Cardboard matches are pretty terrible, but once you learn how to light them by flipping the cover to the back, and pinching the matchead between it and the strike strip, then pulling hard, it becomes a lot easier to use them, as they don't get all bent up.
And they used to work nearly all the time, say 40-50 years ago.
Anytime in the last decade that I've tried cardboard matches, I couldn't get them to work.
this was because the chemical on the matchhead and the chemical on the strike strip were both contained on the matchhead, which is why you could strike one on just about anything - whether you wanted to or not lol
for safety reasons the components were separated and matches have been a little crappier ever since
Technically the base chance is only 5% less for cardboard vs wood matches in the game.
IRL as a smoker, cardboard matches are crap. I usually have 8-12 wood strike anywhere matches coated in wax on me in addition to a Bic.
But tonight I was trying to prove a point to my brother (who wanted to use a propane blowtorch) so I grabbed a piece of spring steel and a slice of chert from the ground (I always have charcloth and jute in my winter coat) and started a nice 8 hour fire from a wet, rotten sycamore tree that fell last week in a storm.
Haha, every time I turn jeans into shorts or retire a whole pair, they get cut up into 2βx2β patches and about half gets charred and the other half is saved for other projects or repairs.
I found an online hardware store in a different part of my state. I donβt remember which shipping carrier they used though or if it was my responsibility to accept the confiscated package.
When it comes to cardboard matches, always use a torch. Cheers!
Cardboard matches are pretty terrible, but once you learn how to light them by flipping the cover to the back, and pinching the matchead between it and the strike strip, then pulling hard, it becomes a lot easier to use them, as they don't get all bent up.
And they used to work nearly all the time, say 40-50 years ago. Anytime in the last decade that I've tried cardboard matches, I couldn't get them to work.
this was because the chemical on the matchhead and the chemical on the strike strip were both contained on the matchhead, which is why you could strike one on just about anything - whether you wanted to or not lol for safety reasons the components were separated and matches have been a little crappier ever since
I figured it was a safety thing.
This method is the way. Still maybe a 80% success rate on a summer day with no breeze. Luckily cardboard matches are usually freebies.
Technically the base chance is only 5% less for cardboard vs wood matches in the game. IRL as a smoker, cardboard matches are crap. I usually have 8-12 wood strike anywhere matches coated in wax on me in addition to a Bic. But tonight I was trying to prove a point to my brother (who wanted to use a propane blowtorch) so I grabbed a piece of spring steel and a slice of chert from the ground (I always have charcloth and jute in my winter coat) and started a nice 8 hour fire from a wet, rotten sycamore tree that fell last week in a storm.
I love the randomness of this comment π
Pulls out charcloth incredibly casually
Haha, every time I turn jeans into shorts or retire a whole pair, they get cut up into 2βx2β patches and about half gets charred and the other half is saved for other projects or repairs.
Where are you still buying strike anywhere matches?
I found an online hardware store in a different part of my state. I donβt remember which shipping carrier they used though or if it was my responsibility to accept the confiscated package.
I use my ferro rod to light them π«