Schrade Delta Class Fire Starter 4in with 2.3in Ferro Rod with Non-Slip Grip with striker For Outdoor Survival and camping

I ordered this Ferro Rod along with a Husqvarna 13" hatchet, so I only paid $5.97 for it and no shipping fees. I've never used a Ferro Rod before and all I can say is that this thing works great. I rubbed some vaseline on a cotton ball and struck the rod 2 or 3 times with the side of the striker and presto! I had a fire going. The rod may be a little smaller than some experienced users may prefer, but it packs nicely into my backpack and does what it is supposed to do. It appears to be solidly put together. The striker is nice and thick and very easy to hold onto as is the little plastic handle on the Ferro Rod. For six bucks how can you go wrong? If you prefer a larger rod look at the SCHFS2. It is the larger version of this one. I think I may look into purchasing a knife sheath with a ferro rod holder on it and keep my knife and the rod together in one package.

This is hard to beat for the money! I took it on a three-day camping trip and was able to build several fires without resorting to matches. It works well enough with the included striker, but I found that any high carbon steel knife or other sharp tool will also produce a fine shower of sparks.Plus, it fits perfectly in an old-fashioned pipe tobacco tin, allowing one to carry it along with tinder in the same water-resistent package. It makes a nice fire kit for an emergency bag.

The media could not be loaded. An average sized ferro rod on the softer side throws great sparks. My striker was drilled on the wrong side but I just separated the string and tied a bowline and it works fine

The Schrade SCHFS1 is an excellent budget firesteel. I own a few ferro rods from Firesteel.com. The reason I went with the Schrade is because of the price and all the extra features you get. Nice poly handle and a decent striker. I've read a few reviews about people complaining about the striker being too small. I haven't had any issues with it. Only problem one might have is if you using the striker in a really cold climate. The bare metal would get very cold and make it difficult to manipulate. Good thing I live in CA lol. For the same price as the Schrade I could get a blank rod but thats no fun. I will definitely be picking up some more SCHFS1's to throw in all my kits.Feel free to check out a quick video review I did on the SCHFS1. I know pictures on a screen don't do a product justice most of the time.http://youtu.be/0PpzIhFgR1Y

The media could not be loaded. I like this hero rod because it’s easy to strike, and I can light a cotton ball in one strike. It is an awesome product. My favorite thing about it is that it makes very large sparks.Ours is a little different than the one pictured: there’s a handle on the striker but not on the rod. Still works great though.

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I actually like the ferro rod. This is lighter, more manageable than my 1/2" one and works great with different scrapper (selfrelianceoutfitters glow in the dark ferro rod has one of the best scrappers for cheap) This scrapper is not sharp enough to get a decent spark. I scrapped the scrapper's flat edges on a concrete block and it helped but needs more work.It makes me mad that they send out scrappers that don't work and people may not be aware that the rod is good and get frustrated with item and give up. firesteel.com has a palm scrapper I ordered and looks like a keeper.would i buy again....no due to the scrapper. There are better options I think.

Good ferro rod - likely hard ferrocerium (sparks a bit less than soft, but lasts longer as a result and is much cheaper for some reason) . Includes a better striker than most rods come with. I like to keep a 3/8" rod with each of my knives and use the knife as a striker - typically the back of the blade. But this was the perfect size to keep with the pictured BK2. Those familiar with Becker knifes know that the thick stucco they coat the blades with doesn't allow a spark off the spine. However, the BK2 and some other Becker models have a small half-round curvature next to the blade's edge which IS sharp enough to spark. This rod fits that slot perfectly and sparks well from it. That's what I was hoping for when I bought it. Alas, I still ended up stripping the blade of the BK2 so that it would cut wood finer, better. For Becker owners who don't want to go through that hassle, this is the fire steel for you. The built-in grip also makes it a little safer when striking so close to the knife's edge. And being that it fits the slot so well, you're getting more surface contact for more sparks than what you could get off the straight back edge of the blade. If the knife was made by Schrade, or the fire steel made by Becker, you'd think they intended each as a compliment to the other.

Save your dryer lint and you will easily have something to start a fire. Bought this to add to my survival kit for canoe trips/hunting/hiking/snow shoeing. Throws a great spark, works very well

Una buena chispa es lo que se necesita y este producto lo ofrece. Viene con una capa de pintura, para que funcione se necesita quitarla ( rasparla) la región donde la quites se va a oxidar ( se pondrá negra ) pero seguirá sirviendo. Para los futuros compradores : no veo el caso de gastar hasta 500 pesos en artículos similares cuando esté cumple y muy bien.

all fine, fast delivery, thanks

Conclusion:- refer to the pictures- I’ve purchased it because product title said “Large ferro rod” and it turned out to be a disappointment in the size and weight race- product is tiny, thinner than other similar products of same price range- rod weight only 17g opposed to the 43g of the hexa rod I’ve found on Amazon in same price range- striker sturdy, but small, prints are missing- will work just OK, so it’ll fulfill it’s purpose- overall low value / price ratio compared to other similar products sold on Amazon in the same price range (+/- 1-2 USD)- useful for people though who are looking for lightweight products to reduce hiking bulk weightProduct name said “Large ferro rod” which is false advertising as this thing is very thin, it only has the same length as similar low priced products, but it does not have the same width. Lack of thickness amounts to lack of actual material, resulting in lack of value for the same cost.Weight of this “Large ferro rod” : 17gWeight of a hexa ferro rod of equal price range: 43gBoth measured without their strikers.Value maths17g / 43g = 0.3954 aka 39.54%888 JPY x 0.3954 = 351 JPYBy weight, amount of material, this product worths only 351 JPY, not 888JPYI’ve just bought the the other, hexa rod, which weighs 43g for 980 JPY also from Amazon.Price of product should follow suit!Striker of this product does not have the same “SCHRADE” prints on it as in the advertisement, which is no big deal, but still worth mentioning. Striker is small too compared to strikers of other product BUT it’s thicker and more sturdy.Line attached to the rod does not have any reflective capabilities, so you might have a harder time finding this product in the dark woods if you dropped it. Easy to fix though, switching to a better line on your own cost.

Small compact size. Works well wet or dry. Soft material so not sure how long it will last for.