[SisterK]

Thanks. I will keep my eye open for flint and a small piece of steel.
I don’t have a clothes dryer. And I am trying to think of who might save dryer lint for me (and not think I am whacked).
Does pocket lint count? I can generate some serious pocket lint.

[JRandomFreeper]

There is a magnesium fire starter that has a rod in the side of a block of magnesium. If you hit/scrape the rod with the back edge of a knife, very large, hot sparks fly. It's the best I've ever used. I don't bother with shaving bits of magnesium, because I've always got good, dry tinder and don't need it.

That one is inexpensive, and I have a couple. I'm very happy with it.

/johnny

[Ellendra]

Thanks. I will keep my eye open for flint and a small piece of steel.

Try the camping section. I have a flint-and-steel set that fits on my keychain. I've found the manufactured ones easier to use than the "raw" kind. They last just about forever.