Add a Cheap, Reliable FIremaking System to Your Survival Kit!

Try cotton balls, petroleum jelly and a magnesium stick for reliable firestarting!

The best firestarting system can also be the cheapest and the materials are the easiest to find at any drug or grocery store. After extensive testing, my nomination for the best overall survival firestarting method is cotton balls, slathered with petroleum jelly, combined with a magnesium or flint stick.
There is nothing to break, it requires no fuel, and temperature has no affect. But an additional benefit is how cheap it is to produce!
Here’s how you can make one of these firemaking kits.