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Honestly, I've used flint & steel with charcloth and done the one-match fire contests, and wow it's easier to just have a lighter someplace dry in your pack when you're overnight camping.
Not to say these aren't fun. And there's nothing wrong with a little redundancy & diversification!
Agree on all points
But magnesium does more. You can scratch the striker stick gently to build up some in your starting material like the jute so it stays easier.
There is technique to this stuff. It isn't just starting the fire. It's getting it to burn and grow. Having plenty of fuel of different sizes. Knowing when a teepee versus lean-to versus log cabin style should be used.
Creating right and tight air gaps that make the fire grow more than blowing on it is an art.
Yep. I learned a lot in Scouts. I learned the rest from firefighters and SF friends.
Don't get me going on how to do a fire bow... Hahaha
Cotton balls boiled with paraffin wax
Lighter
Open up the cotton ball exposing non-waxed cotton
Light it
It burns with a high flame for 3-5 minutes
Hard to find a better fire-starter-in-a-tin
If you can't start a fire with that, then you've got no business starting a fire.
If you got the space, blowtorches are fun.
Not super efficient.
But fun.