As an Eagle Scout who grew up in Georgia, I can tell you that most of the "survival" stuff you read about and get now is marketing. Fire is not very hard to start. What is harder is to build the fire correctly so that it keeps burning and so it burns the way you want it to (fast/slow/more smoke/less smoke/flames/coals).
This is what I use for flint/steel:
I have two sets and have started hundreds of fires with them. I keep mine in a sandwich ziplock stuffed with dryer lint. No better ignition source for a spark in my experience. The trick mentioned above about putting the lint in an egg crate with parrafin is a good way to keep it waterproof, but I've never had a problem with a ziplock stuffed in the outside pouch of my pack.
Get yourself a good, locking blade, folding knife for skinning game, fish, and general cutting use. I think the Buck 110 is a good way to go and they're easily found under $40:
Buy a good stone to keep your knife sharp! Simpler is better. A dull knife is more dangerous than a sharp one!
I've found that the slightly longer handle of a boy's axe makes it more useful than a hatchet, but still fairly compact.
A quality folding saw, or honestly, just a blade from a bow-saw wrapped in some rubber garden hose.
Rope is an often overlooked survival tool. Get 100ft of 550 cord and 50 ft of a good 3/8" to 1/2" braid.
Get an OLDER (2 or 3 versions ago) Boy Scout Handbook. It will teach you everything you need to know.
Then, go out and do it. That will teach you the best.