Excellent write-up!
My only comment/contribution would be jute binding twine as a prepared tinder. It takes up very little room and can be untwisted to make an awesome bird's nest for taking a flame. My favorite trick for lighting a fire is a spark into 0000 steel wool, then the steel wool into the twine. This into your fire lay and you're in business, usually 30 seconds and two puffs of breath after striking the spark.