Firesteel Fire Starter

Name: Firesteel Fire Starter
Brand: Waterhaul
SKU: firesteel-fire-starter
Price: 12.00 GBP
Availability: InStock

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£12

Built for adventure and made for impact, the Waterhaul Firesteel Fire Starter combines reliable fire-lighting performance with our mission to tackle marine plastic pollution.

With a handle built with 100% recycled fishing gear recovered from the UK coastline, this compact firesteel produces a powerful shower of sparks to help ignite tinder, kindling and fire lays in challenging outdoor conditions. Whether you're wild camping, hiking, bushcrafting or preparing an emergency survival kit, it's an essential piece of outdoor equipment.

Unlike matches or disposable lighters, a ferro rod fire starter continues to perform in wet, windy and cold conditions, making it a dependable backup whatever the conditions throw at you.

Firesteels are widely used by bushcrafters, campers and outdoor instructors because they generate extremely hot sparks and remain effective long after traditional fire-lighting methods fail.

80mm x 10mm Ferro-Rod - 15,000+ strikes.

The stainless steel striker also features a bottle opener, 50mm ruler and 1:100000 navigation plotter making it a versatile adventure companion.

The handle of the fire starter is made with Traceable Marine Plastic that we've recovered and recycled from the UK Coastline, and your purchase directly supports out mission to recover and recycle waste fishing gear and marine plastics.

Trace the sources of plastic in your Firesteel with the QR code included on the packaging.

So far, we've recycled 96169kg of marine plastic and your purchase will help us to increase this even further.

To use the firesteel, hold the striker firmly against the ferro rod and pull the rod backwards while aiming the sparks into a prepared tinder bundle. Use dry, fine tinder such as cotton wool, feather sticks or natural fire-starting materials for best results. The firesteel produces a shower of hot sparks that can ignite tinder quickly, even in wet, windy or cold conditions, making it a reliable fire-lighting tool for camping, bushcraft and outdoor adventures.

Handle & Rod Total Length - 140mm
Handle Length - 60mm
Ferrocerium Rod Length - 80mm
Ferrocerium Rod Diameter - 10mm
Chain Length - 800mm
Striker Length - 75mm

Our Firesteel Handles are made with Polypropylene fishing gear, recovered and recycled in the UK.

Polypropylene is a lightweight, durable polymer, commonly used in fishing gear in forms such as ropes, bait bags and mooring lines.

In its recycled form, it's a versatile plastic suited to use in a very broad range of uses.

Entirely plastic-free, 100% recyclable FSC certified packaging, made in the UK.

Free UK Shipping on orders over £45.

Worldwide shipping options.

30 Days to try your gear, with free returns shipping for UK orders.

Each Firesteel is made with 100% recycled fishing gear from the UK coastline, and each one sold creates a demand for even more plastic to be removed from our ocean and coastline.

By choosing this Firesteel, you’re directly supporting our work in the recovery of end-of-life fishing gear from the UK coastline, and recycling into impactful products that inspire even more action.

FireSteel Fire Starter FAQs

Yes. Firesteels, ferro rods and ferrocerium rods are commonly used to describe the same type of fire-starting tool.

Dry tinder such as feather sticks, birch bark, char cloth, fatwood shavings and natural tinder bundles generally ignite most easily with firesteel sparks. Community bushcraft users frequently recommend fatwood and processed tinder materials for reliable ignition.

Yes. Firesteels are designed to produce sparks even in wet or windy conditions, making them a popular choice for bushcraft and survival use.

Waterhaul's ferro rod can typically produce 15,000+ strikes before it needs replacement.

A recycled firesteel delivers the same dependable fire-starting performance while helping recover and repurpose discarded fishing gear from the marine environment.