Firesteel vs Lighter

[BigMonster]

Well fire steel have something that cant be beaten. Its indestructible. Even smashed, you can still use pieces of it. And its (or can be) very small. With all it's fiddlyness nothing come close to the surefireness of a fire rod.
No altitude, temperature, water or abuse will take the thought from you that you have something to make fire.

So it's here to stay

 

[Mandos]

id always favour fire-steel over lighter try getting a flame when your lighter is soaked ! im well aware you can use the flint off it still but using the fire steel just feels more like bushcraft-y having to work alittle to get the first flame and feeling like you have accomplished something small when your out for a week or so raises your moral when things go right and not wrong !

 

[mrcharly]

Can you use a firesteel without a striker/knife?

 

[Alreetmiowdmuka]

Firesteels more fun

 

[Teepee]

Could you use a ferro rod with an injured or hand or severely cold fingers?

 

[Will_]

Can you use a firesteel without a striker/knife?

Someone recently posted that flint works really well.
I'm going to give that a go over the next week and find out...

 

[weekender]

I quit 12-13 years ago and there has been moments where the craving still gripped me ( usually on nights?) it gets less and less all the time everytime you hold of a craving. Don't get any cravings now but late at night the smell of a roll up still smells goooood....
Ahh it seems I put this in the wrong thread......sorry.

 

[Big Stu 12]

Can you use a firesteel without a striker/knife?

A ferro road can be used with a flint or even a bit fo cermaic... you woudl be suppriced what can make a spark from a Ferro..

Could you use a ferro rod with an injured or hand or severely cold fingers?

if your hand is that cold/injured can you really use a lighter

 

[mrcharly]

if your hand is that cold/injured can you really use a lighter

I think he meant "If you only have one useable hand, can you use a firesteel?"

A lighter is certainly useable one-handed.

 

[Big Stu 12]

I think he meant "If you only have one useable hand, can you use a firesteel?"

A lighter is certainly useable one-handed.

Yeah your right there yuo can use a lighter one handed... I bow to that.. but normaly if one hand is cold so is theother

 

[Teepee]

A ferro road can be used with a flint or even a bit fo cermaic... you woudl be suppriced what can make a spark from a Ferro..



if your hand is that cold/injured can you really use a lighter

I reckon so. Even with both arms severed..

I could stand on a zippo and strike it with my foot. Maybe hold the zippo in my mouth or brace it between my wrists and strike it on my leg.

 

[MartinK9]

Could you use a ferro rod with an injured or hand or severely cold fingers?

Yep:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWb_nzYVkFs

 

[ozzy1977]

fero rod can be used one handed, what do you think toes are for?

 

[Big Stu 12]

I reckon so. Even with both arms severed..
I could stand on a zippo and strike it with my foot. Maybe hold the zippo in my mouth or brace it between my wrists and strike it on my leg.

lol, nice One.. and there is always the thrid leg if your name is JAke...

 

[Teepee]

Yep:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWb_nzYVkFs

A damn good point mate.

lol, nice One.. and there is always the thrid leg if your name is JAke...

 

[Haggis]

If I'm carrying everything I need with me anyway, for convenience, then I want a zippo, matches, a firesteel, and a Bic lighter. Lighters are easy, a flint and steel, or firesteels are fun to play with, and might even be handy if all my lighters and all my matches fail to function.