Survival Fire Starter

A handmade wooden handle is the part you appreciate on a cold morning, when bare steel is too slick to grip and too cold to hold. This survival fire starter pairs that handle with a 3/8 inch thick ferro rod, the heavy diameter that peels off a dense shower of sparks instead of a thin scatter.

• 3/8 inch thick ferro rod throws big, hot sparks and lasts years rather than a single season.
• Waterproof by design, so a dunking in a creek or a week of rain does not change how it works.
• Steel striker with ruler, bottle opener and serrated edge scrapes sparks and shaves tinder from one piece of metal.
• Braided paracord lanyard keeps rod and striker joined, the two pieces people most often separate and lose.
• Emergency whistle on the cord carries much further than a tired voice if the night stops going to plan.

Clip it to a pack strap and every wet, windy, miserable evening already has its answer waiting in the lid pocket.