[JRandomFreeper]

Man can't make fire by rubbing 2 boy scouts together needs to go through childhood again.

All of my kids could make fire by the time they were 7. Batteries and steel wool, flint and steel, magnifying glass, bow method, road flares on gas-soaked wood, whatever.

Fire defines human. Lighters are nice. Alternative skill sets are required, here at chez briarhaven, anyway.

/johnny

[djf]

I got packs and packs of the quad zero steel wool around, use it sometimes for gun touchups, sometimes woodworking, whatever..

The nice thing about a superfine steel wool is even a 1.5 V battery is enough to get it going.

[Marcella]

I have two - bar fire starters and a big bag of laundry lint for starting the fire.

I bought strike anywhere matches years ago, a big batch of them, and they are sealed in large cans to keep dampness away.

Also have boxes of Coglins (think that’s the name) sure start matches that strike even when wet.

Also have a block of Bic lighters (think it was 25 in that block) from Sams.

I definitely will have fire.