What do you keep in your "go bag"

[ldmaster]

I never understood carrying all the unusual methods of starting a fire. What's wrong with a lighter wrapped in a Ziplock bag? Am I missing something?

Because Murphy's Law rules, if you only have one way to start a fire, that way will fail. The little lighter will leak, or the flint mechanism will get bent from being sat on, or something. In general the primitive firestarting methods don't break, but it's nice to have a more modern way of doing it.


Sorta like suspenders and a belt!