.....better yet, a ROAD FLARE.
If it REALLY NEEDS to be lit, I use a plastic film cannister filled with Thermite. I light it with 6" of magnesium ribbon. Bury 5" in the thermite with 1" sticking out. It still takes a BIC to light the ribbon!
If you would rather just email an order OF PRE-MADE kits -
http://www.alphachemicals.com/thermite_fire_startersOr if you want want enouth Thermite for a life time of getting lost -
http://www.alphachemicals.com/inc/sdetail/2683 The Magnesium ribbon is extra but ships free.
Now that's what I'd call an inflammatory remark. ;-)
Ha, that website is so understated. I quote:
"Just place the thermite firestarter on your kindling, light the fuse, and
step back." (emphasis mine)
And again:
"3 oz of casted thermite in a snap-top container that produces about 2 ounces of
molten iron." (emphasis mine)
Love it.