Six Essential Items To Make Fire Starting Easier

Fire Starting: Standard Lighter

I intentionally wanted to list this item last due to its simplicity of access and use. A standard lighter can easily start a fire and bring a campsite to life. Lighters, however, do not come without their own share of complications. For example, if they get wet, the striker wheel won’t shower sparks to catch the fuel inside the lighter on fire. Lighters can also run out of fuel, leaving you stuck if this is your only option of fire starting.

Another technique using the lighter is to shave off some of the plastic from a spent lighter and use your fire steel to shower sparks onto the plastic. This will cause the plastic to burn, effectively giving you flame.