As a general rule, you don’t need to carry tinder with you whenever you go hiking or camping. The forest is usually full of flammable materials like dried leaves, grass and dry pieces of bark. However, traditional forest tinder tends to be damp in the early morning or evenings when you really need to get your fire going. Damp tinder is extremely difficult to start a fire with so to be on the safe side, it’s always a good idea to bring a little bit of tinder with you. Things like twine fibers or even cotton balls can be great to get fires started but you can also rely on plain old sawdust or wood shavings. Some fire starters have a chamber in the handle for keeping small amounts of tinder which is convenient. However, tinder isn’t heavy and you generally don’t need a lot to get a fire started so you can always bring extra with you just to be sure.\r