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.