That's a good point Poncho, there are two sized of UCO matches. What I do wish with the UCO is that the wood handle would catch fire once the 'head' has burnt down like a regular match does.
Well y'all have me thinking I need to use matches more often and upgrade from my cheapy Army surplus green plastic safe I keep in my bag. Does anyone currently participating in this thread happen to have an Exotac Matchcap? If yes, any thoughts on it? If no, I suppose I'll just have to pick one up so I can be a guinea pig for the forum friends...
Hum... i do happen to have a $5 amazon credit from bing rewards I've got no plans for... and i just sold a knife i got as a gift a couple years back and never used...Let's see if i can enable myself enough to pull the trigger on one. Basically already there, but can't decide between the gunmetal and orange variants.
Quote from: thatotherguy on January 19, 2019, 06:08:06 PMHum... i do happen to have a $5 amazon credit from bing rewards I've got no plans for... and i just sold a knife i got as a gift a couple years back and never used...Let's see if i can enable myself enough to pull the trigger on one. Basically already there, but can't decide between the gunmetal and orange variants.I do the orange for fire starting stuff but the gun metal is sure nice Either way
Here's the little bottle I carry - Coghlan's Waterproof/Windproof Storm Matches (made in UK). Nice and compact. Strikers on both ends.
Quote from: Max Stone on January 19, 2019, 06:46:54 PMHere's the little bottle I carry - Coghlan's Waterproof/Windproof Storm Matches (made in UK). Nice and compact. Strikers on both ends.Those look almost identical to the "Royal Navy surplus" UK-made lifeboat survival kit matches I used to see all over the place, plus the Coghlan branding. Maybe they're made by the same contractor. Neat!
Our work here is done......
Quote from: Nix on January 19, 2019, 10:03:26 PM Our work here is done......
Another favorite is the Coghlan's Waterproof Safety matches in the wooden sleeve box. I call them "Greenies"...but the last pack I bought have brown heads, so I guess I'll have to start calling them "Brownies" I like the Coleman Waterproof matches...the boxes they come in are made of a durable plastic coated cardboard.