Überleben | Hexå Ferro Rod Fire Starter Survival Tool – Up to 20,000 Strikes, 1/2" Thick Hexagon Fire Steel with Multi-Tool Striker & Lanyard – Waterproof Camping Essentials

Great sparking rod sure to start a fire in the woods.

Initial testing indicates that this unit works extremely well and exactly as advertised. In my backpack I always keep an old 35mm film canister filled with cotton balls that have been thoroughly infused with Vaseline. I can pinch off a tiny piece of one of these cotton balls and this ferro rod lights it right up with almost no effort. Highly recommend.

The überleben Hexå Fire Starter Ferro rod is an excellent backup fire making tool that will last for 1000s of fires. The 6 in x 1/2 in rod fits comfortably in your hand and gives you a lot of surface to strike sparks for a fire. The ferro rod come with its own striker and a leather cord to keep every thing together. It is a good idea to place some 1 in Gorilla tape or duct tape at the handle area to give you more gripping surface and also so you can use the tape as tinder if natural resources are damp or wet. The ferro rod comes in a zip lock bag that can be re-used to store and pack when not in use. There is room for a piece of fat wood the same size as the rod as well. I highly recommend this ferro rod because it already has angles that make it easier to strike than the normal round rods. The price is reasonable due to the amount of usage you will get out of the rod if used properly and for its intended purpose.

This ferro rod is amazing and produces the largest brightest sparks I have ever seen on a ferro rod. The consistency is insane I definitely would recommend this product. The value for money is definitely worth it

Works very well. I like the flat sides over most other rods that are rounded!

Just received my Hexa. This is my first ferro-rod, so I can't compare its performance to other products, but:Pros:- Easy to use- Compact size (received a 3" rod: more on this later)- Scrape-y dongle thing does a decent job making sparks once the outer coating of the rod has been scraped off (doesn't take long).Con:- This is an Amazon problem not a product problem, but: thought I was ordering a 6" rod based on every photo being of the 6" product and the lack of any buttons for selecting a size when ordering. On receiving the product I went back and checked the text description of the item and it does indeed specify a 3" rod (my mistake, sort of). Was going to order a second one in 6" format (since I have already played with the one I received, but I still want a longer one and having two wouldn't be a bad thing) but can't even find a way to order the longer rod: the product page says, "3" or 6" lengths," but there's no UI option for selecting a size or model, and if you just add the product to cart it defaults to the 3" version. Hopefully this situation is resolved by the time you, dear reader, come to purchase your ferro rod.

Great backup fire starter for camping and prepping.

Works amazing!! Used camping, was it necessary no, was it fun absolutely friggen yes!!!!