Heavy Duty Rod

One of the nicest quality ferro rods I’ve come across. It’s pretty hard in terms of sturdiness which means it’s going to last me a while making it a great bang for your buck. Throws a nice shower of sparks and works great off the spine of a pocket knife. You know it’s a great ferro rod when you see the scorch marks on your knife. At 6x1/2 it will still fit in a pocket, large by ferro rod standards but still portable. Hole through one end makes it versatile whether you tie off some paracord and a scrape tool through it or use it to tie it off somewhere.

It's a basic ferro rod, so it might not be the sexyest item on Amazon, but this is the King of All Ferro Rods! It is far longer (6"), and larger in diameter (1/2"), than other sellers on Amazon, and it's about half the price. Why? Because it doesn't come with a useless custom handle, flymsy case, or some fancy striking gizmo that you can hang around your neck - forget all that nonsense, this is what you need to start a fire when your camping, or if you just want a awesome ferro rod for your Get Home Bag or SHTF Bag. You don't need a designated striker, just use the back of your knife (I love my Mora Garberg Knife for this application - for my money it's the best bushcraft/outdoor camping knife sold on Amazon). Additionally, there is a hole on one end that is perfect for threading paracord through and making a secure wrist lanyard, and in a pinch paracord can be used as an accelerant to start a fire if you have nothing else. Hot Tip: take a one to two inch piece of 1/2" shrink tube, slide it on, heat it up, and you have a great non-slip handle. If you cover the hole with the shrink tube, just poke through it with a awl or drill bit after it cools and then string your lanyard cord through it. That's what I did and it works great. I don't use a ferro rod as my primary fire lighting device, I carry a Bic lighter which is faster and easier, but I do recommend carrying a ferro rod as a back-up if you run out of fuel or your lighter breaks. It is very primitive and satisfying way to start a campfire, and when it comes to survival and warmth redundant systems are a good thing. One caveat, if you are a backpacker and weight is a big deal to you, this rod is somewhat heavy (it says 0.8 oz, it feels like more than that to me), you might be better off with their smaller 4" x 3/8" ferro rod.

Works great! Plenty of sparks.

It is a six inch ferro rod with a lanyard hole in one end. Simple, but the situations where this tool will be essential are just that...simple. You can either start a fire, not for luxury but for survival (as fire is one our base tools) or you cannot. This tool fits that requirement perfectly! It is a quality piece of kit that has proven to be near 100% effective through my testing since purchase. Small enough to easily stow in my pack, soft enough to throw an incredible shower of molten material in to my tinder nests. Two or three clean pulls and I am on my way to a heating, sterilizing or cooking fire (or all of the above) making it very versatile. I have tested it with dry and moist tinder. With dry tinder it is near full proof way of getting my initial bundle to light and burn. It takes a bit more work with damp tinder, but it will work...especially if one has some fatwood to work with. As with all things, preparation is key. Having the kindling prepped to start the ember phase is essential to getting a proper fire going. This will get all of that in to motion. I personally like a slightly longer rod. Four inches is effective, the extra two inches just adds enough extra to make it that much more effective. While there are more expensive rods available, I have not found them to be better than this one regardless of price. Why spend extra for identical results?

It’s a bit small but will work for every once in a while easier to carry. Sparks well and easy to use. Takes a sharp edge to spark

Chose this one for its length and thickness, was not disappointed. It took the place of my other thin cheapy's immediately. Far easier to hold, control, and handles all the pressure you can apply without fear. The volume of sparks is significantly greater than the others I've had. Great for when you don't have time to make a long project out of getting a fire started.

The bayite 1/2” x 6” ferro rod is an excellent fire-starting tool and one of the most reliable I’ve used. The large diameter makes it easy to grip, even with cold or wet hands, and the length gives great control and leverage while striking. I don’t use a dedicated striker with this rod at all—instead, I use the back of my Bahco Laplander saw blade, and it works perfectly. The squared spine of the Laplander throws a massive shower of hot sparks with minimal effort and actually performs better than any separate striker I’ve tried. It’s convenient, efficient, and one less piece of gear to carry, making it an ideal pairing for camping and bushcraft. The ferro rod itself is very well made, durable, and consistent. It lights tinder quickly and reliably in all conditions. Whether you’re building a kit or just want a dependable ferro rod that performs every time, this one is hard to beat. Highly recommended. 🔥

Bayite makes a nice ferro rod, have a few different sized ones and they all work well. The 6in length provides a good grip and strike, recommend buying a few sizes for pack weight management

This is a really good, really BIG, ferro rod! I originally bought one with the striker and paracord lanyard but wanted one to mount for myself and use with my preferred striker so I also bought one of these plain ones. Either way these work exceptionally well, giving big, hot sparks that easily ignite any suitable natural or commercial tinder. The rod is relatively soft, so it strikes easily and makes lots of sparks, which means you can work with it from near the end and gradually work back as you wear it down rather than striking all the way along it from the start, and the size means that it will last a long time even though it does work so well. Well worth it's reasonable price and good value. I would buy more but I'm not sure I'll ever need them!

Great customer service, product was very late due to corona virus but they offered a full refund due to that. Got the product eventually and it's exactly as described.

Works very well, bought as a backup, can never have enough of these!!

Excelente material

Aaj tak ka mera sabse behtar ferro rod hai ye.. Sparks itna ki agar shai se kosish karo to turant jal jaye.. Jungle me mangal with dangal..aag jal jayegi..thore koshish karne ke baad..iska ek review pahadon me jakar dunga use ke saath..