Flint Or Ferro Rod Set

Fully equipped with a super thick rod this flint fire starter will provide you with a shower of sparks to light fires instantly.

Flint or ferro rod set. Flint and steel vs ferrocerium. Make offer bush craft fire starter flint steel ferro rod camping survival gear made in usa. Ferro rods fire starter men s gift w g10 handle ferro rod set of three 2 7 premium ferrocerium rod survival gear magnesium flint and steel lightweight emergency camping tool 4 6 out of 5 stars 14 11 96 11. These are designed to be used as a flint and steel as the steel part of the kit and as a striker in combination with a ferro rod.

Steve kaeser has since 1989 been creating the kind of stuff that people who go into the wild have needed. Steels will last a lifetime or longer. Here is a unique take on ferro rods. Premium ferro rod fire starter gift box 6 4 1 2 ferrocerium rod survival kit 3 in 1 magnesium flint and steel set with paracord scraper lightweight emergency camping tool 4 8 out of 5 stars 88.

Then there s a bit of a hybrid my strike all tools. 6 bayite survival ferrocerium drilled flint fire starter ferro rod kit this option is a very basic but its a proven highly durable highly rated ferro rod. Ferrocerium flint fire starter survival ferro rod. The rod itself is connected to the striker by a braided length of paracord.

Tell us what you think opens in new window or tab. The ericx light ferro road flint fire starter is extra large and designed to light fires in any weather conditions as it s both waterproof and weatherproof. This property allows it to have many commercial applications such as the ignition source for lighters where it is often known by the. The process of starting a ferro rod fire is like using flint and steel but with an important difference.

Bush craft fire starter flint steel ferro rod camping survival gear made in usa. Generally flint and steel needs charred material for ignition. In addition this super thick rod lasts for more than. Mainly ferro rods produce 3 000º f sparks while flint and steel sparks are in the 800º f range.

Ferrocerium will ignite un charred material marginal tinder and melt tarps ask me how i know. Ferrocerium is a synthetic pyrophoric alloy that produces hot sparks that can reach temperatures of 3 000 c 5 430 f when rapidly oxidized by the process of striking the rod thereby fragmenting it and exposing those fragments to the oxygen in the air. But charred material can be used with a ferro rod as well so that advantage isn t exclusive to the flint and steel. That s roughly 30 hotter than a blast furnace and almost 70 hotter than the hottest molten lava.