SparkForce Fire Starter: Durable Construction and Lanyard for Easy Portability

Amazon Customer: Small in size but works wonderfully.

United States on Jul 26, 2023

J: This is a great addition to my camping bag. Works good even in raining conditions.

United States on Oct 23, 2022

Norseman: Produces a hot, if slightly smaller spark that will catch tinder on fire. My drier lint quivers in fear at the sight of it. :)

The 'lanyard' is more to keep you from losing one of the two halfs than wearing it around your neck. But it's long enough to completely run the striker down the rod. But carefully! The rod doesn't look/feel like it will hold up to rough handling. But then it's for emergencies, not a weekend in the woods.

United States on Jun 20, 2022

Roger M n AR: This tool has good and bad aspects. I have bought one these ferro rod & striker combo's before. I bought this one to use on a neck chain. It is not only small enough but, main feature for me is it is self contained and sheltered by it's case from the corrosive effects of the salt in perspiration.
Perspiration will cause a ferro rod to rust and become pitted. The two parts are solidly locked together and I use the lanyard to pull/ force them apart.

Another plus is the highly visible orange color. Starting a fire at dusk or during difficult conditions it is pretty easy to mix dark colored equipment such as a ferro rod with the natural debris present. This can happen even in best conditions.

This rod and striker individually are small and aukward to use. It is not a big spark generator making it necessary to get up close and personal with the tinder. The tinder must be well prepared with positioning of the ferro rod so not to strike your knuckle with each attempt. I'll try different technics but haven't found the best yet. Practice is a must with this set.

The striker is pretty good and works better than most loose ones coming with ferro rods. There are...

United States on May 13, 2021

Bruce A. Ward: I bought this at Walmart also figuring what the hell 7 bucks I will give it a try. It is excellent. The whole thing weighs about 24 grams which is nothing. The striker is not crap and gets a great spark off the rod it comes with. It also gets a great spark off other bigger ferro rods I have which came with useless strikers. This thing is great just because it is so small and will ignite a dry plain cotton ball with one spark. You should carry some cotton balls with you for emergency situations. Come one how much do cotton balls weigh? Go to the gym more if you have to. A cotton ball is a guaranteed fire for 1 minute even without a little Vaseline. Just a small touch of Vaseline makes cotton balls burn hotter and longer (2 minutes). I tried the product on dry wadded grass at that also ignited immediately. BTW be careful of the cheap Chinese knock off strikers and magnesium bars. They don’t spark or ignite they are a complete waste of money. They are worse than useless because they can give you a false since of security. Always test a product at home before you really need it.

United States on Apr 07, 2014