Just thought about the old "woodsman's" match case made from an empty 12 gauge shell and 16 gauge shell. It works really well, the matches go in the 16 gauge shell and the 12 gauge shell slips over it snugly to make a real decent water resistant case. Since you need a striker pad the matches and striker pad should be rolled separately in plastic to isolate them and avoid friction inside the case. Potential fireworks in your pocket if you had ignition inside a tightly sealed container.
Just an FYI note for those interested; At last research, the only matches still being made inside the USA were the paper book matches. All types of wooden matches are now imported from Chile, Inda, or China. I personally find it seriously disturbing that being able to strike a match or flick a lighter in this country is mostly dependent upon imported goods. I do not feel good about that at all.
😂😂Thank you! You’re too kind, I just hope that the people who do see it enjoy it. I didn’t think this topic would be huge, but I was genuinely interested to see how well the matches would perform. I’ve used these quite a few times, ever since Boy Scouts, and I figured they would pretty much work as advertised, but I was actually a little impressed how well both brands performed during the “Hurricane”. I don’t know, I thought that scene would be a little funny, and it makes me laugh - it reminds me of those newscasters pretending they can barely stand in the wind, meanwhile people are casually walking behind them😂😂. I know my mother had a lot of fun trying to drown me with the hose! That memory is priceless!! Thanks again for watching and for all your comments, support, etc. I really appreciate it!!!👍😁
Yeah, I need some more too! I kinda figured they’d perform well and do ok in the wind and getting wet, but honestly they surprised me a little at how well they did in my simulated “Hurricane”😂!! Thank you for watching! If you’re not already, I hope you’ll consider subscribing, we’ve got some other cool videos on the channel and a lot more coming out! Either way, thanks again for watching this video!👍😁
@@TNTOutdoors4U I figure them to be another down to the wire emergency fire. They are 1 of about 7 or 8 different things I currently have on hand that can be used to ignite a fire. Having a way to get a fire going could easily be life or death ☠️ in a few unanticipated scenarios. I can see a simple campfire and being able to boil water in a natural disaster easily being the life saving equivalent of penicillin in some scenarios.
I've carried these ( UCO brand ) in my pack for many years and they do work as advertised. No such thing as having TOO many options to make fire out in the wild.
Absolutely correct! I’ve had these for years too, but never really used (or tested) them under adverse “storm” conditions, which is what gave me the idea for the video. I figured they’d probably work well, but I was happy to see how well they actually did, I mean you can see the water literally dripping off the match after the “rain” shuts off, and it’s still burning. Genuinely impressed me. That one was a Pine Mountain match, the UCO seemed to burn a little “hotter”, and maybe slightly better (esp. in the rain) but the Pine Mountains burned a little longer. Thank you for watching!👍😁
