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Posted: 7/24/2020 2:28:58 AM EDT
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Posted: 7/24/2020 5:26:37 AM EDT
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Been pretty happy with these, so far.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07TSXNV2Q/ref=cm_sw_r_em_apa_i_zAQgFb7H8ABBB They've been holding up just fine to normal camping, hiking, and weekend fire pit lighting at the cabin. Pretty compact without being flimsy and produce nice fat sparks using the back of a Morakniv blade. They (like most ferro rods) will ship with a thin coating of paint that needs to be sanded/scraped off to get the best results, so don't be surprised if they don't work great right out of the package. Clean that shit off with a piece of scotchbrite and they'll work great...especially teamed with some vaseline coated cotton balls. |
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Posted: 7/26/2020 12:19:34 AM EDT
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Thanks gents!
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Posted: 11/11/2020 8:01:59 PM EDT
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Also, different ferro rod options have different "hardnesses." I have come across some that are softer than others, but I don't know if that is intentional or not. The softer ones seem to throw larger sparks, but fewer of them when compared to harder rods which seem to throw a higher volume of "smaller" sparks. Both did the job on PJ cotton balls.
The critical thing is having a good striker... the best ferro rod is worthless without a good striker. Some of the strikers included with inexpensive ferro rods were too soft to be effective, and I am glad I tested them beforehand. As mentioned, larger rods definitely last longer, and are easy to hold on to. However, anytime I am carrying the weight, it matters. So I am always trying to make my load lighter. These guys have a kit I plan to add to my hiking setup in the near future. |
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Posted: 11/11/2020 9:30:37 PM EDT
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Ferro rods are NOT flint and steel!
A good ferro rod will cost a little more but they will work much better. It’s an item that should last for years and is a critical tool. Now, a Carbon Steel striker used with Flint will last a lifetime. I have half a dozen or so I’ve tried and here again some work better than others. I practice and use real flint and steel first when camping or hiking as it is an important survival skill. You can use chert, quartz and other stones in a pinch too. If it’s raining or damp and I can’t get a fire going I will resort to my ferro rod as lighting a fire with that is easier than using matches especially if using with char cloth. Try Flint and Steel! Here is a video I did with my Son for Cub Scouts a few years ago.  Fire Making Note the piece of flint we were using was tiny. I have much better flint but couldn’t find a piece when he was making the video for his Scout requirement on making fire. Note there are good and bad magnesium blocks too. Some of the Chinese ones I’ve tried like from Harnor Freight suck. |
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Posted: 11/12/2020 1:26:28 AM EDT
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They are all different and all have their own pros / cons. I say test a few various options and use what works best for you.
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Posted: 11/12/2020 10:40:05 AM EDT
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flint (chert) and steel anecdote... as a Scout (mid 50s), prior to my first troop camping trip we Tenderfoot were taken on an excursion to the coast of the Gulf of Mexico (couple of miles), and scoured the beach area for small 1" size pieces of gray or black flint (chert)... an oyster bar was just off shore, and the formation was attached to a chert deposit... legend was that ancient Timucua Indians were original inhabitants and there was evidence that this was where they napped spear points.... I still had some flint and a piece of 1/2x4x 3/16 steel and some char cloth which I used for demonstration when I taught... as Scouts, we were tasked with carrying it (and matches in match safe) along with some Iodine, a dime, snake bite kit, and roll of friction tape in a WWII bandage pouch on our GI pistol belt....I had a couple of excellent Scoutmasters,,, one a Pacific Theater Combat Marine, and the other an Army officer detached to OSS that served in the Balkans
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Posted: 11/14/2020 4:07:34 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: flint (chert) and steel anecdote... as a Scout (mid 50s), prior to my first troop camping trip we Tenderfoot were taken on an excursion to the coast of the Gulf of Mexico (couple of miles), and scoured the beach area for small 1" size pieces of gray or black flint (chert)... an oyster bar was just off shore, and the formation was attached to a chert deposit... legend was that ancient Timucua Indians were original inhabitants and there was evidence that this was where they napped spear points.... I still had some flint and a piece of 1/2x4x 3/16 steel and some char cloth which I used for demonstration when I taught... as Scouts, we were tasked with carrying it (and matches in match safe) along with some Iodine, a dime, snake bite kit, and roll of friction tape in a WWII bandage pouch on our GI pistol belt....I had a couple of excellent Scoutmasters,,, one a Pacific Theater Combat Marine, and the other an Army officer detached to OSS that served in the Balkans What was the dime for? Payphone back in the day? @lasnyder |
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Posted: 11/14/2020 6:47:26 PM EDT
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correct.. pay phone
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