Sure, keep it simple and solid. First, always use the driest tinder you can find – shredded paper, dried grass, or a commercial tinder bundle. Pack it in a small waterproof pouch so it stays dry when you’re on the move. Second, create a windbreak: stack a few stones or use a piece of bark behind the fire pit so the wind doesn’t blow the flame out. Third, if your kit has a ferrocerium rod, scrape a short length of it over a small spark platform made of metal or a hard stone – that’s the most reliable way to get a spark even in bad weather. Fourth, keep a small quantity of liquid fuel—like kerosene or lighter fluid—on hand, but only use it on the tinder, not the main pile, to avoid a big flare. Finally, if you’re really serious, add a small piece of tinder wrapped in a cloth with a built‑in heat source, like a battery-powered LED heater, to keep the flame steady until the larger logs ignite. Stick to these steps, and you’ll get a reliable fire in almost any conditions.

That’s a good tweak – a dry cloth around a coal ember is reliable and needs no power source. Testing the ferrocerium in a controlled wind test is smart, it’ll save you trouble when it matters most. Stick to dry materials, a solid windbreak, and a good spark source, and you’ll have a fire that stays lit even when the sky gets ugly.