I find that fire starting is all about preparation. I've started plenty of fires on wet days with real flint and steel and even a few with a bow drill. I've had very few problems, as long as I used the right materials and prepared them properly. The only time I've had trouble is when I was wet and cold and tried to get a fire going. I was trying to get it started as fast as possible and had problems with it going out because I took shortcuts and settled for wetter wood than I should have.