Fire up the campfire–it’s time for 6 easiest fire starters for backpacking and camping. The best part about camping as everyone knows is s’mores. As the saying goes–“where there’s s’mores there’s fire.” You can’t have a s’more without a fire and you can’t have a fire without a firestarter. Therefore firestarters=chocolate in your mouth. Throw on a little Prodigy and get psyched for some really great firestarters.

I’ve always dreaded camping. I once spent 10 days hiking through the Adirondacks… in January.  It was harrowing. Apparently, people do it for fun all the time and they even like it. I’m still not completely convinced.

Whether you are hiking, backpacking or planning your next camping trip, the most essential thing you must always carry along is a fire starter kit. After food, shelter, clean drinking water, you are going to need something with which to start a fire. When you are in the wilderness, fire is your best friend. It will keep you warm, protect you from unwanted attention by wild animals and allow you to cook food. Of course, as mentioned it will also provide you with s’mores.

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Also, in the case emergency, you can make a signal by adding green leaves to your fire. Fire can also be pretty dangerous. You can seriously hurt yourself if you are not careful–watch the camping booze people. In a worst case scenario, you could even start a forest fire and if so you’d be a terrible person who ignored many, many warnings from Smokey the Bear.

Therefore, having a good and safe fire starter in your backpacking or camping kit is absolutely essential. While making your backpacking/camping kit, you must include a reliable, fail proof and very safe fire starting kit in it. If you are in the process of making such a kit, then you have stumbled upon the right webpage. In this article we will list 6 easiest fire starters for backpacking and camping. We put emphasis on the ease of use, as the name suggests. We will primarily focus on fire starters that are extremely easy to operate in case of an emergency, like when you have an injury and cannot use both hands, or perhaps the weather is wet or cold, you get the idea. Of course the list will not be arbitrary, we have researched lists at camping and hiking experts like GeekPrepper, MsPrepper and OutdoorLife. Also, we have taken a look at Amazon’s best seller list for fire starters. We then compiled all of that information into the rankings listed below by amount they were listed and their ranks on each site. I am certain, if you pick any of the fire starters listed in our article today, you will do just great regarding starting a fire. And if you are looking for new places for your outdoor activities we have another treat for you – 10 Best Countries to Backpack Alone!

Without further ado, let’s get the list of 6 easiest fire starters for backpacking and camping.

6. Ultimate Survival Technologies Sparkie

This fire starter is a rather compact version of Ultimate Survival Technologies successful BlashMatches. It is optimized for one hand operation as it offers a spring-loaded spark rod and an internal tungsten carbide scraper. You need to operate a thumb-button to engage the scraper, then just slide it down the rod. The plunge activation makes it precise, thus you can guide your sparks right on the tinder (dry leaves, twigs, grass, etc.) without any hassle.

5. Ultimate Survival Technologies Spark Force Fire starter

Again, another product from Ultimate Survival Technologies. The spark force uses a flint that is built into its detachable cap along with a lanyard to prevent accidental sparks. The main feature of this fire starter is its all-weather capability. You can start fires reliably at any type of weather. Be it rainy or snowy, you need not worry about getting a fire started.

4. The Windmill Trekker Stormproof Lighter

This fire starter is a little bit different than others on the list. As the name gives it away, it is basically a lighter that requires a fill of butane to operate. The fun thing about this lighter is that you can start a fire even in winds up to 80 miles per hour, also this lighter is rain proof. You can also operate this lighter with just one hand as like any lighter. I think the extra hassle to fill it up with butane is worth it, if you are planning a trek somewhere very stormy and windy.  Be sure to pack extra s’mores to insulate yourself!

3. SE FS374 All-Weather Emergency

This fire starter that ranked 3rd on our list of easiest fire starters for backpacking and camping includes a compact aluminum bar that can be scraped to create shavings to aid in starting a fire. This fire starter also comes with a black flint rod for striking and a serrated metal strike to create the shavings that you can then put on the tinder and start a fire. Needless to say that the added metal shavings will help you make fires more effectively and under harsh weather conditions.

2. Survival Spark Magnesium Survival Fire Starter with Compass and Whistle

This fire starter kit, next on our list of easiest fire starters for backpacking and camping is extremely cheap, but what makes it our number 2 pick is that the kit contains a whistle and also a compass. Two very essential equipment whenever you are making a backpacking or camping kit. If you include this product as your fire starter, you can leave out a compass and also a whistle. The kit is weather resistant, and also rain proof.

1. H-25 Strike Master Fire Starter

Our number one pick of the 6 easiest fire starters for backpacking and camping is the H-25 Strike Master Fire Starter. Although, this fire starter requires both of your hands to operate properly, but what sets it apart from others is the option to scrape off its wooden handle in case of emergencies to produce tinder. Imagine yourself stranded somewhere very wet, where finding dry tinder is not an option, you can easily start a fire if you equip yourself with H-25 Strike Master Fire Starter. Also, each flint will give you at least 25,000 strikes which is huge compared to current industry standards.