I use cotton balls, a firesteel, and fatwood to start a fire.

First I baton some wood.




Get a nice sized pile.


Get a good handful of 3 sizes of wood to start with.


Lay down a wood brace, put the cotton ball fluffed out near it, and lay some thinned out fatwood nearby.




After 1-2 strikes it ignites, and you build it up until it looks like this: