A good fire won’t just keep you warm, it’ll also give you some peace of mind.
Without a doubt, fire is one of our most important assets in a survival situation. It’ll keep us warm, staving off hypothermia. We can use it to boil water, rendering it safer to drink so we can avoid dehydration. And, of course, a warm meal is often better than cold mush. On top of all that, there’s a psychological element at work: We’re not only comforted by the fire as it lights up the night and keeps the “bogeyman” at bay, being able to light and tend the fire also gives us something practical we can accomplish. Even if every other thing seems to be going wrong, at least we have some control over this.
Carry with you a couple of ways-at minimum-to get a fire going, just in case one of them fails or is lost or damaged.