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I carry all of them in my kit, why waste emergency supplies if you can use a lighter. I carry a magnifying glass too, because why waste your emergency supplies if you can use the sun. If the sun...

I carry a lighter and tinder with me, but I always have the Firesteel too, just in case. Wet lighters don't work - wet Firesteels do.

I've done it with both, but I prefer the cottonballs by a long shot.

The firesteel is great, and does work when wet. I use vaseleine soaked cottonballs as tinder - one spark and you've got fire.

I use the Firesteel and vaseline soaked cotton balls almost exclusively, one spark will light the cotton, and it burns long enough to nurture into a fire without too much hassle. Also, the vaseline...