Here's a question. What were the circumstances surrounding the hardest time you ever had lighting a fire?

Granted when were were novices we had our difficulties as kids and such but what about now. What was the worst you ever had to deal with in the wilderness for lighting a fire.

For me, hands down, has been camping during rainy season here in Central Brazil. We're not exactly tropical jungle here (Mata Atlantica) but during the rainy season we have either rain or drizzle 24/7 for several weeks. The earth gets soaked to the bone and the sun does not come out at all.

The last time I camped out during rainy season it took me a full half hour to get the fire to light. This was after resorting to fuzz sticks and making my own wood shavings. I finally used a votive candle propped up inside a huge birdnest that had fallen. The candle dried out the tinder enough and it eventually took. Mac