Flame on A highly useful emergency item is the Helios Stormproof Lighter from Lee Valley Tools. You never know when you might be stranded and down to your last match -- the only thing standing ...

4. The Windmill Trekker Stormproof Lighter This fire starter is a little bit different than others on the list. As the name gives it away, it is basically a lighter that requires a fill of butane ...

It contains a fire-steel, fire starter, small butane lighter and waterproof matches. Those are the thin, spindly matches that come in a box that doesn’t hold up well.