jtallen83 Posted January 21, 2020 Report Share Posted January 21, 2020 (edited) First heard of this company on @beachmaster 's youtube channel. Nice looking stuff but the price is high so I had never bought. This year I was sitting with a little christmas cash from grandkids and Exotac had a 20% off free shipping sale so heirloom quality seemed appropriate. This schit is tight, it exudes quality made on the fit and finish! The ripSpool is a nice compact rig, the tape adds some weight but nice to have it on a roll instead of flat like I store my emergency duct tape presently. My present sewing kit takes up less space but doesn't store the needles air tight so the Spool will be customized. At some point the duct tape will need to be used or wasted, I think it will be replaced with a few dividers and some different types of thread, also has room to add a few other needles in the sealed center. I hope I can use it as a learning aide with the grandkids, those fire starting classes have sparked a few bushcrafting questions Next chance to do a little fire starting class and I will use the fireRod, bound to work better than the $2 chineseums I use now. Ergonomically it fits my hand just right with the lanyard wrapped on three fingers. I jammed a fire tab and some waxed jute in the storage compartment. They sell replacement rods that come with an O-ring, the standard length is 2.4" but they also sell a 3.1" rod. It comes with an extra O-ring and in a real fancy box with a magnetic lid, I'd rather see it in a plastic bag with an extra rod but I guess there is some psychology behind presenting a $25 ferrochromium rod..... Found out both items had a dual purpose, the cat just loved them. They got batted and bit a bunch, had to take them away when she started whipping them around by the lanyard. https://www.exotac.com/products/ripspool https://www.exotac.com/collections/firestarters/products/firerod Edited January 21, 2020 by jtallen83 details added Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armed Eye Doc Posted January 21, 2020 Report Share Posted January 21, 2020 Did your cat get a fire started? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtallen83 Posted January 21, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2020 No but ain't leaving her alone with it either! She just thrashes the thing...... ...............better make sure she can't get to the char cloth.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravenworks Posted January 21, 2020 Report Share Posted January 21, 2020 That really nice looking stuff, their prices look reasonable considering it looks like quality kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98Z5V Posted January 26, 2020 Report Share Posted January 26, 2020 That's a damn good writeup, Jim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachmaster Posted February 25, 2020 Report Share Posted February 25, 2020 Dude, this post just reminds me of how much i need to get out and adventure!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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