I've by and large given up on carrying anything that can get wet and not function. I carry a manmade flint rod embedded in a hunk of magnesium and a steel. Then I'll worry about finding something local to burn. The Mg can get even damp stuff to catch up, a heck of a lot better than flint & steel by itself. I never expect to have to use one, but I start campfires with them each year to stay 'practiced' on doing it, in case I ever need them in an emergency. I have the same cheap - I believe Coleman? - starters in my hunting packs, on my saddle billets, in the storage on my motorcycles, tackle boxes, glove boxes. Never really realized how many I had until now.
