How To Make Your Own Strike Anywhere Match and Waterproof It (AKA Survival Match)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ต.ค. 2024
- I have been looking for a good strike anywhere match for a long time so i made my own. It's surprisingly easy. But there are dangers these DIY strike anywhere matches are very easy to light. Of corse if you make your own strike anywhere match and waterproof it becomes the most awesome Survival Match. Matches that claim to be strike anywhere these days tend to still be only strike on the box and even then that's not a guarantee. I've never tried the fabled Texas Bluetip. Homemade Strike anywhere matches Work 10 out of 10 times. I couldn't even get the best match I purchased to work that well on the box striker. Now I finally have a match that when i shoot it with my slingshot at 33 feet It will light. And the best part is I literally made these With supplies you can buy right at the Family Dollar store Down the road.
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Yep I miss the old strike anywhere matches thanks for showing us how to get more
You're welcome just watch your eyebrows ;)
What else can be used as binding agent? I don't think I can get that specific glue locally. :)
@@cyb3rw0lf98 i think any building pva would do as its just a binding agent but dont hold me too that i can let u know once mine are done tommrow if u like ✌
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Then 3:28
I made them pretty much the same way for the Pocket Predator contests on SSF a few years ago. The best way I found was to wet the box striker with acetone to soften the adhesive, then scrape it off into the mortar and mix 50/50 with cap powder while still wet with acetone. The acetone stops it sparking as well as allowing the striker glue to remain as a binder to stick the stuff to your matches.
Loved that you left the mishap in the video. Demonstrated just how volatile the red phosphorus is. Greta video. Thanks
Hey Kevin. Fellow Maineiac here. Western mountains. When i was a boy, learning from my father how to truly waterproof matches for long term storage. We "boiled" the entire match in wax. Then picked them out one by one. Hanging them to drip from clothes pins hanging from a wire. The idea is to let the match heat to the same temperature as the wax so that the excess wax will drip off the tip. Leaving a thin tuff wax coating. As opposed to simply dipping which leaves a thick coating which is prone to chipping and flaking that makes your match difficult to light and a waterproofing layer that is sketchy at best. Remember, youre not making a candle. Give it a try bub, i think you will like it.
Thank You for the "safety" demonstration 😁
LOL
I am looking into making fire kits for campers and survival situations, this helps out a lot. Thank you for the help!!!
Please use extreme caution while making these matches. I was dumping the powder out of the small glass jar I was using to collect everything and without any ignition source it blew up in my hand. I have a few hundred paper cuts all over my uperbody, had to get a few stitches in my fingers, I have to replace my tv, and my family and I spent the whole night in the ER.
I feel pretty stupid too.
Please be extremely careful doing this.
I also tried it and blew my head right off. Thankfully the wife is very skillful with duct tape.
I saw that you had made a video and thought to myself, "nah I don't wanna see DIY matches" then I thought, "Well his videos are always interesting no matter what they are" I was right this video turned out great. Thank you.
Southern Adventures you welcome thanksbfor watching
I remember making grenades out of bluetip matches. By breaking off the tip and wrapping them in aluminum foil.
But not the blue tip that arr for sale with that name.
The blue tip that you used to be able to buy had a dark blue flame holder and the tip was light blue and you could light it on your teeth or zipper.
And they were twice the size of these break every time you strike them matches of today.
All made overseas now
Got a good chuckle when everything went up in flames...will definitely make some of these.
Wow. Awesome. Thanks so much for sharing this. Now I gotta go get some caps.....
I used to do the same thing as a teenager (emptying out caps) but you really have to be careful squeezing them out like that. You'll get through 60 caps and have a nice big pile of explosives in front of you and the next one you squeeze goes off right above the pile and now you have no eye brows and can't breath properly for the next couple days. haha lesson learned the hard way
wow just continued watching the video hahahaha glad you didn't get hurt though haha
i carried a slingshot everywhere i went when i was a kid... getting another one soon after watching you in action
Sounds like a solid plan fairly cheap hobby and so much fun.
I love strike anywhere matches! And they are getting really hard to find. I have experimented a lot with them. Mostly Diamond brand (greenlight) And UCO. I have learned that friction is the key, not the surface. You can easily light one on a glass window, cardboard, and many other very smooth surfaces. Great video, enjoy watching all of them!
Diamond brand matches are garbage.
My life is now complete, I can't believe how pleased I am I found this
Haha! That clip from Jaws where Quint scrapes his nails down the chalkboard.
;)
If you ever strike your head on something do check up there just to make sure your head isn't on fire. I don't recommend hair spray either :)
LOL i never thought of that ya that will be the first thing i check thanks for watching!
I like it bud, a solution to the problem of week ass matches I am making some right now!!
Thank !
My favorite video on this subject by far!!!!
Dude... WTF. 2:23 sent shivers through my whole body.
Loved it when it all went POOF! Thanks for sharing.
here in the UK both strike anywhere and safety matches are available
Great video and inspiration to make my own!
I just got a slingshot and I can't wait to test it out
Sweet best of luck If you knew the slingshot There is how to shoot Instructions hidden through all of my videos that have slingshot the title Where should say most. And Bill Hayes does a great how to shoot video. That's how I learned
Thanks for making this video! Ive always wanted some good strike anywheres.
I am old skool..have ridden a big wheel many moons ago.shot many a bad guy with a cap gun.but never made fire sticks.
Ya it Kind of tedious but man do they work good
Lmao! Dude that cartoon was perfection. Crap happens, then it blows up.
wile e coyote super genius
I was able to light one of these with a ropedart because of this video. Thank you so much for this tutorial.
A lightly textured but not roufh surface is what you want for regular strike anywhere matches. Use more pressure on a smoother surface for more heat without wearing off the coating... Glass actually works pretty well
Man i had a good laugh when the caps got on fire! lol
Get a larger amount of hot wax and dip the whole match and keep it in the wax for maybe 10 seconds and shake off. You will have a thinner coating of wax. Similar to waxing traps.
Dammit, Fowler! I'm wearing headphones over here!
Im making my own as we speak so glad you put this vid up struggle buying gear so have to cut corners on everything for me and my son he was happy to let me use a few off his caps love your videos zach ✌
I used a wood toothpick to empty the caps, and it was easy with no ignition. I would recommend just poking out the paper with a toothpick, the pouring out the powder.
Hey Fowler buddy... I know the video ill refer to is in the 87 day at home series but you made the spoon knife out of a multitool piece. Excellent hack. I'll be doing it with an old Swiss army multitool. I have got to say that I follow a few of you guys from Alone. I give you guys a huge amount of respect. I myself have done a few basic overnight in the bush. As I refine and practice techniques in all areas of survival I am grateful to pick up things here and there from you guys that post on youtube. I thank you. Congrats on the win by the way.
Thanks for the tutorial! definitely gonna water proof these and carry in a cushioned case on my next long distant hike. Keep up the videos.
VERY VERY FRICTION SHOCK SENSATIVE! this is really an issue with these if this goes off in your bag chances of saving stuff idk.... Paraffin was an amazing thought!
very nice video sir thank you. i have been trying to find the old school strike anywhere lifeboat matches with no luck. now i will make my own.
Excellent demo thanks for sharing
Deranged Survival - Eric Bourgault you're welcome thanks for watching
You left in the bit where you blew up all your work. Subscribed for that alone.
Whooops, Thanks for watching!
I was always trying to figure out what was stuck in your hat. Now I know and knowing is half the battle. Great work. Always look forward to your videos!
This was awesome. I've wanted to make my own storm proof matches for so long, now I know how 👍
Great video sir. Another fantastic tip that I never thought of doing. Extremely clever and effective way to get quality strike anywhere matches. I’d given up hope on actually ever seeing the real deal again. Thanks for sharing.
"I'm going to go dry these over the wood stove"
Then you go on to wax the matches in a lit candle with your other matches sitting near by.
Do you just try to do this in the riskiest way possible? I'm surprised you ended up with any matches.
What method did you use?
The safest way to extract this chemical from the container is to wet it and squeeze it out. You can paint the paste onto match heads and then let them dry.
Nerves. Of. Steel.
Great video. I think I might try this with a couple of the uco gear titan storm proof matches. They are fantastic once lit as they will even stay alight after being dunked in water when lit but u need a striker to get them started. Add this would make them that much better. Ty for the great diy tip.
i.kaslar you're welcome sounds good I've seen the matches but never tried them
Great idea. Did you try it with the storm proof matches? How did it turn out?
Now that’s awesome! Thanks for doing the research for us!!
Crazy hair pyro man. I dig it.
You have my vote for most likely to catch his beard on fire! Maybe you should mention using goggles for the kids?
good point ! next time
I'll be trying this soon. Just last week I filled a little bottle with strike anywhere matches, but I never tested them.
Awesome! Thanks the video, it looks like a straightforward process.
Just out of high school I and two buddies went west, I ended up washing dishes in a Mexican restaurant. El Charo in Prescott AZ.
I just want to add an idea here and firstly I make my own and the way I keep them from lighting is by putting them in a straw and melting the ends, that way it waterproofs them and keeps them from igniting accidentally. The whole dip in candle wax or nail polish I find doesn't work very well unless you are actually using strike anywhere matches and modifying them with bang snaps...
I've been watching several of your videos from automatic fishing boat all the way to watching you put plastic as your shelter ceiling. I have to say that as an outdoor enthusiast myself, I am in awe at your creative and survival skills. I wanted to know if you have any books that you've either published or helped write for sale? I've honestly enjoyed every teaching video that I've seen of yours so far. Keep on keepin on brother
You remind me of Fred and George Weasley, from Harry Potter. Much love.
"Woah!, that one really sparked up"...😄😄👍🇱🇷👏
That small cup goes off a few seconds later haha
Don’t know if youll see this but it’s better to use a smooth surface to light your matches as a opposed a rough one
Awesome content as always dude.
Thanks for watching
Wow! Those look really volatile! Does it have to be strike anywhere matches to begin with? Or could i use regular box striking matches?
You perfected matches dude YES
"The second way is", perfect cut, send it!
BTW, really like the video.
Cracking video, it's a lot easier than I thought it would be...cheers
Fricken awesome...subscribed!
Blondie approves of strike anywhere matches and so do I
At 3:42 I broke down in tears laughing! The Coyote video insert was PERFECT!!!! THANK YOU!
I so busted up laughing when you blew up that first batch! And the Cartoon is perfectly placed. Well done. I even laughed the 2nd time I watched it. Will probably laugh the third.
Just found your channel today! Great content, and very informative. I live in Maine as well, and am going to do my first day trip next week!
Awesome video. Thanks for making it 😎
Your welcome
OMG! You owe me a new laptop since I spewed my coffee @ 3:42! Too funny, couldn't stop laughing after that! Thanks for the how to! Keep them coming!
You have a fantastic personality. You seem like a pretty interesting guy.
Great job! I love your workshop 😊
Loved this! Watching every episode
The nails on the chalkboard was just mean 😂.
Good information. Can't find the strike anywhere matches anymore.
GREAT TIP, THANK YOU
I’m a fan of the match. Well done 👍🏼
Hard not to be there fun and it always reminds me of my early bushcraft lessons from my dad we only got one mats to start fire with
Awesome vid, you should make a huge time lapse of your fort you built
0:51 A piece of brick is far too rough for striking matches, it will just scrape the match head away. In fact most of the things you supposedly can strike matches on like standard sandpaper are too rough. For my emergency match cases I include a piece of 1000-grit ultra-fine sandpaper. Alternatively I have found a piece of floor tile or frosted glass to be a near-optimum striking surface; with those I can even get strike-on-box matches to light by friction.
Found u in trending page , congrats
Loved the coyote bit !😂
Try getting a small oven for welding stick rods. Itll take all the moisture out and pull get a strike everytime anywhere match!
That’s what is always on your hat. That is cool.
Awesome! I have to get some of those pop caps.
I got my first batch off Amazon but this one I got at Family Dollar I'm almost brides they still selling their
Matches were about all we used from the mid 1970s into the mid 90s. Then we started using UST's StrikeForce ferro rod and F&S more.
A heads up on the wax. It will soak into the head, making it too soft to work. Matches coated in paraffin lasted six to eighteen months for me.
Always good to have a few tricks up our sleeves. Thanks for the vid.
@duxdawg
One day, I hope they invent the lighter. Just think how that will revolutionize fire starting.
Great idea! I'm thinking about trying this with some pencil-width fatwood staves. Have you ever tried that?
Oh man, i was wearing a headset for that chalkboard scratching. I think you may have done permanent damage to my hearing and soul.
love it thanks!!!! Loved the cartoon Be careful and dont hurt u self doing it
:) Thanks I'll try not to
Not sure why people seem to have finding strike anywhere matches. In my area I can buy them from any gas station or super market.
FOUND YOU WATCHING WAYPOINT!
another thing you can do is use this for primer compound for cartridges...granted it is corrosive!
Fantastic video works great👍🏻
I wish i thought of coating the heads in wax when I made my own once. It took my hours to get all the powder from a few packs of caps and the same thing even happened to me when half way through my whole progress flared up in 1 second. At the end i finally got about 50 matches done, I put them in a match box and nonchalantly and stupidly and even pretty gently just tossed them onto the bench in front of me and the whole box went off.
Well done, Z.
Ingenious...!
Make sure to use the clear nail polish/conditioner that has nitrocellulose in it.
I can see a guy with his bugout bag dropping it after a long hike then the matches light up, build up pressure and blow the side out of his pack!
You had me at JAWS
Dude what's with the scratching on the black board you almost KILLED ME ugh... Lol
Fantastic video , I'd never have thought to re-purpose toy gun caps I'm gonna try this but with a few added safety measures I think ;-P
Hard to find strike anywhere matches that work good DIY.
Thanks this helped me so much
Thanks for the instruction, vocalist from Spin Doctors.
Awsome film. I love your channel :))
LOL Shaken not stirred...great vid Fowler.
Man that pile of very volatile matches with the heads all touching seems like a very bad Idea... Think you going to turn that tin into the most overheated hand warmer ever... Careful buddy !!