There is no magic bullet, but lots of practice in the worst conditions you can find will prepare you for when the fire might be a matter of surviving.
That... That right there...
That's truth that only comes from experience.
It all boils down to one simple thing. Unless you have actually gone out into the area that you plan on playing in, and built some fires, everything you think you know is just a theory.
I take 3 ways to get it burning and an axe. I've never built a fire in a rainforest. But if you ever wanted to make a blaze in NW Montana, I might have some real working knowledge about that.
