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tfisher
Costa Rica Survivor

Joined: 29 Jan 2007 Posts: 196 Location: East Central Illinois |
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Stormproof Matches |
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For those of you that want a stormproof matches, take a look at these.
These things are hard to put out with wind or water.
I just bought about 400 matches(8 packs) myself.
some trimming was necessary to fit my matchbox.
This is the only place I have found them
http://www.rei.com/product/617046
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| Thu Dec 13, 2007 3:37 pm |
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flashlightfreak9
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Joined: 22 Apr 2007 Posts: 3182 Location: Sweet Home Alabama!!! |
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Those are pretty neat.
Price isn't too bad either. 
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| Thu Dec 13, 2007 4:01 pm |
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TrooperMax
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Joined: 21 Sep 2006 Posts: 3491 Location: Orleans, Ontario, Canada |
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Those look pretty neat, any stores they are avaible at other than on-line ones?
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| Thu Dec 13, 2007 4:52 pm |
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Survivorman
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Joined: 16 May 2007 Posts: 916 Location: British Columbia, Canada |
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I think you can pick those similar kinds at canadian tire last time i saw. I'm not sure if it's as extreme as those though. They have wind proof matches or blast matches I think their called too. You can strike them in the wind and they kind of explode into a flame and hold a pretty big flame for a good 5 seconds around. I haven't tried getting them wet though.... Hope it help Troop 
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| Thu Dec 13, 2007 9:46 pm |
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Trevor
Boreal Forest Survivor

Joined: 01 Mar 2007 Posts: 58
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Yeah Coghlans has a version of that sold on canadian tire, not quite as long, but they burn so quick the time difference is probably like 3-4 seconds for the Canadian Tire ones chemical to burn out and 5-6 seconds for your matches would imagine. I tested my Coghlan ones by keeping it in a glass of water overnight and then trying to light it while my sister was blowing as hard as she could to simulate wind haha.. still worked
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| Tue Dec 18, 2007 12:17 pm |
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flashlightfreak9
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Joined: 22 Apr 2007 Posts: 3182 Location: Sweet Home Alabama!!! |
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Water and wind can't stop tfisher's fire.
Great topic. 
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