Favorite ferro rod

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Gcckoka

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Nov 13, 2015
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Hello guys I want to purchase a good ferro rod. I have 4, but cheap ones. now I want to buy a good one , which one would you suggest?
I am thinking about light my fire ,Exotac or Bear grylls fire starter
 
You may well be better off getting a rod of ferrocerium online and handling it yourself. That way you can have what you want. I got one from hammockman and its superb (cheers paddy use it all the time!) I've never found a huge difference in the rods themselves it's more handle shape that changes
 
Light my fire army 2.0

+1 its one of these I have, I've never used anything else but this works well for me...

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Light my fire Swedish fire steel 2.0 Army model in Coco Shell. Comes with an emergency whistle which isn't up to much IMHO...
 
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There is definitely a difference in the performance of different ferro rods (not always dependant on cost)….There is however a much bigger difference in the performance of the striker used. Some of the cheapest ferro rods work absolutely fine if you use a good striker, the little bit of hacksaw blade covered in Red or Green paint is not a particularly good one, nor is the spine of many a knife. The best strikers I have found (and they will work fine with the cheapest of ferro rods) is a good piece of glass or glazed pottery even a nice sharp piece of flint.

DB
 
There is definitely a difference in the performance of different ferro rods (not always dependant on cost)….There is however a much bigger difference in the performance of the striker used. Some of the cheapest ferro rods work absolutely fine if you use a good striker, the little bit of hacksaw blade covered in Red or Green paint is not a particularly good one, nor is the spine of many a knife. The best strikers I have found (and they will work fine with the cheapest of ferro rods) is a good piece of glass or glazed pottery even a nice sharp piece of flint.

DB

Yes I found that is true , I used glass with a cheap ferro rod and it worked great
 
'91 sir thanks for the comment.
Gcckoka would you like me to make you one with an antler handle? (gratis)
 
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Hemlocks Padauk fire steels really are a very good investment, they really are extremely good quality and very practical to use because of their 'chunkiness'
however, the offer of a beautiful hand made deer antler one produced by a fellow BCUK bro would be a nice keepsake.
 
I am ordering now a bunch of stuff so I will save a few bucks if i buy light my fire , can you tell me which one should i take army or army 2.0 or is there no difference ratheter than handle shape?
 
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The 2.0 has an emergency whistle incorporated into the striker handle, at first it seems crap but once you get the hang of using it you can make it scream a really high pitched tone, when i first blew threw it i sounded like a child trying to whistle through it's fingers
 
ok guys thank you all for your advices I ordered the army 2.0 , I will post an update when I'll receive it and try it out.
thanks
 
Such a generous offer Mr. Hammock.

I wonder if 'Gratis' doesn't translate easily into Georgian ?
{ free of charge - უფასო }

I didn't knew that word , I heard it the first time , wow why not , I would be very thankful Mr. Hammock
 

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