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Answers (6)
Not when you need them the most!
Looking for something that really works and I mean really works even after being stored wet for a long long time! Well by ‘golly get’ya a small jar of good old fashion Vaseline from and a magnesium fire starter stick from your local Wal-Mart. So simple of an operation a caveman can do it. Take a 2x2 inch piece of cloth and saturate it with Vaseline and scrape a little magnesium on it and hit it with the flint side and now you have instant fire 6 to 10 minutes of flame, now compare that with any other lighter and remember you haven’t really used your fire starting resources at all. I still got the same Vaseline jar in my back pack some 10 years ago and still work as good as the day I put it in.
Waterproof matches work as long as you don't get 'em wet. lol Seriously, they're better than regular matches in damp conditions, but I wouldn't count on them. Keep em dry & have a backup. Clay's method is good.
A couple of Bic lighter are better than any matches ,get a ziplock bag and gather lint from the dryer add the lighters and you have a good firebuilding kit.
seadog
You are right!
Moister penetrates the wood and works it's way up to the match head and some match heads deteriorate over time, so you were right to begin with!
Good answer above stated..
Store your home made waterproof matches in a waterproof match case and you have gone far toward ensuring you can start a fire when you need to even if your matches get wet..
dr. angler you should go get some strike anywhwere matches dipped in wax. just go to wallyworld and get the blue colored box of diamond matchest then melt some wax on the stove and dipp them in the wax. but make sure to spin the stick of the match in the wax. they are waterproof and you can strike them anywhere verses having waterproof matches but what happens when you have water on the box striker. also flint and steel using petrolium jelly and cotton balls works well. dryer lint works really well but it burns fast. cotton balls dipped petrolium jelly burn for about 2 minutes
I think they'd be more accurately called "water resistant" matches. Like Seadog, I've noticed they don't tolerate water as well as the name on the box implies.
what i use in this kind of situation is a match made out of good wood that i know won't deteriorate fast and drop melted wax on the matchhead( mind you it's not hot enough to actually ignite the match) then when you need to use it scrape the wax off! works best with strike-anywhere matches.
I always carry a box of them in to the field with me. they work great in wet conditons. but a also carry a lighter just in case
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dr. angler you should go get some strike anywhwere matches dipped in wax. just go to wallyworld and get the blue colored box of diamond matchest then melt some wax on the stove and dipp them in the wax. but make sure to spin the stick of the match in the wax. they are waterproof and you can strike them anywhere verses having waterproof matches but what happens when you have water on the box striker. also flint and steel using petrolium jelly and cotton balls works well. dryer lint works really well but it burns fast. cotton balls dipped petrolium jelly burn for about 2 minutes
A couple of Bic lighter are better than any matches ,get a ziplock bag and gather lint from the dryer add the lighters and you have a good firebuilding kit.
seadog
You are right!
Moister penetrates the wood and works it's way up to the match head and some match heads deteriorate over time, so you were right to begin with!
I think they'd be more accurately called "water resistant" matches. Like Seadog, I've noticed they don't tolerate water as well as the name on the box implies.
Not when you need them the most!
Looking for something that really works and I mean really works even after being stored wet for a long long time! Well by ‘golly get’ya a small jar of good old fashion Vaseline from and a magnesium fire starter stick from your local Wal-Mart. So simple of an operation a caveman can do it. Take a 2x2 inch piece of cloth and saturate it with Vaseline and scrape a little magnesium on it and hit it with the flint side and now you have instant fire 6 to 10 minutes of flame, now compare that with any other lighter and remember you haven’t really used your fire starting resources at all. I still got the same Vaseline jar in my back pack some 10 years ago and still work as good as the day I put it in.
Waterproof matches work as long as you don't get 'em wet. lol Seriously, they're better than regular matches in damp conditions, but I wouldn't count on them. Keep em dry & have a backup. Clay's method is good.
Good answer above stated..
Store your home made waterproof matches in a waterproof match case and you have gone far toward ensuring you can start a fire when you need to even if your matches get wet..
what i use in this kind of situation is a match made out of good wood that i know won't deteriorate fast and drop melted wax on the matchhead( mind you it's not hot enough to actually ignite the match) then when you need to use it scrape the wax off! works best with strike-anywhere matches.
I always carry a box of them in to the field with me. they work great in wet conditons. but a also carry a lighter just in case
Post an Answer