Re: [at-l] Re: lighters

[Schuyler Stultz <schuyler@access.rrinc.com>]

> I carry a few "strike-anywhere" wooden matches in waterproof containers as
> a Bic backup.  I distribute them various places in pack and pockets so that
> I should still have a firestarter if part of my stuff is lost or damaged.
> My favorite match-container is a tube that once housed a Polaroid print-
> coater.  Those haven't been used since the '60s and are hard to find, but
> will survive a trip through a washing machine without leaking.

Another good cheap way to carry matches is in empty prescription bottles that
are long enough to hold your matches.  Stick a piece of sandpaper in in case
those strike anywhere's won't strike where you are.  ;-)

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S. Schuyler Stultz              Recognition Research Inc.
schuyler@rrinc.com              1872 Pratt Drive Suite 1200
(540) 231-6500                  Blacksburg, VA 24060
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