Tinder

Tinder is a material that is used to start fires easily when lit with a match.
Some materials commonly used as tinder are:
Dry pine needles, leaves or grass
Birch bark 
Dead, standing (usually one season old) goldenrod 
Cloth, lint, or frayed rope (if made from plant fibers and not treated with fire retardant) 
Char cloth 
Cotton swabs, tampons 
Paper, paper towels, toilet paper, etc. 
Punk wood (in the process of rotting) or charred wood 
Some types of fungus (best known is the amadou or horse's hoof fungus) 
Bird down 
Small twigs (poor tinder but commonly available)
Fine-grade soap-coated steel wool 
Shaved magnesium or other alkaline earth metals

Category:Fire