I'm apposed to anything that can leak and contaminate other PSK items. <img src="/images/graemlins/mad.gif" alt="" /> How about a butane lighter, some treated cotton balls and a ferro rod with a good scrapper. A few small sticks of fatwood is good insurance for keeping your kindling going.

Some wood, a sharp knife and a ferro rod is all you need for dry conditions. Carve a pile of thin wood curls and ignite it with your ferro rod. All six of us (11, 11, 14, 21, mom and dad) in my family were able to do it. <img src="/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />

Keep a ferro rod and a pocket knife on you all the time and you have a good chance of starting a campfire. You can also avoid the possibility of having to use fire-by-friction. <img src="/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />