Brand new Firestarter

oldman/Marty · Mar 18, 2008

Guys,
I just had to tell you about a new product. It's a new magnesium/ferrocerium rod combined into one. Instead of just shaving off magnesium and then sparking the other side to ignite the magnesium, with this rod it's done in one operation. You get a hot shower of sparks that continue to burn in your tinder. Wow. Not only that but they are made here in New Yrok and a real good guy is carrying them. Camping survival.com
here is the link to his site.
http://www.campingsurvival.com/aufistflstan.html

Oldman/Marty Simon
Brian,
I hope you don't mind me advertising this product for someone else but I think it is newsworthy. I will have some with me at the CT Gathering for guys to try out.

tknife · Mar 18, 2008

Whoa, that is wild! I'm gonna need one of those for sure. Thanks for the link!

texastonydobbs · Mar 18, 2008

Looks worthy of trying it out ! Thanks

Liam Ryan · Mar 18, 2008

That's a cool idea, cant wait for the review.

norcalblacktail · Mar 18, 2008

Hmm... Looks alot better than the one I have.

SpookyPistolero · Mar 18, 2008

That is really interesting, I'm excited to see the reviews vs. a normal Army firesteel. Having a few more seconds worth of sparks would be nice.

mapper66 · Mar 18, 2008

Now I like that a lot! Gonna have to try that.

BJE · Mar 18, 2008

That looks awsome. I will have to order one soon. Thanks for the tip.

mtnfolk mike · Mar 18, 2008

hhmmm... that looks pretty cool...:thumbup:

orrey45 · Mar 18, 2008

Looks cool, cant wait to hear more about it.

mp510 · Mar 18, 2008

It sounds like an interesting concept.

popedandy · Mar 18, 2008

Pretty interesting. I might have to get one and try it out.

Mtn Hawk · Mar 18, 2008

Great concept! I'm always looking for the "perfect" firestarter and this definitely seems like it would be worth a try.

Thanks for posting.....

midnite-penguin · Mar 18, 2008

Very cool, I just lit my first "fire steel fire'' a few days ago. I might have to pick one up once my fire steel gets worn all the way down.

Horse · Mar 19, 2008

That would be cool to have at PWYP.

mapper66 · Mar 19, 2008

Horse said:
That would be cool to have at PWYP.

Got it covered Horse. :thumbup:

Horn Dog · Mar 19, 2008

That is impressive. I'll have to order one.

Brian Jones · Mar 19, 2008

oldman/Marty said:
Oldman/Marty Simon
Brian,
I hope you don't mind me advertising this product for someone else but I think it is newsworthy. I will have some with me at the CT Gathering for guys to try out.

Marty, I love hearing about new products, and you can post whatever you damn well please here as far as I'm concerned, as long as you keep on posting here! :thumbup:

abo4ster · Mar 25, 2008

I got it and I wasn't that impressed I am afraid. Maybe it's the striker that I don't like more than the rod itself, as the rod is fine and does appear to throw a hotter spark.

I guess I am used to a piece of hacksaw blade and really throwing sparks with direction and force as I pin down my tinder most of the time. Just an fyi - if you use this as it is intended, with the cap as the striker, and you are one of those who has used a hacksaw blade with a ferro rod, you may have the same sentiments as me.

Don Rearic · Mar 25, 2008

Actually, ferrocerium, according to sources I have read online, already contains magnesium. Also, the "flint" rod in both the Aitor JKII and Brewer Explorer knives from the 80s and a US Military Survival Kit that I have owned and bought second-hand have all disintegrated to dust as if they had a very high magnesium content as well. If someone can get the original source for a ferrocerium rod, they could specify that there is more magnesium in it. I don't really think this is necessarily anything new.

They work though!