I see that they pooh pooh the bow drill, but then go on to recommend a magnesium block ("metal match"), saying that "The 5400 F blaze ignites even damp tinder." While both are certaintly better than nothing, neither would be my first choice. Magnesium shavings are absolutely miserable to work with. Why don't they recommend carrying a Bic or two in their kits? To their credit, they do recommend the excellent REI Stormproof matches.

I don't mean to be too hard on them. As I said, overall it's a good article. But if we take the time to make suggestions for improvement, then maybe the next article will be better still. I'm pretty sure this website gets a lot of hits from writers looking for ideas.