I found a tin container of emergency candles at my local Goodwill store for $.49 that contained (6) 4" long candles and a candle stand incorporated in the cap.

I had a bear of a time getting the first candle out even though they were intact and in their original shape. Took (5) of the candles and wrapped them as tightly as I could with waxed paper and put them back in the tin.

The candles and tin container sit in an upright position in an external frame pack with other items. If I ever do get into a situation where heat may be a problem, the shape of the tin container and the tightly wrapped wax paper should allow them to more or less maintain a semblence of their original shape.

As I was writing this, I just thought of building a wooden center post that I could insert into the can with flutes cut into it to better support the candles and maintain their shape.

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