[Tijeras_Slim]

I got lost in the Allegheny National Forest for about 2 days. This is an area that gets lake effect precipitation from Lake Erie. It was fortunate I had a stove, because you could not find dry wood anywhere. Any kindling type material you would have had to pack in, and the quantity needed to get a fire going would be pretty large.

[PSYCHO-FREEP]

I have had advanced survival training in depth both civilly as well as militarily.

Believe me, no matter how much rain or precip. there is, there are many ways to find kindling or start a fire that do not require large ignition sources. Especially where there are Pine or Spruce trees available. Simply look up inside the trunk of the tree, there is ample dry bark, pitch and dry needles to start any fire easily. Even with using primitive ignition methods.