Water Proof Matches

[thatGuy]

Hey Guys,

I thought I would share how I make water proof matches.

I melt Paraffin Wax
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraffin
in a double boiler on the stove.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_boiler
Then I dip the half of the match that has the head first and I always try to dip at least half of it in the wax on the first pass. Then I prop them up against a chopstick and let the wax cool. When they are nice and cool I dip the other end. When I want to use them I just scrap the wax off with my thumb nail and strike it on my zipper. I typically use Strike Anywhere Matches because I don't want to have to keep the little piece of box dry too. That kind of defeats the purpose doesn't it?

The hear that you can use nail polish too but I have never done so... Maybe I should.

I got photos but I thought they were boring.

Good luck and keep your matches dry!

[special-k]

I used nail polish and it worked great.  I tried candle wax but the they wouldn't light no matter what.
Had a hard time finding strike anywhere matches.  Due to them now being classified as a hazardous material, every store doesn't have them like they did in the old days.  But I finally found them at Ace Hardware.

[mountainredneck2051]

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[Veritas]

These things are the shiznit...

http://www.austinkayak.com/products/2621/UCO-Stormproof-Matches.html

[PatriotSeeker]

Another trick is using 100 percent cotton balls and Vaseline. Its good fire starter. Best product Ive used though would be WetFire Tinder . Can actually be placed on water and burned. Dont know why you would want to do that, but there you go.         

WetFire Tinder Video

[Reaver]

Win, that stuff looks awesome.

One thing I've always used. is heximine
Its pretty much the same thing it looks like.

[special-k]

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Huh?

[PatriotSeeker]

I thought it was funny.  [URL=http://www.smileyvault.co

[mountainredneck2051]

matches, because you don't know any better......  [img]http://www.arrse.co.uk/at

Huh?

i just hate matches, why buy/use them when i can use my fire steel, or even a bic lighter?

packing matches into the backwoods is like carrying a musket for bear protection, can it work YES do i want to bet my life on it
HELL NO

[WhiskeyJack]

Anything that gets my fire started works for me. I use lighters flint and steel or matches. Dont care what it is it just has to work. TY TG i was using regular candle way and they werent working. Ill try the parafin next.