Reddit reviews UCO Stormproof Match Kit with Waterproof Case, 25 Stormproof Matches and 3 Strikers - Yellow
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Includes 25 windproof and waterproof matches, 3 strikers and match case that can hold up to 40 matchesMatches are easy to light, will burn up to 15 seconds each and will relight after being submerged in waterWaterproof, durable ABS plastic case floats and keeps contents dry and protected; external, integrated, and replaceable striker for easy lightingExtended length of match allows for added safety to keep from burning fingertipsLength of matches: 2.75 inches (7 cm); Kit weight: 1.7 oz. (48 g)
A good ferro rod: Light My Fire Firesteel Army. Works reliably for me and is fairly beefy. Delivers a nice big spark.
"Best" fire starter: A Bic lighter or two with the child guard removed for using in general, with (stormproof matches](https://www.amazon.ca/gp/aw/d/B004PIBWW8/) and some kind of prepared/chemical longer (like WetFire, cotton balls and vaseline, etc) as a backup.
I haven't ever had a bic lighter fail on me. Even if it gets wet, blowing on it to dry it out usually will get it working in under a minute. Remove the child safety thing to make it a bit easier to use.
The matches are a backup because it takes less fine motor skills to use them - you can clench them in a fist and sort of stab them against the striker and it'll usually get them lit. The stormproof one's burn a pretty long time and are hard to extinguish. The engineered tinder should be dry when nothing else is and save you some time prepping the finer tinder when you need a fire quickly. Both of these factors matter when you're wet and hypothermic and you're shaking too hard to use the lighter and it was just pouring rain so fine tinder isn't available quickly and easily.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Happiest this week? When they called and cancelled soccer practice for my 4 year old and it was SO COLD outside, so instead I watched netflix in the bathtub.
My favorite food varies, but it is between chicken n dumplins and rocky road ice cream :)
Also... CAMPING MATCHES!
I always used Hurricane/waterproof matches. They burn underwater. Like these:
http://www.amazon.com/UCO-Stormproof-Waterproof-Matches-Strikers/dp/B004PIBWW8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1368480359&sr=8-1&keywords=hurricane+matches
Right?
https://www.amazon.com/UCO-Stormproof-Waterproof-Matches-Strikers/dp/B004PIBWW8