We used to have jars and now we have streamlined the packaging to make it easier to carry with you. Yes, you may not get as many FIRE CUBES as you did in a jar, however the new packaging allows you to carry more than the few you might take out of a jar and have more fire start on your person. Being totally waterproof until opened up and being able to be lit and re lit wet and proven to burn in the rain makes this fire start a must have.