Bracelet Rods

Great EDC Item, I pair them with the ceramic strikers

These little BayLite Ferrocerium Rods are intended for keychain or paracord fob use, and can be found on a number of ready-made products on Amazon and in Outdoor Gear stores. While small, and so difficult to handle for effective use, they do work, since their composition is good and their diameter is adequate. Good for keyring and emergency kit to provide an ignition source for a good fire starter. Combine with a small ceramic starter for such kits.

I've had these on my boots for a year and a half. They're holding up well against rain/snow. When I originally got them I tested them and they threw sparks. It's a last ditch resort, but it's lightweight and functional.

These work great for a fire necklace, but the holes are not really centered well. The holes are not perfectly centered either along the length of the rod or the width, but they are fairly cheep and ship in a secure foam lined box. Also the ends of the rods are a bit sharp, but a file could fix that I suppose.

These are fantastic--I put them on some paracord, sized right for their drilled hole diameters, for use on zippers on coats. Easy EDC. The rods came in a tin with sturdy foam inserts cut to hold them exactly, looked very professional and could have been handed to someone as a gift immediately upon opening the shipping box. The inserts can be easily removed (not glued down) and used for some other project (like holding fish hooks), and the tin with its two parts makes for a nice mini kit box, mini char box, or any other thing that something the size of an Altoids tin would work for. The rods themselves were all neatly drilled (everything was straight and uniform sized) and manufactured with quality. If you aren't sure how to use such small rods, go to Youtube and watch some videos. Definitely recommend buying these and will be back for more!

This is my second purchase of this product. I find it the right size for a wristband or on a necklace. The holes are large enough to accommodate 550 cord and 750 cord. If I could find a certain striker, it'd be a perfect combination. I've purchased several Bayite ferro rods and have been very pleased with them as they provided a consistent shower of sparks. Just remember to scrape the protective coating off. It performs so much better when you do. Please note, I am not rating "Warmth" as it is cool to the touch. It's a ferro rod after all. Its small size means you have to be a bit more aggressive when using it, but it performs well and is a very convenient size for a paracord survival bracelet or paracord necklace. I'm sure it can be incorporated in a bushcraft knife sheath or in a firemaking kit. So there is no excuse not to have a couple on one's self.

For the affordable price these are something great to have in your collection. Although due to their small size, they are a little tricky to use. With the right hold and striker, making sparks fly is easy. Handy for a small survival kit, or keychain. I keep one in the fold of my wallet, and cant even tell its there. Pair it with a sturdy pocket knife, and you got an everyday firestarter.

Great idea but a little smaller than I realized. It can be hard for (me) to maintain control of the rod while attempting to strike a spark. Another half inch would have made it much easier to avoid the line or cord it is threaded into. The idea is sound though and it is hard to argue with the value of forward thinking and preparedness if this is all you have available. You still need a soft steel bar or blade to create sparks with. The rod seems hard to scratch to a spark - as they are very smooth. Buying them pre-drilled is much, much easier then trying to drill another rod yourself though and they are small enough to use as zipper pulls whether you use one hole or both (or not). They are a good back-up any way you look at it but not what I'd suggest for your primary rod.

They came in a nice tin. I haven't used them for fire yet but they will look just like toggles on my coat.