Originally Posted by JoeLonghair
Fire lighter is what I carry, once i got to my camp , all the matches were soaked and my lighter filnt went. Had to cycle another 10 miles to buy new matches. Now a fire lighter and a 2 sticks of tampons. Very compressed cotton wool inside. Just tear off the amount of cotton needed, shave of wood with a knife. With a fire lighter the cotton goes up in now time.
I've also added a very small jar of vaseline to my fire kit - a tiny bit of vaseline in the cotton does wonders in wet condition!