Holtzman's 6-Inch x 1/2" Heavy Duty Ferrocerium Rod Fire Starter Kit - Perfect for Camping, Survival, and Emergency Preparedness

charlie M: this thing really puts out the sparks. No trouble at all to lite tender or fire starters. Good product.

United States on Sep 23, 2023

T. Meeks: It produces a shower of sparks. Just simply awesome.

United States on Sep 08, 2023

Jeremy: This company is knocking it out of the park. I bought a neck knife and this magnesium fire started. Both are great quality. Will be buying from again. Outstanding products 👏 👍

United States on May 10, 2023

Matt: I decided to give this a shot since it was on a promotion on facebook for a significant cost reduction/rebate. I had recently purchased a bayite version of a ferro rod that is the same size. It does make a very good spark so that's number on priority here. Now lets talk about the tool it comes with. It isn't the best in terms of spark production or ease of use. To create a spark you must first scrape away an area of the black coating, and the tool fails to do this as is. I generally carry a knife so that isn't an issue, but the fact that it should be able to do it on it's own without the need for another tool (knife) or say a rock in the wilderness, is of some importance. I highly prefer the bayite tool, but as far as ferro rods go, this is a solid ferro rod. There's no bells or whistles with the cord, and it's not as useful as the bayite's (paracord), but it holds the ferro rod and the tool together and I can wear it around my neck if need be so that's a plus. I'm not a great fire maker, but this ferro rod will put out enough sparks to light a fire for sure, and the length and diameter of the rod will make it long lasting. You can't go wrong buying the Holtzman's Ferro Rod if...

United States on Jul 02, 2020

KRotenKRoten: BLUF - This rod will start a fire. It is easy to use and I would rely on it being my only way to get a fire started in ideal or slightly adverse conditions. I have used cheaper rods to start fire with cotton/petroleum balls so I am pretty sure this would work in the rain as well.

The kit comes packaged nicely in a cardboard box with a foam insert. Although it could come in a plastic bag and it wouldn't make a difference to me as long as it works.

I started with a rather large bird's nest of dead, slightly damp grass and a piece of charcloth I made. I stuck the charcloth in the middle of the bird's nest, scraped the paint of the rod into the bird's nest and mad two strokes on the rod with the provided striker and the charcloth created an ember. With a little air provided in the right spot the bird's nest was in flames in not time. In my haste to try out the rod I had not collected enough small wood to get a fire going to I basically let the bird's nest burn up as I collected some tinder for the nest attempt. On second attempt I could not get the provided striker to work at all. I inspected the striker and realized one of the edges was rolled over and that caused the...

United States on Nov 16, 2019