Techniques for Using a Ferro Rod to Make Fire 🔥
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- Опубліковано 22 лип 2024
- Using a ferrocerium or "ferro" rod is a simple and highly effective way to ignite a fire but technique is still important. Using the right technique can help you to get your fire going much faster and with less effort. Whether you are carrying a ferro rod in your survival kit for hard times or simply using one to light up the evening fire, these techniques may be helpful. Over the years, I have tried many methods with the ferro rod but these are the few techniques that I have found to work best for me. I hope that these tips will help you as well. Thank you for your interest and support.
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You’re a genius, and a real good teacher. Thank you for showing me what no one else has.
I learned a ton in mere minutes. Thank you.
Thank you so much for tuning in Chris! I am glad you found the video to be useful. That is what it's all about right there! Thank you for your comment and take care.
Thank you!
thanks, so good!
This was awesome. Thank you!
Great video. Thank you. Learned much.
Thanks it helps me a lot
Great vid as always. Thanks for the technique showing throwing the spark over a distance. I have not seen that particular one before.
Great video with some really good techniques! Thank you!!
loved the video and it was perfectly explained...lit my first fire tonight using a ferro rod but was just hit with the irony of using youtube to learn primitive techs.
LOL! It is a crazy world we live in Chris :) We use our high powered devices to look up primitive skills :) Congratulations on that first fire!! I appreciate your kind words and I hope that you will enjoy other videos as you continue learning new skills. Take care my friend!
Always great information!
Thanks so much
Matt, Very good. Thank you very much
Great video. Put that in my head.
awesome video thanks
Great video, with a ton of info. Learned a bunch. You are an excellent instructor. Thanks!
Totally awesome!! I just realised that I've never unleashed the full potential of my ferro rod. Thanks for sharing the knowledge...
great vid, thanks for sharing!!!!!
Great video! A thorough and concise explanation and demonstration of the methods. Thank you.
Great demo !
Very helpfull and informative video, thank you!
Excellent techniques. Well done.
I like you're techniques and explanations.
One of the best explanations of different techniques I've seen....learned a lot...thanks for the demonstration!
Good techniques thanks for sharing
Thank you for this detailed video!
Absolutely! Thank you for taking the time to tune in :)
awesome info. thanks
That video was superb. Really useful techniques to add to the toolbox! Thanks.
Thanks for sharing, great information !
Nice techniques and adaptions that make more options to fire starting. Thanks.
Thank you, Matt!
Thank you for taking the time to tune in Philip!
Thanks very nice video and explanation..will be trying this for real at the Basic class
These are some great tips for ferro rods. I like your style of teaching. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you so much!
Great video
Nicely done! A great demonstration!! I just subscribed! I like your style.
Thanks Matt for the great lesson.
Thank you so much for watching my friend!
It's been days I've been searching for a video that could teach me how to use my Ferro Rod in a better way. My current problem was that I couldn't light anything up without my cotton.. I thought the problem was I couldn't make big enough sparks like in other people's videos, because my Ferro Rod was too small.. that's when I find your video where you use the exact same model, and propose new techniques to counter it's small length! You saved me, thx!
Well done sir, solid technique
Good simple explanation. Subbed
Thank you for these techniques I can struggle with the ferro rod and teaching my son as well!
Excellent techniques, thank you.
Thank you so much April!
Thank you.. you can imagine me talking survival to my family.. well I just used Ferro rod one of the ways you are showing it and at worked like a charm.
Your videos are awesome! Thanks for making them, I subscribed.
Thank you so much for your kind words! I truly appreciate your support and the sub! Stay tuned as there are many more to come! Take care.
You are one of the few guys who actually know how to draw a ferro rod. That added detail of bracing on your boot was a nice little detail. I'm you newest subscriber.
Nicely done mate. Great tips all round. I appreciate the time and effort you put into this instructional video.
I really appreciate that Jack! Thank you for taking the time to watch and share those kind words my friend.
"Throwing sparks on target" was a new one! Thank you very much!
Wow. I've watch countless videos on ferro rod technics but yours has definitely tought me some new awsome skills. Thanks so much for sharing the knowledge!!!
Thank you so much!
Great job Matt!! God bless
Thank you Pastor Mike! I sincerely appreciate that my brother! God bless!
Great video brother
Well Done, Brother, Thanks!!
Thank you for tuning in David!
Very helpful thank you.👍
I am glad you enjoyed this one! Thanks for tuning in.
Nice technique - Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for your kind words and for tuning in!
Excellent video Matt! Very well demonstrated, very well presented, I can see that you make a great teacher when running bushcraft classes. Always learning something from your videos brother!
Thank you so much Torren! I really appreciate your kind words brother. That means so much my friend. Thanks for taking the time to tune in and I am glad you got something from it.
Excellent video. I like the "boot rest" method. Subbed.
Very good ideas. Thank you very much
Thank you so much Thomas! I appreciate your interest and kind words.
Learning a lot, thanks for the tips and god bless
Thank you Robert!
well done..your a good teacher....safe journeys
Thank you so much Blackie! That means so much coming from you as I consider you to be a fantastic teacher for sure. Thank you for watching my friend.
Love how you explain things great video
Thank you so much for your kind words! I am glad you enjoyed this. Take care.
Thanks for the tricks.
Absolutely my friend! Thanks for tuning in.
Excellent video. Thanks.
Thank you so much!
GREAT VIDEO ! ! !
Thank you so much Scott!
Thumbs up from me, too: The best video, I've seen so far, and there have been a lot! Stabilizing the scraper with the tip of your boot - thumb up! "Shooting" sparks with only the tip of the rod - thumb up! And so on... Thank you!
Thank you for your kind words!
Good stuff!!! 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
Thank you for tuning in!
Great video.
Thank you so much Danny!
Magnificent! Magnificent!
Excellent learning experience. Awwwesome all the way.
Thank you so much for the kind words Joe! I am glad this was helpful for you and I appreciate you taking the time to tune in!
Great video, really well done and informative. In the past when finding really good tender was a problem, I have used chap stick from my kit for an accelerant. I just rub on the stick as I'm feathering. I would recommend using RED or Orange Gorilla tape and paracord unless your trying to hide. Much easier to find items you drop or just lay on the ground. Reflective orange is really great at night if you have a flash light. I'm going to practice throwing a spark a foot today, like you just did.Thanks
well done...!!
Thank you so much Todd! I appreciate your kind words my friend.
Very good video thank you!
Thank you!
Some good points here, well presented, good job! Subbed!
Thank you so much for the sub! I appreciate your kind words and your interest!
Very informative video and great techniques for starting fire with a ferro rod. Liked and subbed 😀👍
Thank you so much for your kind words and the sub! I truly appreciate it!
Great informative video sir. Thank you
Thank you so much for your kind words and for tuning in!
Great info, liked and subbed 👍🏻
Thank you so much for the sub!
Seems simple enough, but I see people on these "survival shows" struggle with ferrocerium rods and magnesium bars, so it's nice to see these techniques and how to use these tools more fully explained. Also good to know that the bigger size is worth buying.
Thank you so much for tuning in and I am glad that you got something for the video. I appreciate your interest and comment very much. Take care!
Great video 👍👍
Thank you so much Chris!
Thanks man, liked the throw technique.... got a new sub !!! will be watchin more
Thank you so much for your interest and for the sub Mark! I appreciate it my friend! I will have a part 2 coming out before too long on some more ferro rod techniques to take it a little further. Take care sir!
Really informative video!
Thank you so much for tuning in and the kind words Lane! Take care.
Thanks for the honesty!! I often thought that a ferro rod would do as a magnesium, if it was done properly. Grinding the ferro rod into shavings, makes it so you don't have to carry one more thing into the bush. But now...MAYBE I'll get the 6" ferro...MAYBE..
Very good video. Keep up the great work. Good idea with the tape
Thank you so much for your kind words! I appreciate you tuning in and I am glad you got something from the video. Take care.
That is an awesome video.Thanks for sharing your skills Mat. The way you break this down reinforced the need for well prepped combustibles. I appreciate your personal guidance this past weekend at Frozen Foot 2019. I'm doing it brother... Thanks. RLTW
I hope you are doing well Ron! Hope to see you again sometime soon!
nice one thanks, better than my latest fire vid
Thank you for tuning in! I appreciate your kind words.
This is the best I have seen on youtube. I have one thing to add. Try using the slow scrape technique onto a dry leaf (or paper for practice ). Make a fold in the leaf (paper) and do your scraping. You can now tap the leaf to concentrate the scraping into the fold, and tap them precisely onto your tinder. Ignite with a fast stroke.
A good tip indeed! Thank you for your kind words and for sharing :)
Xclnt vid. God Bless u to Brother. Salute.....
God bless you and yours and thank you my friend!
I seen it all now dand Dana or black hat or any hat good stuff.
Dang Dude. I have seen you do videos on things that so many others have covered, and yet you put an original spin on the subject and give so much more information. You are truly and outdoor and bushcraft educator.
Thank you so much for the Larry! I truly appreciate those kind words my friend!
The pull technique is best.
I have same fire Flint that Green one, but it takes more than 5 minutes for me to burn tinder. , your are doing in one strike.. Your are perfect. 👍❤😀
I appreciate that my friend. It doesn't always happen in one strike :) Sometimes it can be a little more challenging depending on the tinder material. Thank you for your kind words and for tuning in!
Yes indeed, your video has been the most useful and instructive I’ve seen so far. 👋👏👌
Thank you so much friend! I am glad you enjoyed this one!
Nah, c right thru the smoke n mirrors bud.😂u.s.
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Thank you so much for the sub and welcome to the channel! Blessings to you in England as well! You have a beautiful country indeed!
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Great video! New subscriber..
Thank you so much for the sub and your kind words!
A big stick always hits harder. Great techniques, Matt. Thank you for sharing them with us.
Very True! That's a good analogy. Thank you so much for taking the time to tune in my friend.
Great Video and Channel! Any chance on maybe doing a product review of our Firestarter?
Excellent video. You are well spoken and well prepared. Well done!
Thank you so much for your kind words John! I really appreciate that my friend! Thanks for tuning in.
Another great video thanks for going in so much detail. And those were three good ways to use the fear rod. I enjoy your videos looks almost as much as it looks like you enjoy making them keep them coming I'll keep watching and passing them on thank you.
Thank you so much Phillip! I truly do enjoy sharing these videos and the process of making them as it challenges me to train, study, review and practice my subject matter. I really appreciate your interest and kind words my friend!
Good video! I put Black Hat Bushcraft's URL and the name of this video in a review I did of Coghlan's Flint Striker on Amazon.
Thanks for the video!
-- Old Matt
Thank you so much for putting that out there! I truly appreciate the promotion my friend! Your interest and support are greatly appreciated as well!
You're welcome; however, Amazon wouldn't allow the URL, but Black Hat Bushcraft and this video's title are still in the review.
Matt, can you use the inside of the bottle opener on your SAK as a ferro rod striker? Not the can opener which doesn't have enough space but the bottle opener. It has a nice curve to it which should contact a larger area of the rod. I don't have a ferro rod. Can you experiment and let us know?
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Best option is to incorporate a spring-loaded ferro rod and striker unit, like a cigarette lighter, installed into the butt end of your knife handle. This is an always dry, always safe, (never drop and lose!) unit. And in a one-handed firestarting emergency you can hold a bird's nest and strike knife butt in one hand, run the striker along your pant leg, or boot sole (or side of sole) or a wood surface and shoot out a massive ton of sparks for getting a flame and fire.
I can't say I have ever seen a unit like that. Very interesting! I would love to see one in action for sure. Thank you for watching and commenting John!
Cool Vid Brother!!! I should start calling you Macgyver LOL
Thank you so much brother!! I might not be that level yet:) I truly appreciate your kind words my brother!
Will the dust that comes off the corroding ferro rod infighting if you collect it & strike sparks on it?