A fire steel and a ball of twine for tinder.....works great! I also carry small squares of wax that have been melted with dryer lint embedded for damp trips. The dryer lint acts as a wick and they burn a long time, and are easy to start. I always try to find natural tinder close by if I can and use it first using what I have in consecutive order from hardest to easiest....next summer, a now string and a hearth board
Fire starting is a skill and an art. Anyone can use propane or butane. But having the skill to get a fire with the minimum material is a must have as far as I am concerned, and mowing the hard way will make it easier in adverse conditions even when you've got torches and such.
I am not expecting zombies, or an EMP to shut down the grid....but if it ever happens, I have to admit watching the soccer moms will be entertaining. I make a habit of teaching what I know to anyone who wants to know.