This is a great lesson in fire starting when you are really cold and need a fire bad!

Why did you say that your hands were shaking too much to use the BSA Hot Spark? Did you have treated cotton tinder to use with the Hot Spark? I have been cold and shaking badly. One trick is to wrap the cotton ball around the end of a small stick and hit that with the spark. Then use the stick as a big match to start the fire lay. What kind of fire lay did you use?

Thanks!