The most important item you can carry in your back pack is a guaranteed way of lighting a fire. Regardless of what temperature or other conditions you are hiking in, a campfire will boost your morale keep you warm and allow you to survive.
In British Columbia it is easy to fall into a creek or river while hiking and could result in soaked unusable matches. If you rely on a butane lighter you may never know when you run out of fuel or it could get smashed in a tumble.
The system I show below is a flint and striker that can be purchased for a few dollars at Walmart or Canadian Tire etc and if you really want to have a true flint you can make your own. However you aquire this system, it may be crucial for your survival to have a flint in your backpack. If you want to see how well a flint and striker work - check out how my son lights this fire up in a few seconds on one of our favorite British Columbia Hiking areas. The cotton in this video is soaked in kerosene but the video just below it shows a regular cotton pad almost works just as well.
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