I love these old fire-starting kits. But you know what? A closed Opinel No.8, and a suitable piece of flint or chert works just as well. The Amadou’s a nice addition, though, but I’d add some silver-birch bark and thin hawthorn twigs to my tinder-pouch.

I love these old fire-starting kits. But you know what? A closed Opinel No.8, and a suitable piece of flint or chert works just as well. The Amadou’s a nice addition, though, but I’d add some silver-birch bark and thin hawthorn twigs to my tinder-pouch.