Here's my confession: I am not a huge fan of fero rods.
I much prefer blowing an tiny glowing ember to flame in a tinder ball cupped in my hands. I also have had a number of firesteels get pitted and crumble to dust from exposure to moisture and salt air, so I've never really felt I could rely on them for sure, especially since a lot of my adventures are along the coast somewhere or an other. But I'm trying to like these things a little better and so I decided to make a custom one that...
Drilling Fero Rod for a New Firesteel
I much prefer blowing an tiny glowing ember to flame in a tinder ball cupped in my hands. I also have had a number of firesteels get pitted and crumble to dust from exposure to moisture and salt air, so I've never really felt I could rely on them for sure, especially since a lot of my adventures are along the coast somewhere or an other. But I'm trying to like these things a little better and so I decided to make a custom one that...
Drilling Fero Rod for a New Firesteel