Mastering Fire: Essential Ferro Rod Techniques

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@haroldbleemel8537 10 ай бұрын

Clay, I don't know why you don't have over a million subscribers. You know what you're talking about and prove it by living/practicing it. Too many spew their ideas without ever putting them into practice. Keep up the great videos!

@clayhayeshunter 10 ай бұрын

I appreciate that

@Silentbet1of 10 ай бұрын

Bc only few men exist that want to learn and become self sufficient like him or you

@Valorius 10 ай бұрын

Because it takes years and years to get noticed build momentum and then build a huge subscriber base. I'm growing at 10% plus per month and it's still going to take me 5 years to get to that number

@JPMerolla001 10 ай бұрын

For some reason i can not create a comment. But i wanted to say.. i think a big misconception with ferrocirium rods. Is due to them condstantly being called "flint sticks" wich implys a completly different method of use. Flint is struck with steel. A ferro rod can create soarks from anytthing sharp scraping particles off.

@Silentbet1of 10 ай бұрын

@@Valorius hey man I have some questions about the channel is it worth making a KZbin channel of my now making process i have seen your videos you kinda touch a bit of everything

@theblarghofgurr2083 10 ай бұрын

back to basics vids are refreshing

@danielsondavidf 10 ай бұрын

Best comprehensive demonstration I’ve seen on fire starting.

@DROP_BEARZ 10 ай бұрын

It's midnight and raining here in Australia and I'm just about to go and light a fire at my camp and brew up some hot chocolate. I'll have to use my Ferro rod to start it now.

@ColdHarborOP 10 ай бұрын

There's almost nothing better than good quality dirt time out in nature with your lady and/or your little ones. Your wife seems like a very special woman based upon what you mentioned about her in your book and how much interest she takes in those things that are important to you. Thanks for the great video, it was insightful as always.

@AMC-eq3jr 9 ай бұрын

You are the Master of Ferro Rods. I ‘ve added another one of the your techniques with success. Thank you, sir.

@chtapodi73 10 ай бұрын

This makes me giggle so much today... yesterday I tried lightning my brasero with a rod for the 1st time... with dampish tinder... watching this, I understand I wasn't generating enough sparks quick enough... I had a real hard time and at one stage said outloud "I'm certainly no frikkin Clay Hayes at this!"... so your video is very timely, thank you.

@clayhayeshunter 10 ай бұрын

Just takes a little practice!

@chtapodi73 10 ай бұрын

@@clayhayeshunter yup... the 'wringing' of the tinder bundle is a great step to add and i shall scrape off some rod into the budle beforehand next time... i have a log burner at home, i'lll force myself to light that with a rod for a week as practice

@3AlarmBushcraft 10 ай бұрын

Great video. I have watched thousands of bushcraft videos, and there is such a difference from watching a less experienced and skilled youtuber and a well seasoned one that lives it. The confidence comes across the camera. Well done brother.

@clayhayeshunter 10 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@vegasvato55 10 ай бұрын

I like to use a cotton ball + an individual serving packet of instant coffee ( a Fire Roll) Once i get the fire going, there are a couple of extra packets of coffee and a water bottle full of water so i might as well go ahead and make a cup of coffee and set back and admire my warm fire....

@ajm2872 3 ай бұрын

I love that you did all this with a humble folding multitool. I prefer to carry a sturdy fixed blade in the woods in addition to my multitool, but it's always nice to be reminded that most camp-chores can be accomplished with just a Leatherman. Well done.

@greyscout01 10 ай бұрын

I don't even understand people who mock carrying a ferro rod. I guess it's a reminder that a lot more people than we think don't understand the basics of 'survival'.

@Wblair8772 10 ай бұрын

Love the content including your wife. Her perspective when learning might be very relevant and interesting to my adult daughters. Women often see things and processes differently (sometimes better!) than we do. 👍🏼

@goldbugnwgpa774 9 ай бұрын

Good save with the simple word of save.

@macgyver5108 9 ай бұрын

I've been using that trick for really wet days, of scrubbing off ferro shavings into a little 'fireworks stand' for a good decade now. Works wonders! Somehow you're the first other outdoorsman/survivalist I've heard mention it til now too?! I do find the 6" rods are mountains easier to control and use though, especially with frozen hands and a tired brain. Not to mention they last 'forever', especially if/when you drop one on the trail or around camp and can see that bright 550 cord you tied in the lanyard hole! That old Vaseline cotton ball idea can be a messy hassle if it lets loose inside your pack. Unroll the cotton balls into straight pieces (logs!🙃) and dip them in melted wax. They stay waterproof then, so you can have them loose in your pack with the ferro rod and to use them just "snap" about an inch off one end... Opening up bone dry cotton fibers that you can fluff up even more if you want, into a giant candle wick of sorts. One fine pissing rain WA day out hunting I got sick of being soggy. I told my buddy I was going to start a fire to dry out and he let out a solid laugh! 15 minutes of prep work later and he was amazed what a waxed cotton ball can do.

@DavidGelvin-q6e 10 ай бұрын

Excellent tutelage brother! You might also consider recommending hair or beard trimmings, lint scraped from cotton clothing, and larger tinder crushed with rocks for fine tinder. Additionally, fine plastic shavings are a good accelerant for less than optimum fine tinder. One other thing, (sorry to run on), an empty Bic in a closed fist creates a devastating weapon and can still be used to spark fine tinder lightly coated in accelerant. Keep up the good work, knowledge of the truth is power!

@elrikup1179 5 ай бұрын

Hello from Finland 👋 I always have my fire rod with me. I'm using it when I'm hiking or camping 🏕️ I don't care about matches even I might have them too with me . Nice Job with your videos 👍

@jonfisher9214 9 ай бұрын

I'm in the UK. EVERYTHING is always damp! When I'm walking I collect good tinder as I go and put it into my inside chest pockets to dry by the time I set up camp. Clematis seed heads or Birch bark finely shaved are what I'm currently using. This is a great instructional video.

@DuaneRogers-sh2sl 6 ай бұрын

In my US Army Aviation survival training we found it hard to beat our issue magnesium bar faro rod combo as it most always has the capability to get a fire started with sometimes conditions called for a hotter flame to get a fire started so now I always have a issue magnesium fire starter in my pocket plus when I'm in the Backcountry I carry a large faro rod

@frankgeimer5952 10 ай бұрын

Good video. You would be surprised how many people own a ferro rod and don't know how to use them correctly.

@Thee_Sinner 10 ай бұрын

If you only have a bic lighter and it runs out of fuel, you can use the method shown at 6:30. The lighter contains a thin ferrorod. Just spin the wheel ever so slowly while holding the lighter upside-down so that the dust can fall onto your tinder.

@shilow8778 9 ай бұрын

Thanks brother, it's nice to have a recap of what to do. I think I need to go back to the woods and have fun like I did as a kid

@nohillforahighstepper 10 ай бұрын

I have encountered some ferro rods with a coating on them...kinda like paint. You have to scrape that coating off before you start getting sparks. Test your ferro rod before you put it down into your tinder to make certain you are getting a good shower of sparks. 😊😊😊

@ivanwesley8182 10 ай бұрын

I like Dave Canterbury a lot but you are easily my favorite, thanks for the videos! You are a blessing for a bedridden old man

@mmiller73 10 ай бұрын

I like to wrap one end of my ferro rods in duct tape to make a knob that you can hold on to. Then if you are dealing with damp or stubborn materials you can remove some of the duct tape and make a bundle of thin strips that you can ignite with the ferro rod. The duct tape will burn hot enough to ignite the damp kindling.

@clayhayeshunter 10 ай бұрын

Good tip

@BoxcutterBushcraft 6 ай бұрын

Yep. I've used this same technique also, and it works great.

@ARAW-__- 10 ай бұрын

Pretty basic, but simplicity is key. That was a good troubleshoot for someone who might have difficulties starting a fire with a ferrorod. I mostly use flint and steel in my videos but always carry bic lighters and ferrorod(s) 😅

@morgasm657 10 ай бұрын

I've always found wind to be more of a problem than rain, you can always work under the tarp in the rain, but particularly with loose tinder the wind can really take the piss.

@joshdoddadbod 10 ай бұрын

I have started quite a few fires with a ferro rod and learned a lot from this video thank you.

@BBQDad463 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for this video. You offer several great tips and techniques for the use of the ferro-cerium rod.

@TFord-il5pu 10 ай бұрын

Just for those who don't already know this, you can also put Ferro particles on your tinder bundle using a Bic lighter. Just turn the ignition wheel at a slower speed that doesn't produce spark and you'll be able to add the particles to your bundle as an accelerant. It actually works, and is helpful when the tinder is sub-par or somewhat damp.

@timothylongmore7325 10 ай бұрын

I watched you and Liz. My daughter did the same thing. I showed her the pull technique I saw some where. I know all about fero-rods... kinda. Probably couldn't have started a fire with one until recently from watching your videos. It's on my this year to do list. That and a friction fire. Can't wait for the next lesson. I already subscribe to Liz's channel so I'll pop over there.

@edoffher 10 ай бұрын

You are such a good teacher, that’s why I subscribed ages ago I’ve learned so much from you, and I thought I knew heaps, thank you for putting you knowledge and wisdom out there for the world to learn, thank you again and bless you.

@loonypeat312 9 ай бұрын

So, like this just showed up somehow in my feed. Watched it. Loved it. I’ve watched others explain their take on using a ferro rod. Compared to your techniques, I learned so much more valuable information. Thanks. Time to subscribe 😊

@anibalmasneri7994 10 ай бұрын

Hello Clay, grateful for the advice and videos you provide. My area is "similar" to the Florida swamps, from what I saw in videos, very humid. Well, as a way to contribute something, what I use as tinder when everything is wet due to rain storms, or as a node for fire by friction, is the internal part of the shells of dry trees such as willow, or alders, peeling off and massaging, they form fine shavings, like threads, which are flammable and are protected from moisture. greetings from 🇦🇷

@jasonbeynon9056 4 күн бұрын

Hey Clay! Sorry to say I have only recently found your channel..... I'm watching you from over here in the UK. Simply awesome and so interesting videos. Very jellous of you living in such wonderful surroundings. Keep up the great work! 👍

@travisbooth3002 10 ай бұрын

Really enjoying this Saturday fire series you have been putting out consistently Clay. Keep them coming!

@Asgard2208 8 ай бұрын

Just straight up quality stuff! Clear, easily understood, and demonstrably effective techniques.

@PotatoWhyKid 10 ай бұрын

I consider myself very proficient with a ferro rod…. If I were to teach someone how to use one, this video would be where I would direct them. Excellent job, I love the channel, keep them coming.😊

@user-mb4se6km5p 10 ай бұрын

The end is near. 10:51

@davesanders9203 10 ай бұрын

Really good video for most people. I carry "Prepared Tender" for wet weather! I have practiced in wet weather! I do know where to fine DRY tinder in wet weather.

@MichaelTaylor-b8b 21 күн бұрын

As always Clay, you are spot on! Nice!

@rayzar6720 3 ай бұрын

This was a very informative video with some great tips. Thanks for sharing.

@joeyt684 3 ай бұрын

Youre a gifted, chill teacher. Remind me a bit of GBGB.

@maniachill3069 10 ай бұрын

I carry 3 lighters. When they get wet, they still work, I have proved this over and over with people. Soak it in water, shake it off and strike a flame.

@TheAustralian1x 14 күн бұрын

So true

@jenna-leereeves Ай бұрын

The best! I really needed to see this. I was struggling a lot with my abilities

@jillturnbull6042 10 ай бұрын

Thank you once again for sharing your knowledge, skills and passion. You're a great teacher. I appreciate the time, effort and dedication you put into each one of your videos.

@clayhayeshunter 10 ай бұрын

You're most welcome. thanks for watching.

@alph8654 10 ай бұрын

Thanks Clay for another good video with good tips !!!!!!!!!

@multiversevariant4944 10 ай бұрын

Hey Clay, I just have a quick question are all types of hickory good for bow making tnx for ur time.

@waveman0 20 күн бұрын

ferro rods are relatively easy to understand and bigger is always better, my preferred one is a 10"x 1/2" and a dedicated scraper, I use an 8% cobalt (65HRC) high-speed lathe bit (200mm x 8mmx8mm), slow and steady in the stroke-like peeling a carrot and taking as much of the rod as you can. Tinder preparation is next as far as Tinder is concerned. If I can I always try for fatwood, fatwood fluff is almost a perfect tinder and takes a spark easily and burns wet or dry.

@wadecreativenvintage9271 10 ай бұрын

Hi Clay i use electrical tape wrapped on one end of my ferro road! It also works as an ignitor if needed.

@derekcascio 10 ай бұрын

Great stuff as always. Keep it up Clay!

@artat777 5 ай бұрын

Excellent video thanks!

@upStomp 23 күн бұрын

The biggest difference I've found with a ferro rod's ease of use is the striker. Softer rods are more forgiving on "bad" strikers, but a plain stamped steel striker (like the standard überleben style, not the ambi one) seem to work very well on both hard and soft ferro, mainly due to the natural burr formed and accentuated through the stamping and finishing process. My recommendation is to buy the cheapest rods you can find fitting the dimensions you want, then buy a handful of stamped steel strikers on the cheap - and/or file your knives' spines down to facilitate easy striking. It becomes a little trickier if you want a rod handle. In that case you'd be better off buying a name brand US or Euro set to avoid the rod slipping out or the handle cracking.

@randyalbert4638 5 ай бұрын

Thanks!! God bless!!

@LostInTheWildCanada 10 ай бұрын

Thanks Clay for this informative video

@josephtodd3271 10 ай бұрын

Yes I'd like to know who makes that wonderful looking backpack you have

@mauriciochedraui2038 10 ай бұрын

Excelente tips tanks 👍🏻

@etiennerochon62 10 ай бұрын

it is maybe not your case but here in Quebec, sometime it is so cold that the Bic is not working.

@diamondbackecological 10 ай бұрын

You can tell this guy is a true outdoorsman by the beard.

@Hahdhdhdgegwhahhd 4 ай бұрын

Helpful thanks 🙏

@matt8418 10 ай бұрын

Turning a tinder bundle over is definitely a great tip to do!

@radudan9589 10 ай бұрын

Great tips with those Ferro rod shavings and fluffing the tinder. Good job, care for details as a pro.

@clayhayeshunter 10 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@AllWeatherFirestarters 7 ай бұрын

Hi Clay, great video and channel. Do you do product reviews?

@UncleDanBand64 10 ай бұрын

Great demo Clay.

@danweeks1980 10 ай бұрын

Super helpful tips here, Clay. Definitely will be practicing these. Thank you. Curious, what kind of First Lite pants are you wearing in this video?

@jeanfrancoisdenault7013 10 ай бұрын

My daughter can take care of food and I can do the planning trees and all that can be used so you have good quality home build

@paullarussa7501 5 ай бұрын

How long does a regular length Ferro rod last like the one used in this video

@clayhayeshunter 5 ай бұрын

You’d have to start a lot of fires to use one up.

@charliemike6251 10 ай бұрын

Excellent

@edelm6062 10 ай бұрын

Have you used some of those magnesium bars or strips? Thanks.

@amathonn 10 ай бұрын

Gotta get one of those!

@paulkusal7929 10 ай бұрын

Really great tips , I am definitely a new subscriber! Thanks

@clayhayeshunter 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for the sub!

@KalpeshPatel78 Ай бұрын

Try pinning the bundle of dust / tinder under the fire starter and then strike vertically. In my experience it works 95% of the times and tinder doesn't fly away. Plus, most of the sparks fall in the tinder bundle.

@andrewsowik6075 10 ай бұрын

I get all my fires started this way so much fun

@ernesttatrai7003 10 ай бұрын

Informative video, but I prefer the one about bowhunting. Your bowhunting videos are the best.

@clayhayeshunter 10 ай бұрын

For some bowhunting stuff in the hopper.

@ernesttatrai7003 10 ай бұрын

@@clayhayeshunter I look forward to it and greetings from Slovakia

@-fazik-3713 10 ай бұрын

Great video. It gets easier with practice.

@clayhayeshunter 10 ай бұрын

Yes it does!

@cronkthecrunk 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for this; I am quite good with flint and steel but I am embarrassingly bad with ferro. Now I know why! it is the absolute opposite.

@tirlimbombux 10 ай бұрын

смотрю с переводом . интересно. информативно.

@wjstewdog 10 ай бұрын

Great video

@gregdodd8894 3 ай бұрын

good video

@JW-zs6tn 17 күн бұрын

what ferro rod are you using?

@eddiec4058 10 ай бұрын

I enjoy your and Liz's videos. Do have a question, are all ferro rods created equal?

@clayhayeshunter 10 ай бұрын

That I’m not sure. I’ve heard there are differences in the hardness but I’ve never seen enough to make much of a difference.

@carlerikkopseng7172 Ай бұрын

You might want to add (in another edit, another video) that you need to scrape of the outer coating. I had never seen anyone use a ferro rod before, just heard about them, and I thought that coating _was_ the thing to light with and tried really hard not to scrape it off ... Until I saw another UK video demonstrating how he removed the coating first :D

@szeryf7983 10 ай бұрын

Dziękuję pozdrawiam serdecznie 🤗👍👏💪🐺🐾🏞️🥇☕🍰💚🙌

@caseymauldin8396 10 ай бұрын

Hey there! Great video! Would you mind going over some ferro rod maintenance too? Sealers and whatnot to prevent rusting

@clayhayeshunter 10 ай бұрын

I've never seen one rust.

@timothycollette8263 Ай бұрын

Ferro rods are by far, the most spark you can get. They are awesome. Get a good ferro rod and a Morakniv knife, and you will always have fire

@brandondang7156 Ай бұрын

Oh man what a technique I never thoguht about anchor and spamming the shi out of it. Didn’t realize I needed more pressure either

@JoeandAngie 10 ай бұрын

My bride of 32 yrs is Liz! We're lucky, my friend.

@rtoguidver3651 3 ай бұрын

I carry two Bic lighters in case I need fuel from one to get a fire started in wet conditions. Ferro rod with magnesium like the one you're using is the best. The more you do, the more you know.!

@oopalonga 4 ай бұрын

Bruh at around 1:55 you straight up rip the dry grass with your bare hands. How do you do this without cutting your hands up and getting grass splinters in your skin? My second question is do you think you would still be able to get your grass to light if your ferro rod was not immediately adjacent to the grass? I guess I'm asking this because I feel like I can only generate huge sparks when I maybe 4 to 5 in away from my material and although those Sparks are landing inside of my material I never get them to ignite. Seems like the main difference between your technique and mine is that your feral ride is touching your tinder and you're doing repetitive quick strokes back and forth bombarding the tinder with sparks.

@sethcolin4641 10 ай бұрын

Never mind the Ferro Rod, I want your shirt!

@aarongodderidge2239 10 ай бұрын

I carry a ferro rod in my pocket every day. Its not very big but it works great.

@ethanhermsey 10 ай бұрын

first rule: use the cutting edge of the knive.. no wait.. ;)

@Thefirstbrady 10 ай бұрын

Am I the only one who saves their dryer lint "just incase" and has a gallon ziplock of the stuff? haha

@Scuba_420 Ай бұрын

Can you please demonstrate these skills in the pouring rain without the use of a tarp or cover? Also can you please demonstrate how to make clothing with nothing but primitive materials.