I like the rule of three for firestarting, especially because it's so easy to cover those bases: lighter, REI waterproof matches, firesteel

Tender: vaselined cotton balls, fine steel wool, magnesium, fatwood.

I'll never be without a firesteel again, unless I lose my keys. Just added this firesteel tube to my key ring. It's very light.

http://firesteel.com/products/FireSteel-Tube-Pup.html


While it's good to search the website for previous discussions, ETS is not a terribly busy forum so redundant threads doesn't strike me as a problem. Especially not on a subject that is so fundamental to being equipped to survive.

I am obsessed with not freezing.

BTW, thanks for posting those links of previous threads, I'm going to check them out!