Camping is something that a lot of people enjoy. Whether you grew up going on camping trips you’re your family, or you have just started getting into enjoying the outdoors and making an intention to be more comfortable and more capable being outdoors and being able to take care of yourself. When you are camping, you are basically immersing yourself in something that is wonderful, magical, and unpredictable. The outdoors is nothing like being inside a fancy mall or a city block. There are no rules or regulations to keep you safe or give you a sense of control and predictability. Instead, you are in a whole new world that forces you to not only stay on your toes and alert, but it also forces you to listen to your gut, push yourself just a little bit more than you would if you were in the safety of your home, and pushes you to use your brain a little bit more. Furthermore, packing up for a backpacking trip or a camping trip can be a whole thing. There are checklists upon checklists of things to bring and prepare for, then you have to edit the whole thing in multiple rounds when you realize that you cannot fit everything in the trunk of your car or your backpack. Sometimes it takes people days to prepare for a trip because they don’t want to be caught off guard, and you will definitely not be able to make a quick run to the store in case you come up short. There are certain things that people have to bring in order to have a successful trip, no matter the weather, season, or location. For example, having lots of water or a water filtration system is extremely important. The worst thing to happen is dehydration. Having enough food on hand, especially those that unperishable, are also smart to have a lot on hand. Survival fire starters are also necessary when you need to build a fire.
There are lots of ways to make a fire. It is very easy to bring along some matches and a lighter and maybe some newspaper and call it a day. But if they get wet or lost, then you are out of luck.
Having survival fire starters on hand can help save your camping trip.