Then there are those that have spent 30 years in the cold wet climates of Alaska and know that starting a fire under our conditions with match (seldom) with flint and steel almost never.
We carry firestarter and a mini-torch. I have one of these in every survival kit and vehicle I own. I have tested them for years and its one of two that our wilderness survival store her in Kodiak Alaska caryy's.
Lights first time every time and I do not leave home without one.

http://www.amazon.com/Primus-Power-I.../dp/B001AS6SCU

Neal