bayite Pack of 3/5/10 Striker-Pro High Speed Steel Striker for Ferro Rod Fire Starter

The strikers that come with most ferro rods are too soft to make much of a spark. I've really good luck with half of a pair of scissors, if they are good quality. Had good luck with blades from a mini-lathe. These Bayite strikers are good tool steel and appear to work as well as the HSS mini-lathe blades. Don't know about longevity, but these appear to be genuine HSS tool steel. I bought some from a site that starts with E and they looked the same but were some kind of softer steel. Yes, they would produce a spark, but not much and only had one sharp edge. I threw them away. These Bayite strikers are the real deal, and they have 6 striking edges (if you count the tip). Although people say there is a lot of difference in ferro rods, I've tried many different ones and in my experience, they are all pretty much the same. The magic is in the striker. And these are very good strikers. With six functional edges, even if you use it enough to wear down one edge, it's still operable. Beware of lookalikes, they might or might not use the same steel - and the hard tool steel plus that sharp corner is what makes them work. There are other strikers that are as good, but I doubt you will find any that are better. Having been lost once while snowshoeing, and spending the night under a tree in subfreezing temperatures at 10,000 ft altitude, I will say that in a precarious situation, you want a fire starter that works. And these work. If you have any ferro rods that came with stamped strikers, throw away the strikers and replace them with one of these. Or two, for redundancy. Few people are ever in a lost hiker situation, but if you ever are, you want stuff that works. Trust me on this....

these are good little strikers. perfect for a tiny rod on a keychain. the edges are sharp enough where it requires little effort to get a spark.. the edges seems to retain their sharpness well also.

If you are considering buying a dedicated striker - Buy these. Yeah, $2 each in a 5-pack, but all sorts of worth it. In fact, if you are at the point of needing them they are a great bargain. Check my name and follow it to the review of another brand of strikers -that after much testing, work, work, work and swearing I tossed in the garbage and wrote a scathing review. These Bayite Strikers WORK and work well. In fact, after a year and over ten other striker items ( hacksaw blades, utility knife blades ( which come in second but are sort of dangerous), the back and edges of knife blades, and the strikers that come with most cheap ferro rods - Bayite wins hands down. Best, most, and furthest thrown sparks. A no contest win. I agree with everything in G. Michael's review titled "Built to Function", so read it too. I've been a live out in the country Prepper before that term existed. In fact, I may be older than "Survivalist". I've camped middle of nowhere swamps and semi-arid climate areas all four seasons and usually manage to get hit with the worst of weather. These are replacing all my strikers ( but I am keeping that little bit of hacksaw blade).

Assembled into a "Fire Lanyard Kit" along with a base-camp size Baylite ferrocerium rod (1/2" x 5") and a capsule with a few Epiphany Outdoor Fire Fuse starters connected by 30" of orange reflective 550 paracord tied into a loop, allowing enough length for striking the ferro rod. Both Baylite products work very well.

Nice product. Does what it’s supposed to.

I recently bought a bayite set with a 4in rod, some paracord and a striker costing a little over 9 dollars with tax. The rod was ok but not great. It's hard to find a good stricker. While I do have a couple which work better for me as a striker, this one shines as a scraper.Scrappings from fatwood are a mainstay for me. On occasion, I use magnesium to either in combination with other tinders or alone, not counting shavings, twigs and so forth. This changed the the time and effort needed to produce sufficient magnesium shavings from a bar or small billet from 15 plus minutes to just a few minutes with much less effort. Excellent with fatwood as well.A knife can be used for this but personally, I don't like filing the back of my knives if not necessary. I find a good scraper as a better choice.It was exciting for me to find a scraper which works so well. It made the 9 dollars a good buy. As a consequence I ordered several more. I don't mind having a striker which consistently works well either.Each one came individually packaged in it's own small zip lock and then put in a small cardboard container. No rust.Each one has the same sharp edges with the the sharp corners knocked off.I two wish they were a US product rather than China.

As a member of a Search and Rescue Team, as well as one of their trainers, this is the best ferro rod striker I have ever used. The edges are squared off perfectly, not enough to cut you, but they make the sparks fly. I recently gave one to a 28 year veteran who teaches primitive fire techniques and he was impressed. You can use the back of a knife blade but this does as well, if not better, with no danger of slipping and cutting yourself. The short, flat hacksaw blades that often come with a "metal match" must be ground down to remove the paint and are difficult to hang on to in cold weather or when the adrenalin is pumping in an emergency. The handle on this striker is easy to hold on to and you get plenty of leverage against the rod. Highly recommend. Good price as well.

These things are great. You get such a better spark using these than you do the cheap hacksaw blades that are included with most ferro rods. They're lightweight and compact, and they're easy to use.