You can have the best selection of fire starting materials available, but chances are if you get wet, your materials are going to be essentially useless.

With the methods below, you can learn how to make these materials viable again with a little patience.

Essentially, what you're doing is drying out your fire starting materials so that they're viable again for their intended use. In the times before modern houses, before matches, before modern clothing, when we were huddled in huts and caves, these were the methods used to dry out tinder for cooking and to stay warm and keep predators away. When things got wet back then, they didn't tough it out and write off a fire for the night; they made that fire happen.

With these tricks, you can make a fire in almost any condition, with the exception of a monsoon.