Registered: 11/14/03
Posts: 1224
Loc: Milwaukee, WI USA
Does the wax or whatever they dip them in tend to gum up the striker, or do you scrape that off before striking? Never had lifeboat matches and I miss the strike anywhere matches.
Lifeboat matches are not gummy at all. The surface is lightly varnished. Aside from the reverse striking motion, after practise I can easily ignite them on any agressive matchbook striker surface. LB's burn very rapidly, and the achilles heel is the easily snapped stick. They can be a pita, but when you absolutely have to have a few seconds of uncompromised flame go Lifeboats.
Registered: 11/14/03
Posts: 1224
Loc: Milwaukee, WI USA
On a previous post, someone indicated that a rough surface was not the only thing necessary to light matches. I believe they said the striking surface also contains something else that reacts with the match head.
Registered: 02/08/04
Posts: 623
Loc: At the soylent green plant.
Yes part of the match head thats required to get it to light is on the striker surface. Thats whats makes them safety matches you will find that any safety match box striker will do I use REI matches, striker surface is longer. Lee <img src="/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />
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