Always keep a quantity of strike anywhere matches on your person. Why? Let us imagine a forum member unconscious,cold,wet and slipping into hypothermia. Now have one of their family members retrieve his kit. There is a redundant array of firemaking systems and tinders. Now, which item do you think most people will be most familiar with? Even the excellent Lifeboat matches have a unique striking angle. Metal matches are virtually indestructable and last for thousands of fires. All the other methods and tools have their place. Just make sure that first one can be started by anybody ;O)