6. Chewing Gum Wrapper
If you carry Wrigley’s around in your pack, you already have half of the required materials for this method. The other half is a battery (a AA will work).
Here’s an odd piece of trivia for you: This method was developed by prisoners in order to light cigarettes As you know, prisoners can be quite resourceful.
To get your gum wrapper to ignite, you’re going to need to turn it into a makeshift fuse, with an intentional weak point that’s designed to burn.
Do this by cutting your gum wrapper in half lengthwise. Then, in the center of your long strip, cut off another segment, leaving a narrow strip roughly 1/8 of an inch wide. This is the weak point that will catch fire.
Last, connect the strip of wrapper to both terminals of your battery and get ready to use the resulting flame to light your tinder.