Hi everyone,

Kochanski says in his DVDs that the three survival kit components he tend favor in the modern sense are paracord, reflective blankets and the zirconium rod. That's a new one on me. I'm familiar with ferrocerium rods, magnesium shavings, etc. but this one, I've done researches but didn't find any relevant info. on it in a survival fire lighting point of view. Does anybody include this item? If so, then how do you use it and what are its characteristics and its virtues and drawbacks?

Thanks
Frankie