C'mon baby light my fire

[sethorly]

Me and the kids have graduated from vaseline-soaked lint as our tinder, to scraped birch bark. (We're using ferro rods, but ultimately would like to move on to bow drills.) Birch bark, if available, is often available in huge quantities so it also makes great kindling. Whilst I agree that "artificial" tinder (eg. vaseline/lint) is a valid and great way to start a fire, ultimately as a prepper I want to prepare myself with the skills to make fire using naturally-occuring materials.