As I've gotten older I've stopped being a purist and messing around with the finer points of using natural tinder. If I need a fire I use a lighter. Instead of screwing around with flints and bows and char cloth, and twaddling around with a technique which might work if I keep working at it, I just get the job done.

Flick ... fire.

No, I'm not much of an old-time woodsman but I can get a fire going in seconds. At one time I was practiced with a bow and spindle and was pretty fair with a spark rod but lighters are faster, lighter, and more reliable.