Strike-anywhere matches

[Shaul-Ike Cohen]

I looked around here and there on the 'net, but still wasn't sure about some points. Maybe those of you who know can enlighten me:

- Are there differences between "strike-really-anywhere" and "strike-on-any-rough-surfice" matches?

- How do you keep them, so they don't torch you trousers, jacket, wallet…? Metal match boxes look like they can get quite hot, but maybe the matches don't ignite there in the first place?

- Do they impart a bad taste to tobacco? That's rather for pipes and cigars, where you taste it if you used a petrol lighter ("white gas").

 

[Nick Charles]

Do a search on google for Ohio Blue tip matches. As far as them not going off on your pocket, get a match safe or keep themin a small box. They work just fine for pipes and cigars, just let it burn about 2 seconds and then light.

just did a search . one site said the blue's were banned. here are come others. http://www.emergencyresources.com/er_p11.html

 

[raiderrescuer]

Matches...

Good luck finding true "Strike Anywhere" matches, they are used in Meth so retailers have been asked to curb their sales.
They can be found just not as readable as they use to be.

The strike on surface type separate out the chemical so they are easier to find but you must use the enclosed striker.

Like Nick said keep them in a Match Safe and if there is too much room pack with cotton...you don’t want the matches to move freely in the Safe.

My Uncle hand rolled his own cigarettes for years and swore by a match...hated the smell of Butane. The trick is to let it burn the initial flare effect then use the remaining flame.

 

[Shaul-Ike Cohen]

just let it burn about 2 seconds and then light.

The trick is to let it burn the initial flare effect then use the remaining flame.

Thanks, that's what I'm doing with safety matches, too.

I think I'll just go and ask in outdoor equipment store when I come by one, and try them.

 

[JDCrockett]

Try Sears Hardware

I found Ohio Blue Diamond strike anywhere matches in my local Sears
Hardware store here in New Jersey of all places (we're not even allowed to
buy sparklers in this state!). If all the stores haven't closed due to the merger with K-mart they still may have them,
usually with the barbecue supplies. I bought several neat match safes off of Ebay for reasonable
prices, just beware of sizes, all won't fit the kitchen sized matches commonly found.
I did buy a 10 pack of the small strike-anywheres several years ago
but I don't think they are as common.

 

[BellyTank]

Cowboy Matches!

I can get them here in Copenhagen.
These ones are strike absolutely anywhere- yer shoe, a glass, the wall...

An esential filler for the silver Vesta case.

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[scotrace]

There are shelves full of them in any grocery here. Right by the grilling charcoal.

 

[scotrace]

I can get them here in Copenhagen.
These ones are strike absolutely anywhere- yer shoe, a glass, the wall...

An esential filler for the silver Vesta case.

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Right you are. And the chance of one striking up in your pocket accidentally is slim enough to be of no concern. They need considerable friction to ignite. I keep an old match holder full of them by the fireplace. Put them in a fancy match safe in your pocket and strike with drama.

 

[Fu Manchu]

Vesta Case

I think that one classy option is to hang a vesta case off a pocketwatch chain. They're all over eBay and pretty cheap, methinks, owing to their relative lack of modern utility.

 

[Absinthe_1900]

They seem to be available locally where I live.

You can keep them in a vintage style bistro table striker.

 

[Maj.Nick Danger]

Right you are. And the chance of one striking up in your pocket accidentally is slim enough to be of no concern. They need considerable friction to ignite. I keep an old match holder full of them by the fireplace. Put them in a fancy match safe in your pocket and strike with drama.

We used to just hold them in one hand and flick the tip with our thumb nails to light them. Very dramatic! lol

 

[scotrace]

Or on the leg seam of your jeans.

Of course Major Nick, you remember the stooges striking up a blaze on some unsuspecting guy's razor stubble!

 

[The Wolf]

my experiences

I have never been able to light matches on dungarees or stubble but I have succeeded in using my thumbnail. One time I even had a flaming bit go under my nail. Sensuous!

Sincerely,
The Wolf

 

[The Wingnut]

Not strike anywhere, but these are the same style of matches used in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade to light the oil in the catacombs. Evidently these are waterproof!

 

[Shaul-Ike Cohen]

Not strike anywhere, but these are the same style of matches used in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade to light the oil in the catacombs. Evidently these are waterproof!

I'm not vat Bripish. I take my pipe out of my mouf when I'm under ve fower.

 

[matei]

I'd like to find some but here in London I've not thus far been successful.

I use matches everyday, to light our gas cooker. The zippo works a treat for the hob, but it won't work when it comes to lighting the oven!

 

[Speedster]

I can get them here in Copenhagen.
These ones are strike absolutely anywhere- yer shoe, a glass, the wall...

An esential filler for the silver Vesta case.

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Please enlighten me BellyTank. Where in Copenhagen can you get them? I've never been able to find them.

 

[Shaul-Ike Cohen]

I gather, at www.ebay.dk, as soon as they've set it up. Then you'll get it under "foreign sellers".

But seriously, BT, are you talking about an older one from an antiques store (or from grampa), or are there new ones worth mentioning?

 

[Speedster]

I gather, at www.ebay.dk, as soon as they've set it up. Then you'll get it under "foreign sellers".

But seriously, BT, are you talking about an older one from an antiques store (or from grampa), or are there new ones worth mentioning?

lol I guess i will have to wait for a while before they get that up and running. It would be easier to order it directly from the foreign seller here: http://www.riverjunction.com/

They have strike anywhere matches both in a big box of 250 matches and in small boxes of 32 matches for the vest pocket as well as match safes and match strikers: http://www.riverjunction.com/catalog/saloon/matches.html

Or from these: http://store.everestgear.com/eqdia101.html

 

[BellyTank]

Please enlighten me BellyTank. Where in Copenhagen can you get them? I've never been able to find them.

Hi Speedster-

I bought them from the Army Surplus shop on Nørrebrogade, near the lake(s) and the Antique-shopping area.

They're called 'Cowboy Matches'- made in Germany, I think.

Here's a German website with them-

http://www.american-style.de/shop/s...chholzer___Cowboy_Matches__100_Stuck13534.php



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