TOPS Knives Fire Starter Piggy Back FSPB-01: Compact, Reliable Fire-Starting Tool for Outdoor Adventurers

BriSNBriSN: First, as others have mentioned, this is a solid Ferro rod and not the combo rod currently pictured at the time of this review. To the best of my knowledge, Tops does not make the Ferro/magnesium rod displayed now. But, that was not an issue for me; I knew this was the case going into my purchase. Regardless, the seller should consider updating the picture or making a notation about this discrepancy to avoid confusing customers and creating disappointment.

Also, the Piggy Back is designed to fit many different knife sheaths. Therefore, the purchaser will have to drill a second hole, which was not a big deal for me. One tip, when deciding where to place the Piggy Back, ensure you have clearance above to remove the rod from the sheath.

One shortcoming was that for my particular knife, a Tops Brakimo (pictured), the screws that were provided were a little short for the sheath. They will work, but I decided that it was a good idea to add a little bit of blue thread lock compound to make sure that the screws don't work loose over time. So, minus one star. Also, make sure to tighten the screws with the Ferro rod in place because you will want to...

United States on Aug 07, 2022

Scuba Steve: Not what is described I got a single ferro rod but it throws sparks very well and the holder is awesome and I have bought two of them so far

United States on Mar 10, 2020

grandad-2-3: I put this on a knife sheath that should have had one but did not, it was easy to install holds a 3/8' ferro rod all around good purchase..

United States on May 23, 2019

vSIGvSIG: The Fire Starter rod is small but the kydex attach on my Tops Ops7 so good.
I think it’s expensive but I like it on my Kydex

United States on Mar 24, 2019

Janie: I initially thought this was a bit pricy, but my brother badly wanted a fire starter on his Esee knife sheath. I took a chance this would work, and it does. I have several Tops knives and know these starters to work very well. Now he is all set and I am sister of the year.

United States on Aug 02, 2016