I gave up on kitchen matches when the "strike anywhere" became hard to find.

I use a BIC lighter for ESBIT and canister stoves that can be lit from the bottom.

I use book matches for alcohol stoves. The one problem I have had with book matches is when I stored them inside the pot with a damp bandana.

My fire skills are only a shadow of what they once were. I practice on the patio with yard waste, but that really upsets my wife.

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"In theory, theory and practice are the same. In practice, they are not."
Yogi Berra