So while not considered a gadget (feel free to move this thread to a more appropriate forum), but Purell makes a great accelerant. With a few inches of snow still on the ground, I started a fire this afternoon (granted in my backyard) with a lighter, a couple squirts of purell a bunch of wet wood and a half a pizza box. There was no pepperoni on said pizza so oil was not a factor - plus it was the lid. Small victory = happy dance and a cigar.