Matches? Matches? We Need More Stinkin’ Matches!

[jpmcwjr]

Yes, through carelessness, showing off, or accidental ignition. When the flaming sulphur goes flying, watch out!

Ask me how I know! I used to glue a bebe to the top of a strike anywhere, run down the barrel of my gun, and shoot against a hard surface. Ignition a lot of the time.

 

[woodsroad]

I might try these.

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I have several boxes of those leftover from our days doing extended backcountry canoeing.

 

[Hillcrest]

Nevermind. That was Jack and Coke talking.

Better be careful ... soda isn't good for your health.

 

[Hillcrest]

I buy 8 packs of 32 count strike on box matches for a couple dollars at my local grocery store and Walmart. They work great. You will probably find them by the grilling or Kitchen kit, maybe in the "random crap" aisle of your grocery store.

I've never used a strike anywhere match but even if I had some, I'd probably still strike them on the box for simplicity's sake.

My grocery store has them right next to the lighter fuel, charcoal lighter, car oil and glue, at the end of the cleaning products aisle like bleach. The end of the aisle sign should say "Things that go boom!"

 

[woodsroad]

Better be careful ... soda isn't good for your health.

Neither is mixing alcohol and cocaine.

 

[Hillcrest]

Neither is mixing alcohol and cocaine.

Good advice !

 

[woodsroad]

These are on ebay for around $25 with shipping

 

[tobakenist]

I gave up Matches over 50yrs ago, time moves on, Matches flicker out.

 

[woodsroad]

I gave up Matches over 50yrs ago, time moves on, Matches flicker out.

I think it’s grossly optimistic to expect a match to burn for 50 years. The best that I’ve been able to do is 36 years, and that was while holding my breath.

 

[huntertrw]

To paraphrase Barbara Mandrell, I was collecting matchbooks (and boxes) when such collecting wasn't cool!

 

[huntertrw]

Here's the original...I just couldn't resist:

 

[huntertrw]

Take two:

 

[huntertrw]

Take three:

 

[Hillcrest]

Has anyone ever used a Permanent Match ? Add says its good for 10,000 lights. Uses some kind of oil ???

 

[renfield]

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I’ve been using these as a hemp wick to light my pipe. Burns longer than most matches. It’s also cut way down on non-smokers complaining about the pipe smoke.

 

[Pipke]

Strike Anywhere matches were designated as hazmat a couple of years ago, so they are a bit more difficult to find, but still perfectly legal in the US.

Where can one find these, to buy?

 

[Sobrbiker]

Strike Anywhere matches were designated as hazmat a couple of years ago, so they are a bit more difficult to find, but still perfectly legal in the US.

Being what matches are, I’m sure the profit margin wasn’t huge, and more based on volume. Hazmat shipping costs probably ate right into that.

 

[woodsroad]

Being what matches are, I’m sure the profit margin wasn’t huge, and more based on volume. Hazmat shipping costs probably ate right into that.

Yup

 

[woodsroad]

Where can one find these, to buy?

You’ll just have to hunt around locally and online. I found a great deal on a case (12 boxes?) on eBay several years ago.

 

[georged]

Years ago I was a match purist. Lo-tech lighting seemed to be more philosophically aligned with burning leaves in a wooden widget, the scratch & fizz was part of the Smoking Experience, and it appealed to my innate Luddite-ness.

Bought strike-anywhere's by the case (24? boxes in a cube) from a hardcore hardware store that refused to sell pussified safety matches.

Had several of those holder-striker ceramic cup-stand things around the house.

Then the ceramic got too smooth from the abrasiveness of the matches to work well, and I got tired of cleaning the quadrillions of little soot-streamers that floated around the house and clung to everything, so went back to a gas lighter, philosophy be damned.

The end.