Abstract: Footwear and accessories that can be used to ignite fire are described herein. The footwear described herein includes a component to associate one or more matches to the footwear. In at least one embodiment, the component to associate one or matches to the footwear is configured to house, store, or carry the one or more matches. In at least one embodiment, the footwear described herein includes a strikeplate that is associated with the footwear. In some embodiments, the strikeplate can be made out of an abrasive material such as a granulated product, a paper product, a hard product, and/or a hard-backed granulated paper product. A method for using the accessories associated with the footwear and methods for manufacturing accessories and/or the footwear are also described herein.