anybody tried these ferro rods from goinggear.com .they look a lot better then any rods i,ve got.the guy is on youtube demonstrating these from standing up and striking and the sparks are lighting his pj wool no probs.there is no way my rod from lightmyfire can do this,in fact i dont find them great anytime ,i,ve tried different knifes/strikers etc.
mishmash rods from goinggear
- Thread starter Gill
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Are you refering to this one??
mischmetal firesteel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oS8TJAXC9zQ&feature=channel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O78JSZORwGg&feature=channel
or this one?
Kodiak
Sorry Gill, just re-readyour title , your obviously refering to the 1st ones which i would agree seem to stay together as globular 'magma' for longer?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pR0kOLlAiVg&feature=channel
Seems they are the same stuff;-
"From the Iron Age, the use of flint and steels was a common method of fire lighting, but more recently the firesteel has become synonymous with the world of fire lighting, especially in bushcraft.
Firesteels are metal rods composed of ferrocerium, an alloy of iron and mischmetal (itself an alloy primarily of cerium that will generate sparks when struck). Iron is added to improve strength which allows pressure to be applied with a ‘steel’ to product a shower of hot sparks to ignite a tinder. These small sparks are in fact tiny shards of the firesteel which burn with an exceptional heat, but only for a very brief time, but enough to create a fire.
Firesteels are easy to use, and even work when wet, unlike modern lighters. They also last for a long time, up to 10.000 strikes. You simple need a piece of steel, and old hacksaw blade or the back of knife to get them sparking."
mischmetal firesteel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oS8TJAXC9zQ&feature=channel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O78JSZORwGg&feature=channel
or this one?
Kodiak
Sorry Gill, just re-readyour title , your obviously refering to the 1st ones which i would agree seem to stay together as globular 'magma' for longer?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pR0kOLlAiVg&feature=channel
Seems they are the same stuff;-
"From the Iron Age, the use of flint and steels was a common method of fire lighting, but more recently the firesteel has become synonymous with the world of fire lighting, especially in bushcraft.
Firesteels are metal rods composed of ferrocerium, an alloy of iron and mischmetal (itself an alloy primarily of cerium that will generate sparks when struck). Iron is added to improve strength which allows pressure to be applied with a ‘steel’ to product a shower of hot sparks to ignite a tinder. These small sparks are in fact tiny shards of the firesteel which burn with an exceptional heat, but only for a very brief time, but enough to create a fire.
Firesteels are easy to use, and even work when wet, unlike modern lighters. They also last for a long time, up to 10.000 strikes. You simple need a piece of steel, and old hacksaw blade or the back of knife to get them sparking."
heres his website
http://goinggear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=16&products_id=59
1/2 inch thick fire steel rods... this could be a group buy thing
http://goinggear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=16&products_id=59
1/2 inch thick fire steel rods... this could be a group buy thing
ivce been trying to get a supplier for various sizes at a decent price might try them Firesteels.com is a waste of time wont answer emails etc the UK guy only has one size etc
1/2" x 12" long should make a few fires
ATB
Duncan
1/2" x 12" long should make a few fires
ATB
Duncan
1/2" x 12" long should make a few fires
Duncan
also make a useful priest for dispatching game.. and self defence... and a hammer for making things.. woo its a multi tool!
The owner of GoingGear.Com is a member of Blade Forums and regularly posts, advises and answers questions.
He also gets gear in stock that members show interest in, and does useful reviews, seems like a nice guy thats very well thought of of BF.
Which is why I'm buying some of these mischmetal firesteels which look excellent, and are available in various sizes...... and don't cost a fortune.
He also gets gear in stock that members show interest in, and does useful reviews, seems like a nice guy thats very well thought of of BF.
Which is why I'm buying some of these mischmetal firesteels which look excellent, and are available in various sizes...... and don't cost a fortune.
My 2 cents: I don't have a firesteel from Goinggear, but I have a firesteel from Brisa.fi, that seems to be mischmetal too. Does a MUCH better job then the standard Fireflash steels. Really impressive difference. You really have to watch where these sparks go as they are more massive and burn longer.
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