>>819056>how to reliably start a fire in the rainRoad flares, anon.
>Pic relatedI've been out in some shitty weather (rain, snow, golf-ball-size slushyballs falling out of the sky) and even with wet wood that hardly qualifies as "tinder", a flare burns hot enough for long enough to dry it out and get things going.
In the winter I carry two with me and two on my sled; summer I carry one or two in my pack.
Cycle them out every few years - Date of manufacture is printed on the flare, I usually don't carry anything more than 2 years old.
Older stuff I throw in my truck and use those for demos, and I do enough of those every year to keep my supplies in check.
I also carry lighters and carbide rocks for the times I have decent tinder and dry wood.
But when there's a situation and I need fire, i'm not going to fuck around, there will be a fire.
Gasoline will also help get things going. On a snowmobile or motorcycle, there's plenty of that to get a fire going. Don't think I'd carry that specifically for firestarting if I were into nonmotorized recreation though.
