I couldn't believe how hot they burn and how long. There are other brands close to these. But a must-have for outdoors people. yes, an awesome waterproof box also.

Hot burn

I have been carrying those for close to 30 years. They’ve been in my traveling camp kit for guaranteed flame. They got this fire going last August on Iron after a deluge rain on a travel morning. Though it took three matches to get it established.

I still have the waterproof match container from the Boy Scout store from a long, long time ago. Dip the self strike matches in paraffin. Self strikers are getting hard to find.

BonzSF: "I have been carrying those for close to 30 years. They’ve been in my traveling camp kit for guaranteed flame.
They got this fire going on Iron last August after a deluge rain on a travel morning. Though it took three matches to get it established. "

It is amazing how hot they burn. People who have not tried them are missing out.

I just carry several Bic lighters in my gear.

Is there a benefit to carrying matches over a solid lighter?

SummerSkin: "Is there a benefit to carrying matches over a solid lighter?"

You could go both ways on that one.

SummerSkin: "Is there a benefit to carrying matches over a solid lighter?"

If you get the flint or striker wet, a lighter not work until it dries out

I’ve been packing these for years now. You can light the match, then dunk it in water, pull out and it lights up again. I keep the striker part inside the case.

Savage Voyageur: "I’ve been packing these for years now. You can light the match, then dunk it in water, pull out and it lights up again. I keep the striker part inside the case."

They are amazing and burn hotter than normal matches, thus easier to start a fire.

I did a "ditch kit" test a little while ago and had terrible results trying to get a fire going in wet, windy conditions using both Bic liters and stick matches. Looks like a perfect solution to what could be a life- or - death situation.

merlyn: " I did a "ditch kit" test a little while ago and had terrible results trying to get a fire going in wet, windy conditions using both Bic liters and stick matches. Looks like a perfect solution to what could be a life- or - death situation."

stick matches are not what they use to be.

I have been using a SOTO POCKET TORCH XT for extended canoe trips up north for years.

Quality built. Reaches 2,300 degrees and gives you a hot flame in windy conditions. Extender pull out feature to safely light fires or stoves.

When using the Soto adapter, you can fill your Soto Torch XT using your Stoves Butane.

I always bring an extra Bic Lighter and/or aforementioned UCO Matches as a backup when paddling in Quetico.

SOTO POCKET TORCH XT

x 2 - these are awesome! I light one in my living room to try them out and wife freeked out :).

Yeah, we carry these storm matches for ditch kit and for use in wet conditions when lighting a fire gets harder. We now light our stoves with a piezoelectric sparker. MSR sells a nice one. But we started with buying ones that were spare parts for stoves that have one built in. That greatly reduced our use of matches on a trip and is simpler than a lighter for us. We still use regular stick matches under most conditions for a fire but I agree that the quality has gone downhill over the years and so I'm glad not to rely on them.