Steel wool is one of those materials that virtually every home has in some iteration.

As a fire starter, with a nine volt battery, it is almost fail-safe!

Just a quick investigation around my house revealed steel wool under my kitchen sink, in my basement and in my workshop, although if you had asked me before, I might have guessed the workshop and that would be it.

In a situation where a quick and easy fire-starter was needed, without knowing it, I am more than prepared and likely you are too!