Firefly Regular 3 Pack - Fire Starter Accessory for Swiss Army Victorinox Knives (Neon Green-Yellow Glow)

I've had the same stick in my victorinox for a few months now, and have started about a dozen fires with ZERO issues or breaking. These are small and could be fragile if you're an ogre. I've heard of people braking theirs left and right, BUT if you support the end of the stick with under tip of the finger (like the meaty part) and strike the tip of the stick you'll get consistent sparks with no risk of breaking the stick.

The only thing I use the toothpick on my Swiss Army knives for is cleaning wax out of my earbuds, so replacing the toothpick with this tiny ferro rod was no loss.I carry two models of Victorinox knives, the Compact for every day carry and a large lock-blade Outrider in my pack when I'm in the woods. I swapped out the toothpicks for the Firefly ferro rod in both knives.And the ferro rod works great in spite of being so small. I put the rod against my tinder (dryer lint) and draw it back through the wirestripper on the bottle opener/screwdriver blade. It has thrown enough spark to light the tinder on the first try every time.The rod is small so it's not practical for continual use, but as a backup it can't be beat.

As other reviewers have noted, these are very fragile. Slice a piece of wood, popsicle stick sized, and support it. It’s very soft because it throws a ton of sparks. If you have trouble with Ferro rods, this will if that. Use the backing the saw blade with a Huntsman snd you would be hard pressed not to get a fire going in 2 minutes. Collect a few pieces of fat wood in an old mint tin. A small piece cut into a feather stick will catch on the first or second strike.

Ordered these by mistake. My fault. After struggling to get the mini’s (they would arrive taken out of the package as a single and each time broken because of it (thanks Etsy). I measured the toothpick and broke off the extra length. While it’s a tight fit, they do fit, and the extra little piece of nylon grip that sticks out, helps to pull it out of the knife pocket. Perfect for backpacking.

I was skeptical at first, more gubbins? It worked pretty well, copious sparks using the back of the saw, the wire stripper also produced sparks. It's not a daily smokes lighter, perhaps a bit fragile, but in a pinch, it could keep you warm and help save your life. Not bad for giving up a toothpick. Great item. 5 Star

Used one for the first time using my saw blade on my victornox. After applying enough pressure to get a decent spark. It broke. WELL. After learning how to use it properly. ( look for best ways to use). It’s a great product

First, the plastic "knob" or "handle" for the rod is far too flexible. They need to use a more rigid plastic. The first one I tried inserting simply broke off where the plastic is fused on. If they reduced the height of the rod ever so slightly just at the last 3mm of the tip they could get two fusion points instead of one, similar to how the tweezers at designed.Second, this does not appear to work on a SAK Ranger. Even though it's a larger knife, the hole for the toothpick seems to taper and the ferro rod easily gets stuck. The hole for the tweezers is even smaller.This did fit in a "standard," larger SAK and it does throw decent sparks. Mostly disappointed in the cheapness of the plastic part (their fault) and that it doesn't fit into the Ranger model (not really their fault).

The point of any SAK is utility. So if you can add viable features to them, why not? These are expensive, but they do work as directed. They don't fit all models without some modification. The directions try to cover all iterations and wind up being a bit confusing. Better to try it first and then modify as directed for your particular knife. It's nobody's fault....there are a LOT of SAK models.