BEST firesteel for wet conditions?

[freq18hz]

Looking for the best non-emergency firesteel (I have a one handed model already) that throws the biggest, hottest, best sparks.

So what is best? I already have a light my fire scout, and I am not impressed.


-Freq

 

[fen]

http://goinggear.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=4

 

[SIXFOOTER]

These work great
http://www.usaknifemaker.com/store/...9.html?zenid=57c860648d3cf09461a4fad2175d4b4d

 

[fishshooter]

You are going to get bigger, longer burning sparks with a misch metal rod rather than a ferro rod.

 

[IUKE12]

Goinggear has some good misch steels as mentioned. Firesteel dot com has got to be the meanest, hottest flame thrower misch metal steel that I have ever used though. Be forewarned, the striking technique is nothing like what you are using with the Scout firesteel.

 

[Calebklyne]

No matter what fire steel you get practice with it is key

 

[Joben]

Thicker rods seem to throw more sparks, longer might help too depending on your striking technique.

The small rods are hard to work with, especially if they don't have a handle...hard to grip and hold steady.

 

[jerrinfla]

Looking for the best non-emergency firesteel (I have a one handed model already) that throws the biggest, hottest, best sparks.

So what is best? I already have a light my fire scout, and I am not impressed.


-Freq

I wasn't impressed with my light my fire "scout" when I first got it, either. But once I figured out the proper setup of things I'm trying to light I've changed my view on it. Watch a few videos on youtube about firestarting. Lately I've been having fun lighting tea candles with a small corner of a toilet paper or a paper towel square, and a fluffed up piece of cotton ball or a fluffed up half a q-tip is a cinch to light. A little petroleum jelly rubbed on part of the cotton makes it light easier and burn longer and would likely help a lot in wet conditions. Fluffy scrapings from fatwood light pretty easily, too.
Currently I've been scraping just 1/4" or so of the tip of the scout to try to even out the wear on the firesteel. I've been starting several fires a day indoors for a while now (usually a tea candle as described above) because it's actually become fun rather than frustrating.
Try a half a q-tip with petroleum jelly lightly smeared on one side & when that gets easy try other stuff. I bet it'll get easy for you to use in much less time then you think.