- 55% DEET mosquito repellent is a good accelerant
- hand santizer works pretty good as mentioned
- char cloth is the best for accepting a spark



Followed by dry punk wood



Find punk wood in hollows like this. You should be able to pull a spongy piece from hand and it needs to be dry.





Also tinder fungus. This one is false tinder fungus. You cut a thin slice right behind where the fungus attaches to the tree.



Once you get a coal captured, use a flash tinder to blow it into flames. Milkweed seed pods and phragmites heads are my favorites.





Last week, I bought an old fashioned flint and steel kit. It is a really fun way to build a fire.