I'm confused. What legal standpoint would prohibit you from stockpiling boxes of matches?

Unless there is a specific prohibition, which I can't see as being enforceable, don't worry about it. Fear of laws that don't exist lets those laws come into being- ignore that which doesn't exist, and you protect freedom.

As I alluded to in my first post, I had heard a long time ago, something about some type of explosives being made out of match heads. A gunpowder substitute, maybe? I don't know.

I should probably know, but there is requirements as to how much gun powder that can be kept on hand at commercial businesses, esp. with black powder nowadays. I'm sure that some legislator or federal agency decided that the public has no business keeping more than "X" amount of powder on hand. The question is can this be applied to matches? Again, I don't know.

Additionally, I've heard that the number of rounds of ammunition that can be kept on hand is 10,000. Not positive of that one either, but it's kind of like "urban legend", I guess.

Boy, I don't know much today.....Par for the course.

DLR

The real problem would likely be local laws not federal.
Specifically there are ordinances and fire codes that prohibit potentially explosive or highly flammable items and materials.
These typically address the amount of an item, gallons, pounds etc.
It's unlikely that many police forces would know or care about SA matches, but some person from the Fire Marshall would.
AFAIK there are NO ATF rules or regs about SA matches or ammo either. The 10,000 could be reached without trying when you consider 22 cals which are 500 to a carton.

The one place that I've found where I absolutely need a match is to light my Coleman Lantern. It doesn't have a built-in sparker and a lighter is too fat to get up inside near the mantle.

I cannot find them anywhere. I have visited/called all the stores around me with no luck. I will keep trying though.

I use one of the long nosed butane lighters that are sold for BBQ's for this. I've found that by lighting the lighter, then turning on the lantern it will owrk much more safely than a match.

Woo-hoo! I just found some strike-anywhere matches at the local Ace Hardware. And all these years I thought they were illegal in NJ (isn't everything?).

Now, can anyone give me any tips on striking technique?

Check out : http://www.emergencyresources.com/er_p11.html

I am not affiliated with Emergency Resources in any way, other than being a potential customer.

MPG

Here is a link to some Penley strike anywheres. The website specializes in antiques but I've gotten them from here before. If you just order a box or two then the shipping (like $7.50) ends up being more than the matches, and I hate when that happens, so I stocked up.

River Junction Matches

Matt