In the short slideshow below I demonstrate how I use birch bark, a pocket knife and a Fire Steel to light a fire. 

I hope you found that useful, if you do things differently I love to hear from you so feel free to leave a comment below.

If you're tired of cheap, hard ferro rods that won't allow for this technique I sell a good quality british made Firesteel HERE. These are the firesteels I use during all our courses, and the one I carry myself everyday.