Tinder preferences???

[munkiboi182]

Just out of interest what is the definition of tinder?A few of my books have different definitions.I assume its definition would be whatever lights easily to get kindling going, but with a match a fairly common method is to light a faggot but if you were using flint and steel a faggot would be considered kindling.I've seen it described as anything that'll light from an incendiary spark but that would change depending on your method.Just interested

perhaps i should of asked for preference of starting your fire.
if im after an authentic bushy fire lighting when instructing, i use birch bark with flint and steel however my favourite to use when teaching different techniques is combining potassium permanganate with ethanol for a nice whoosh and burst of energy