I use cotton balls, a firesteel, and fatwood to start a fire.
First I baton some wood.
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Get a nice sized pile.
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Get a good handful of 3 sizes of wood to start with.
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Lay down a wood brace, put the cotton ball fluffed out near it, and lay some thinned out fatwood nearby.
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After 1-2 strikes it ignites, and you build it up until it looks like this:
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