Reviews and Ratings for Exotac 2030 fireROD XL Ultra-Portable Fire Starter, Orange - 002030-ORG
Exotac 2030 fireROD XL Ultra-Portable Fire Starter, Orangerated 3.5 stars out of 5 (2 reviews)
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Exotac 2030 fireROD XL Ultra-Portable Fire Starter, Orange

 

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Exotac 2030 fireROD XL Ultra-Portable Fire Starter, Orange
rated 5 stars out of 5
Mark
 Kingsport, Tn
Mar 30, 2026
Pros: Ease of Use, Overall Quality
Cons: None

Excellent balanced ferrocerium rods

The metals used in making a ferrocerium rod can run from EBay cheap and so hard you'll need a Corona shears sharpener or M4 lathe mill bit blank to strike them, to medium hardness Bayite rods from Amazon to the excellent dragon goop slinging model once sold by Firesteel dot com for years. I consider the EXOTAC rods to be about the same as Uberliben rods. This stuff works, the backup tinder compartment is well done
Exotac 2030 fireROD XL Ultra-Portable Fire Starter, Orange
rated 2 stars out of 5
Mark&Nbsp; &Nbsp;
 TN
Oct 23, 2025
Pros: Ease of Use
Cons: Overall Quality

The rod itself is excellent BUT

The ferrocerium itself performs exactly as presented WITH a proper hard,,sharp striker...Mora Bushcraft Black, Kansbol, Cold Steel.SRK 3V etc. But when I unscrewed the waterproof capsule to check if the tinder was there the O RING was broken which renders the capsule all but useless except for grip. The threading on the Ferro rod is well sufficient to hold the rod on the capsule. If I knew the dimensions on the O ring , I would acquire them myself and I will, but for now this is just a pain. Second item I have ordered that is defective from the factory. Sorry KnifeCenter, but I don't lie in reviews