellent quality XXlarge Firesteel with a brilliant paracord lanyard and steel striker.

The good: The rod itself, nice, large and not as easy to 'misplace' as the smaller ones I normally use. The 'meh': The striker, as other reviewers have noted, isn't very good and it's deficiencies may lead to the impression that the rod itself is a dud. The striker as supplied with my rod had a 'sweet spot' of approximately 1cm which reliably worked, to improve this I sanded off the black paint/coating along both sides of the striking edge to expose the bare metal, then filed the the length of the edge itself a couple of times, now it strikes every time along it's full length. Of course you can always use the back of your knife or folding saw as a striker as well, out of all the things I tested it with the back of the blade on my Stihl PR16 folding saw produced an insane

Was shown this huge rod on a bushcraft course. They were the absolute favourite among all the participants. Excellent for less dexterous hands. Big ferrorod make a huge amount of sparks once you have worn a flattish patch. Also Very suitable for setting into a frame for accessibility use too (search online for DIY ideas for that)

Great big Rod , sparks straight from the package .Better than expected robust Rod and if that wasn’t enough a good length of para cord for emergencies…. And if that wasn’t enough for the excellent price a scraper with a bottle opener and handy ruler. Brilliant! And to the guy trying to light his toilet roll saying this is rubbish… buddy ! You need tinder and not the sort you’re obviously used to on your iPhone… and knowledge . The Rod will provide the spark but it ain’t gonna provide the knowledge. And thank you to the Amazon driver working long hours till late this Christmas. Give him/her a bonus .

Works grate so so much better than the small ones, easyer to grip and use, the striker isn't grate so id recommend the back of a knife or saw for easyer use. If you have only used the smaller ones I can't recommend this enough

Perfecto iniciador es justo como se describe, excelente barra y genial la cuerda y el rascador

Long firesteels and throw a good spark, bought 4, perfect for my Cub Scout Pack.

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Quelli che scrivono che non funziona è perchè non sanno usarlo. Appena arrivato ho voluto provarlo immediatamente, ho preso un pezzetto di carta dell'imballaggio amazon, ho aggiunto due rametti secchi di siepe, ho grattato la vernice superficiale e già in questa fase si vedeva qualche scintilla. Ho grattato un po' di metallo sulla carta e poi con un colpetto più forte ho sviluppato le scintille. Dopo due o tre tentativi ho visto una piccola brace, ho sollevato la carta, soffiato un poco e voilà, un bel fuocherello. Mai usato prima, facilissimo anche per principianti. Non ho usato la parte coi dentini del raschietto, ho semplicemente usato il lato col righello perchè più comodo da impugnare. Con più calma proverò col lato posteriore della lama del mio coltello, scommetto che funziona anche meglio. OTTIMO prodotto, consigliatissimo.

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