3 gadgets for starting a fire in the toughest conditions

These survival matches can spark a flame no matter how gnarly the conditions.

By Stan Horaczek | Updated Sep 7, 2021 11:08 AM

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The waterproof case keeps them dry even when fully submerged. Stan Horaczek

Skilled survivalists can make fire with almost nothing. The rest of us? We need help. These devices create flames in the worst conditions.

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is the senior gear editor at Popular Science and Popular Photography. His past bylines include Rolling Stone, Engadget, Men's Journal, GQ, and just about any other publication that has ever written about gadgets. For a short time, he even wrote the gadget page for Every Day With Rachel Ray magazine. He collects vintage cameras, eats pizza, and hopes you won't go looking at his Tweets even though the link is down there.

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3 gadgets for starting a fire in the toughest conditions

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