Swiss Safe 5-in-1 Magnesium Ferro Rod Fire Starter Survival Tool - Flint & Steel Striker, Compass, Paracord & Whistle - Emergency Kit for Backpacking, Camping, Hiking - All-Weather

Perfect for bugout bag they work very well THANKS MUCH Amazon

I'm looking forward to using these and keeping one in my car for emergencies. I love the blue color too. They aren't going to get lost in the woods!

It will work but it's harder than you think to get a spark to go. The sparks is not as big as the video shows though. It could be me not doing it right.

Works great! Perfect for a to-go bag and emergencies.

This was going to be a simple and short review. After seeing the number of reviews already done I would normally just skip it. How ever, there is so much mis-information, instructions and terminology I'm going to try.1. The rods I received are not "magnesium" rods. They may have a little magnesium mixed in with the other minerals used in the Chinese factory which made them. The box indicates they were designed in the U.S. made in China. They seemed to have done a good job making mine.2. My "Ferro" rods are what would fall into the "Hard" category as opposed to "Soft". Mine give off good sparks but not the longer burning sparks which result from a soft Ferro rod. This is because soft Ferro rods have more magnesium or other material which when scraped results in more material removed of longer burning material such as magnesium. The sparks given from rods I received are more akin to those of a steel chain dragged behind car. Lots of sparks which don't last long.Therefore, you can't scrape off any substantial material from the rods I received to use as an accelerant. I realize this is what instructions on the box and on Amazon tell to do. Perhaps the instructions were for other rods used in the past. I don't know. I do know you would have a real hard time scraping material off my two rods without generating a spark. If you did, I doubt there is enough constable materials to burn. This is one of the problems expressed by different reviews.3. Many of the reviews were confusing to me. As you probably know there are products which a bar of solid magnesium sold with a Ferro rod. The rod is commonly attached to each other. The most common is a rectangular bar of magnesium with a small Ferro rod glued to the edge. The magnesium is sometimes in other shapes.If you have a soft Ferro rod or combination setup as above, the product instructions would work.4. While the use of a Ferro cerium and striker may seem similar to "Flint &Steel", they are different. These are Ferro rods and not the tempered steel device used with a flint and steel set up.5. The rods and striker I received worked fine for. I've tried them several times with different tinder. I would have preferred a soft composite but, as these are not my primary igniter I'm good with them. Nothing like a Bic. If they get wet, blow the water out. If it's really cold, keep them in a pocket against your body. You must practice in bad weather and situations to be competent with a Ferro rod.6. I read questions about hanging these around your neck. Just remember that salty water such as perspiration will cause bare Ferro rods to rust.7. I have some quesion about the 8 strand "Military Grade" lanyard but, not enough to cut it apart to see.8. The little compass pointed North for me. As with most button compasses it has bubble. In this case a small one. Again, not my primary.9. My whistles worked just fine.10. Overall, I'm giving the muli+tool Ferro rods 4 stars and the instructions an F.Please excuse my mis-spelling.

good

Works like it should . My child and husband going to use at camp

The folks I bought these for said they thought they'd be great, but neither could get them to work - so, they don't use them. Could be user error, but can't be certain.