An entertaining fire starter.

While I was out hiking on the PCT this summer, I met a woman who was carrying some diversions with her. She carried knitting, a book, and some crosswords. A book always seems too heavy to carry and I don’t know how to knit, but a crossword puzzle ripped out of a newspaper seems like it would be a light diversion to have when a storm keeps you in your tent or you just feel like hanging out for a day. It would also make a good emergency fire starting material.