I don’t know if the strike anyplace matches I buy (they are hard to find by the way) are any less of a match then ones I have used in the past. They seem to work on a lot of surfaces.
The strike anyplace matches I buy are the Diamond brand, use to be called “Ohio Blue Tip.”

I do carry matches with me, and said so in the first post, and that I will continue to do so. I was just wondering if others have found that they don’t use them much anymore.

As far as carrying multi methods of fire making, I think we all do that, and a lighter (and I carry several at a time) is about as universally understood as it gets, probably more so then a match.