Fire making is a life saving skill. Here's some simple tips for success.

Just happened to fill my pack with 16” dry firewood. FFS.

how lucky to find dry lengths of wood for your convenience.

How did you find such perfectly seasoned firewood in nature?

This is pointless anyone who has enough foresight to bring a hatchet is already miles ahead. Show me how to start a fire with just a lighter.

It's a good method for a charcoal grill if you don't like the charcoal taste

That's how it's done.

psa: you don't need a hatchet to start a fire

Try that with damp wood.

You don’t “process” wood.

Useful skill, and the boring part matters too: practice it once before stress, then write down where the fire starter lives. A skill you cannot find under pressure is just a theory.