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I carry a lighter with me as a backup for emergencies and I would agree that cheap bic lighters are almost as dependable as ferro rods. That said, the reason I carry a ferro rod with me out into the bush—and to light almost all of my fires in general—is because it makes me think of fire lighting...

I was gathering tinder the other day and I realized that I've read about identifying tinder, but not so much about how others gather it/what they gather it in. For example, I was using a gallon sized freezer bag and wore leather gloves because I was gathering the cottony fluff of thistles. I...