Man I miss the old days when you could still buy real "strike anywhere" matches, now we have crap, and I do mean crap!
Bought a box of the green matches that made the same claim, but you waste far more than you actually use.
Does anyone know where to get some of the originals?

OK, rant off, this thread is more about emergency fire starters, from Bic lighters and char cloth, to scrape and pray.
What's you favorite?
I carry a Bernz-O-Matic torch with myself.

Quote from: Solar on November 30, 2013, 04:58:50 PM
Man I miss the old days when you could still buy real "strike anywhere" matches, now we have crap, and I do mean crap!
Bought a box of the green matches that made the same claim, but you waste far more than you actually use.
Does anyone know where to get some of the originals?

OK, rant off, this thread is more about emergency fire starters, from Bic lighters and char cloth, to scrape and pray.
What's you favorite?
I carry a Bernz-O-Matic torch with myself.

I always have a flint-and-steel fire starter in the truck at all times.  I also like my propane torches for the BBQ.  lol.

Hmm.. I pick up so Diamond Strike Anywhere Matches with the white head, sometime this year.  It been so long I do not remember the place I got them.  But I will look around town and see if I can find them again.  It is the only ones my wife likes. 

I also see them on ebay. 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/140910546501?lpid=82

Quote from: Solar on November 30, 2013, 04:58:50 PM
Man I miss the old days when you could still buy real "strike anywhere" matches, now we have crap, and I do mean crap!
Bought a box of the green matches that made the same claim, but you waste far more than you actually use.
Does anyone know where to get some of the originals?

OK, rant off, this thread is more about emergency fire starters, from Bic lighters and char cloth, to scrape and pray.
What's you favorite?
I carry a Bernz-O-Matic torch with myself.

Gone are the days of the old 'lucifer' matches you could light with a flick of your thumbnail, the kind that would light themselves as they rubbed against one another in your pocket! 

You're right about those new Diamond 'green' matches. They purely suck. I don't consider them to be 'strike anywhere' matches at all, no matter what the box claims. The stores around here don't carry the old style.

I've taken to keeping a few books of paper matches in a moisture-proof baggie in my coat pocket, as well as in the toolbox on the trailer. I remember when I never even had to buy matches -- every business you walked into gave them away. These days, since smoking in general is just not PC, even that is a thing of the past.

We should start a "Nostalgia" sub-board. We've got enough old farts around here to do a good job of it. 

Quote from: TboneAgain on November 30, 2013, 08:26:42 PM
Gone are the days of the old 'lucifer' matches you could light with a flick of your thumbnail, the kind that would light themselves as they rubbed against one another in your pocket! 

You're right about those new Diamond 'green' matches. They purely suck. I don't consider them to be 'strike anywhere' matches at all, no matter what the box claims. The stores around here don't carry the old style.

I've taken to keeping a few books of paper matches in a moisture-proof baggie in my coat pocket, as well as in the toolbox on the trailer. I remember when I never even had to buy matches -- every business you walked into gave them away. These days, since smoking in general is just not PC, even that is a thing of the past.

We should start a "Nostalgia" sub-board.  

I resemble that remark young man.    

Quote from: walkstall on November 30, 2013, 08:34:46 PM
I resemble that remark young man.   

Hehehe... I treasure you, Mr. Tall, sir, because you're one of the few people on this board or any other I can refer to as "old man."

But in all seriousness, what would you think about a 'nostalgia' or 'good old days' sub-board? Just a thought. Plenty of potential input and source material.

Just a thought. 

Quote from: TboneAgain on November 30, 2013, 11:06:30 PM
Hehehe... I treasure you, Mr. Tall, sir, because you're one of the few people on this board or any other I can refer to as "old man."

But in all seriousness, what would you think about a 'nostalgia' or 'good old days' sub-board? Just a thought. Plenty of potential input and source material.

Just a thought. 

Hmm...  Memory Lane

Quote from: TboneAgain on November 30, 2013, 08:26:42 PM
Gone are the days of the old 'lucifer' matches you could light with a flick of your thumbnail, the kind that would light themselves as they rubbed against one another in your pocket! 

You're right about those new Diamond 'green' matches. They purely suck. I don't consider them to be 'strike anywhere' matches at all, no matter what the box claims. The stores around here don't carry the old style.

I've taken to keeping a few books of paper matches in a moisture-proof baggie in my coat pocket, as well as in the toolbox on the trailer. I remember when I never even had to buy matches -- every business you walked into gave them away. These days, since smoking in general is just not PC, even that is a thing of the past.

We should start a "Nostalgia" sub-board. We've got enough old farts around here to do a good job of it. 

BINGO! I used to light them when pulling them out of my pocket, nephew used to think I could do magic.
It's funny, I don't remember when they disappeared, because I think we were all distracted by the disposable Bic, that when we finally needed to buy a new box of strike anywhere, they were all gone.

Thank God for the govt for protecting us from ourselves.

Quote from: TboneAgain on November 30, 2013, 11:06:30 PM
Hehehe... I treasure you, Mr. Tall, sir, because you're one of the few people on this board or any other I can refer to as "old man."

But in all seriousness, what would you think about a 'nostalgia' or 'good old days' sub-board? Just a thought. Plenty of potential input and source material.

Just a thought. 

My wish is that everyone will makes it to the "old man" status.  Trust me life just begins at 65.

Quote from: walkstall on December 01, 2013, 06:42:24 AM
My wish is that everyone will makes it to the "old man" status.  Trust me life just begins at 65.

Or 49......     Toy

Quote from: Solars Toy on December 03, 2013, 04:41:50 AM

Or 49......     Toy

Yes witch ever comes sooner.