" Storm-proof matches proved their worth to me that day at the creek with my son, when my own frozen finger couldn't work my BIC."

I count about three occasions that qualify as real emergency fire lighting situations. Light that fire or else--i believe in every case I used matches. Matches are kind of old school, but they will ignite (if kept dry) with fairly gross motions, the kind I can manage as I descend into hypothermia.....

The stormproof varieties available today are definitely more reliable than the standard match of twenty years ago, which was much better than what is marketed today.