ustSparkForce Fire Starter with Durable Construction and Lanyard for Camping, Backpacking, Hiking, Emergency and Outdoor Survival, Orange, One Size (20-310-259)

Great backpacking camp stove (white gas or isobutane) starter. Good backup fora cheapo cigarette lighter- it ALWAYS works. Light and stands out visually.I've got a nice piezo lighter (no flint) but it is heavy (stainless steel Zippo body) andthe "flints" in light cheap butane lighters turn to mush when rather damp or wet (been there,done that). This happens pretty often in the USA Pacific Northwest.

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.

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

Perfect fire starter.This little ferro rod and striker only adds about 1 oz of weight to your pack. I removed the nylon cord and used shock cord to keep the device closed, and mine weighs 30.3 grams.The ferro rod is 43 mm long and 6 mm thick (about 1 3/4 inch long and 1/4 inch thick.Where this little fire starter shines is the striker. Most ferro rods comes with a sawed off hacksaw blade.While the hacksaw blade will generate sparks; this striker has six very sharp 90 degree corners, and this scraper does not flex like the el cheapo hacksaw blade.What I like about this fire starter.It is very light.Has one of the best strikers you can buy.The housing is bright orange so if you drop it it is easy to find.The only way they could improve it would be to add a waterproof container for tinder.

This is the smaller and just as capable ferro style rod as its big brother offered by Ultimate Survival Technologies. Its very pocketable and works extremely well. The Strike Force big brother has a compartment to store a tinder cube, but aside from that, the smaller SparkForce works just as well and you will find yourself carrying this one everywhere when you might not with the larger Strike Force.

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 some mm measurements on the inch or so of metal striker extending from the plastic housing/handle. I don't know why or if I will ever use them.The ferro rod itself in this set works pretty well. Some material can be scraped off the rod to help ignite tinder when sparks are struck. It takes more than normal force to generate sparks. That's where the knuckle busting comes in.I ordered another of these for my kit but, I couldn't generate sparks with this striker or the better bayite striker. Amazon is great about returns.There is a length of small orange lanyard with the set.It is not 550 or bank line. It is good for what it does.Sincerely hope this will help you in your decision making.

I love these. They work perfectly and easy enough to use that my grandchildren love starting fires in my back yard fire pit. Hmmmm, that might not be so good after all. LOLBut these are a great value and I'd recommend them as an inexpensive and practical survival tool.They were shipped quickly. No problems at all with transaction.