Well perhaps, but understand, I'm not using a "flint and steel" - I'm using a firesteel - this thing:



They're a manufactured rod - "ferrocium" - designed to spark. they're not a "flint and steel" - they're a *lot* easier to spark and produce a lot hotter and more sparks than a real flint and steel. A firesteel is easy with *really good dry tinder* like dryer lint. and
can even ignite dry toilet paper shredded up.

A flint and steel produces a lot less sparks, and needs something like char cloth to catch the spark, and a lot of care to get it going... I also don't use it as my *only* source of fire. I have matches and/or a lighter with me. So please don't get macho ideas of venturing out with only a flint and steel (or firesteel) and trying to start a fire in a driving sleetstorm with it.