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What do you think of them?
Are they still strike anywhere if you water proof them?
Where can you get them cheap?
You can get them cheap pretty much anyplace camping and outdoor supplies are sold. I don't think they'll still strike anywhere if you waterproof them, how you going to water proof them?
I like them, always have a box of them around me somewhere.
DOGMAN
05-21-2008, 05:21 PM
Fill a shotgun shell up with hot candle wax- then dip a Blue Tip into the wax. Lay on a cookie sheet to dry.
There's a couple of threads on strike anywhere matches. Here's one with instructions on how to water proof them.
Fill a shotgun shell up with hot candle wax- then dip a Blue Tip into the wax. Lay on a cookie sheet to dry.
Yeah I figured something like that..screws their strike anywheredness (my word for the day!) doesn't it?
Just peel off the wax and strike away.
flandersander
05-21-2008, 08:04 PM
Good to be back. But doesn't that defeat the purpose? Or do you mean take it off just to strike it?
warman87
05-21-2008, 08:06 PM
you can stuff the heads of strike anywere matches into a tennis ball to make a percussion bomb (pack the heads in there tight but not to tight)
crashdive123
05-21-2008, 08:06 PM
As you strike it. (just don't dunk it in your coffee before you do).
Peel it when you want to strike it.
Ole WV Coot
05-21-2008, 09:10 PM
Use extras: You need to make use of all materials for survival. #1. "borrow" little kid's bicycle spoke. #2. crank out leaving approx. 1/2" tube space #3. place match tips almost to end #4. insert BB(snug fit) #5. point in direction of target #6. heat tube under match heads #7. Boom! respectable velocity for a BB. USE AT YOUR TARGETS OWN RISK
marberry
05-21-2008, 09:31 PM
lol warman87 everyones read the anarchist cookbook and know that 2/3's of it is bull****. iv yet to hear of anyone making a grenade outa SA matches and a tennis ball (and iv tried)
warman87
05-21-2008, 09:36 PM
well i also did it you stuff the ball full then tape it shut and throw it it makes a big bang
i guess if you put a fuse in it you might be able to blow it up but i dont know
marberry
05-21-2008, 09:59 PM
besides filling it with black powder and using a fuse it (probibially) wouldn't explode. a tennis ball just doesnt have the strength to hold the high pressures low explosives generate long enough after ignition for it to actually 'go off'
Ole WV Coot
05-22-2008, 01:26 AM
You can have all that junk but a fuse don't cut it. You need a cap on the end of the fuse, or run wire and use a hand crank gen to set it off. I always notched the fuse so I could get a good estimate of when it would go bang. Don't know anything about your cookbook, I helped shoot coal back in '62 in KY
warman87
05-22-2008, 01:28 AM
what is the anarcist cookbook anyway?some kind of hillbilly ninja book
i did it cuz i was real board and had aliot o matches a knife a tennis ball and threw it to see what would happen
RobertRogers
05-22-2008, 07:42 AM
As you strike them, the thin coating wears away, exposing the head.
Hmmmm. Sounds like what's happening to my hair.
Hmmmm. Sounds like what's happening to my hair.
Rick, try flowers and the words, you look wonderful honey. It should reduce the number of impacts with a frying pan. ;)
I went to walmart, dalor store, no one had strike anywhere matches. Not even my local Sports Authority had it.
warman87
05-22-2008, 04:33 PM
did you try places like lowes ace ect... they might carry them
Read back through the post. There are some online stores that carry it. Some places have no trouble finding them and others they just don't exist.
Buddha443556
05-22-2008, 05:16 PM
Found them at Publix (grocery store chain) down here in Florida ... thanks to whom ever mentioned Publix.
Sarge47
05-22-2008, 06:12 PM
Do they have a "Farm & Fleet" in your area? I get mine at a similar chain that only exists here in Ill. & Iowa by name of "Farm King". They keep them in the section where they have the "Bar-B-Que" stuff.:cool:
crashdive123
05-22-2008, 06:24 PM
You'll probably pay a bit more on line for them once you factor in shipping, but ebay has them at a "not to terribly bad price".
did you try places like lowes ace ect... they might carry them
If only there was a lowe's near me...
You'll probably pay a bit more on line for them once you factor in shipping, but ebay has them at a "not to terribly bad price".
i wouldn't buy it online unless id buy a lot of other stuff on sale to even out the cost of shipping.
Sourdough
08-15-2008, 07:18 PM
Ace Hardware has them $2.65 per box in Los Anchorage.
crashdive123
08-15-2008, 07:25 PM
Grocery stores around here sell em for $2.50 for 3 large boxes - gun shows, about $2.00
SurvivalkitsUSA
09-06-2008, 03:43 AM
I found using Strike Anywhere Matches is very frustrating. They light quick and can easily burn out quick too. I prefer the Windproof/Water Proof matches that will always light and burn long enough to get something lit. I tried using strike anywhere matches in the field and they just don't work well.
Just dip the matches in paraffin and you have Windproof/Water Proof Matches at half the cost.
Catfish
09-07-2008, 05:24 PM
Or you can carry a couple of Bic lighters.
crashdive123
09-07-2008, 05:28 PM
or both......with more back-ups.
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