Thanks guys. I had a feeling it was mostly the tinder. I'm out of cotton balls, I'll need to take a trip to the 99 cent store to pick up some more. I'll make sure they say 100% though. I doubt I'll be able to start a fire by sparking it from 5 feet lol, the Spark-Lite doesn't spit out that many sparks. 5 centimeters I can believe. Also do any of you have tips for starting fire in the rain?

It's funny, every time I see an area with trees (park, schools, etc) I imagin myself having to look for tinder. Only problem is around here its mostly very tall pine trees. You'd have to climb them in order to reach even the lowest branches.