When I was young, we had a Native American fishing guide in SE Oklahoma. He talked of teaching me the old secret indian way of making fire. He kept building it up for hours on end. That night, when it was time to make camp, he showed me the ancient indian trick.
1 create a fire pit
2 place the the fuel (charcoal) into the pit.
3 spray the lighter fluid
4 ignite with a BIC lighter.

I was somewhat disappointed, but the fish was still darn good...