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#45662 - 08/02/05 08:57 PM Re: Match Safe for REI StormProof matches!!!
wolf Offline
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Registered: 12/01/04
Posts: 329
Loc: Michigan
Would cutting bicycle inner tube to size and placing in the top of the cap help to waterproof?
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#45663 - 08/03/05 01:06 AM Re: Match Safe for REI StormProof matches!!!
Schwert Offline
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Registered: 03/13/02
Posts: 905
Loc: Seattle, Washington
Nalgene bottles would probably not seal well with a rubber liner added to the cap. Their caps are watertight as designed.

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#45664 - 08/03/05 02:57 AM Re: Match Safe for REI StormProof matches!!!
wolf Offline
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Ah.. Thanks!
*runs to undo all the rubber gaskets*
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#45665 - 08/04/05 02:11 AM Re: Match Safe for REI StormProof matches!!!
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Registered: 03/25/04
Posts: 128
Loc: North Central IL
I just use one of the cheap plastic matchsafes. Replaced the o-ring with a new one and cut a bit off of each match to make them fit.
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#45666 - 08/04/05 03:33 AM Re: Match Safe for REI StormProof matches!!!
Schwert Offline
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Here is my K&M aluminum matchcase with 15 trimmed REI stormproof matches.




A standard size REI and Diamond Strike-Anywhere match is shown on the right side of the case.

I have the box striker in the case but it slid inside hiding from my photo...I also have a black piece of thin rubber that covers the matchheads.

These matches needed about 1cm trimmed to fit this metal case but it is guaranteed waterproof to 2000 psi by the maker and is easy to open to boot.

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#45667 - 08/04/05 04:19 AM Re: Match Safe for REI StormProof matches!!!
brian Offline
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Registered: 07/28/04
Posts: 1468
Loc: Texas
You just have to show off those K&M match cases don't you? You know it makes me jealous because they are impossible to find. <img src="/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />
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#45668 - 08/04/05 05:20 AM Re: Match Safe for REI StormProof matches!!!
lazermonkey Offline
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Registered: 12/27/04
Posts: 318
Loc: Monterey CA
I want one so bad! <img src="/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />
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#45669 - 08/04/05 04:12 PM Re: Match Safe for REI StormProof matches!!!
Schwert Offline
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Registered: 03/13/02
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Loc: Seattle, Washington
K&M cases are now easily available through me. I am assisting Keith Lunders with internet sales. Contact me at

rlschaffer@gmail.com

for details


Edited by Schwert (08/04/05 04:13 PM)

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#45670 - 08/04/05 06:19 PM Re: Match Safe for REI StormProof matches!!!
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That's great news ... email sent.
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#45671 - 08/09/05 12:18 AM Re: Match Safe for REI StormProof matches!!!
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Registered: 03/13/02
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Loc: Seattle, Washington
I spent a bit of time this weekend dipping some matches in shellac. I used to use wax (canning wax) but my last batch of Diamonds dipped in wax did not strike well at all for some reason..the heads just went soft. So I am going for shellac.



These are the new imported strike-anywheres...Penley's from Chile that SgtMike posted about a while ago. They are very similar to Diamond matches but I think they seemed a bit more consistantly made also. I dipped them and dried them overnight.

I took 3 and dropped them in a bucket of water for 3 minutes then struck them on a terracotta pot. Each fired up nicely. The shellac makes them a bit harder to ignite so an aggressive surface works better than a smoother one.

I filled up each of my cases and am ready to go.



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