Hi PC2K,

You're a fellowman, the pink barbeque/tinder strips is what I send along with an Large Military Firesteel and some Maya-Wood to reinhardt <img src="images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

The pink tinder strips are sold in Belgium (south of it) and France mostly in regions were people still use goisoil for heating their houses because the gaspiping doesn't reach their homes.
The pink strips are lighted and thrown on the gasoil that drips into the stove to light it.

A friend of me discovered that when you put clear nail polish (nail strenghtener) on one end of the pink strip and let it dry that it ignites almost immediately when hit by Firesteel sparks, thanks Fred for the tip.

The Maya-wood is sold in Europe in small bundles to light your fireplace or barbeque ecologically safe/sound. It is just some kind of pinewood stump wood that has soaked completely (naturally) with pine resign.
The offical text from the Light-My-Fire site says: "
MayaSticks® is the long lasting, economical and environmentally friendly kindling wood. The high resin content, up to 80%, makes them easily ignited even when wet
or damp. 1-2 pieces will do. The extreme heat from the resin, will easily light your fire, barbeque or campfire. MayaSticks® is a spill product from the stumps of cultivated pinewoods and is therefore not a threat to natures resources."

Our Scouting group sometimes buys a batch of the Large Military Firesteels and we also get a bag of Maya-wood and make keychains from the pieces to add to the Firesteel. It is easilly learned how to use Maya-Wood scrapings to light a fire.
The snmell of the burning resin reminds me of Church (Catholic)

Best Scouting wishes from Holland,

Bagheera