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A flint pretty much always works the same. And it's more badass...

lighting a fire with a flint is kinda fun, you feel somewhere between using a match and rubbing sticks together.

also, it makes better TV. This show is much more about good TV than super-practical advice. "Normally this should only be attempted by incredibly experienced climbers; since I've got 20 years climbing experience, I'm gonna do it"... ok, so what would I do?

I'm sure that if he had a radio, waterproof matches, signaling mirror, gps, and hatchet he'd be much better off, but the idea is that he's got stuff on him that any hiker *should* have, and certainly something that I always carry with me when I'm in the woods (though I also have waterproof matches, lighter, & tinder)