Anyone have a US based lead on where to source these? Used to find them in B&M stores and a few online outlets but recently nothing.
Swan Vestas
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Ken Byron Ventures had some last time I shopped there.
I have a pile of the British ones, as well as the Swedish ones. They turn up on Etsy from time to time, and they are available on eBay (for higher prices).
Didn't see a future without matchbooks. Well that came rather quick. Swan Vestas hung around long enough.
Swans Vesta may no longer be available because they are no longer being made. Since they were a form of "strike anywhere" match the tips contained phosphorous, shippers, including UPS and USPS in the states put them on the restricted list. Elsewhere, shipping costs for this product were raised. The EU regulated against them.
You can get the diamond green heads, but they're not quite the same thing. All of this applies to "strike anywhere" type matches only.
Evidently, there are too many people too dumb to strike a match of this type without blowing up a cargo ship.
You can get the diamond green heads, but they're not quite the same thing. All of this applies to "strike anywhere" type matches only.
Evidently, there are too many people too dumb to strike a match of this type without blowing up a cargo ship.
Yes. The dumbing of the species. And poor Prometheus having his liver eaten for nothing.
I had the good sense to buy a ton of Swann Vesta strike anywhere matches before the ban - prefer them to BIC and they are fun to strike on your leather shoes, and just about anywhere else!
I used to get mine from Strauss in Florence Ky. You could give them a call and see. Last time I was there they still had the long ones in stock.
Uh, be careful, those idiots keep me employed and collecting pipes. Some people. ???
People were using the strike anywhere matches to make meth, that’s one of the reasons they got regulated out of existence
It won't be long before "they" will require helmet for every drivers and their passengers.
Yeah, a freaking tin foil helmet, the sorry bastidges.
But Meth finds a way.
It’s actually easier than most people think. If you want to make personal use meth it takes 6 over the counter chemicals and about 3 hours on the dashboard of a vehicle.
Bulk is where the planning and quantities are needed.
Please tell me mixture 79 is one of the otc’s involved
Is the distributor for Swan Vestas. My understanding as of about a year ago was that they were OOS. You might contact them and see if they are back in stock and if so who is carrying them
Just checked their site and Swan Vestas are still OOS. A year out of stock doesn't bode well.
I just use the Diamond Strike on Box kitchen matches. I used to use the small 32 count matches but they seem to have vanished. The spent kitchen matches are useful for stirring the tobacco and cleaning one’s ears, but Swan Vestas are too hard to find and are pricey.