"Strike Anywhere matches"....?

dragonfly · 02-19-2011, 05:53 PM

I just got an email about the rapidly disappearing matches we all know and love.
I was told that due to "provisions" in the "Patriot Act" ( I love the ACT part!), that the matches are being discontinued due to their nature, being able to "light" fairly easily, they are now considered to be "hazardous material"? Anyone heard that before? What a CROCK!
Now, I just went to the diamond match companies site, and lo and behold, they have changed ( green, and srike on the box now!) and if you research them even on Amazon they are saying no longer in stock and my not be able to get any more in the future!???
What the hey? I mean seriously ,...they are really outlawing matches? What next? Toy balloons?
Ok, I can see where the matches may be hazardous, BUT if that stupid, moronic, freckled faced kid, loading the boxes would learn how to STACK and NOT throw them, then maybe the problem would be a LOT less?
Most of us (older juvinile delinquents) know all about matches, making rockets and even clothes pin guns....They are matches and they BURN after all. Next they'll take away the clothes pins and paper clips too!
My instinct is simple:
Some old guy ratted us out!
NOW, They know what can be done in the way of making shall we say ( a tad bit cynical here) specific items with those match heads? They can be ( and it has been tested) used to refill those old used primer cups too!
Next....?

**TnAndy** · 02-19-2011, 06:02 PM

This started years ago. They disappeared from the "picnic" section of the local grocers, and the only place I could find them was Ace Hardware stores......and even then, they have reduced the amount of the white material on the tip to the point they just about WON'T strike "anywhere".

dragonfly · 02-19-2011, 06:18 PM

I noticed the tip was smaller and I figured they were "saving money" that way. I used to get them at the local Fry's grocery store, but no more, only the strike on the box types ( work great when they get wet!) I still find them at all the ACE hardwares around here but the prices are steadily going up!
( like nothing else has?)

**tacmotusn** · 02-19-2011, 06:41 PM

Grab all the strike anywhere matches you can lay your hands on, and make them waterproof like this.
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How to Make Waterproof Matches

thePeege · 02-19-2011, 07:36 PM

There are still a bunch available on ebay, but who knows how long they're going to be there

NEW DIAMOND STRIKE ANYWHERE MATCHES 12 PACKS 3000 COUNT - eBay (item 110607806879 end time Mar-05-11 06:06:13 PST)

VHestin · 02-19-2011, 08:07 PM

Yeah I've noticed Diamond matches(and the box) are changing. Nearly missed 'em on the shelf last time we bought some.

**Falcon15** · 02-19-2011, 09:45 PM

If you live in Texas, you can get them at HEB, their brand, and they DO strike anywhere, still.

hedger · 02-20-2011, 09:10 PM

If "strike anywhere matches" get restricted or made less reliable, I guess all of us will simply have to get more serious about the other fire starting methods that are discussed elsewhere on Survival Monkey.

And, it seems like buying/learning the alternative methods will be better done sooner rather than later.

Seacowboys · 02-20-2011, 09:17 PM

I buy strike anywhere matches every chance I get. I shoot them out of BB guns because they explode when the hit. They also are handy for reloading .22 rimfire cartridges and making IEDs.

Seawolf1090 · 02-21-2011, 11:34 AM

A few years back, I bought several large packs of them at our local Publix grocery. Glad I did - now Publix no longer carries them! I usethe 'regular' Strike-On-Box type for day to day use, saving these better types.
Another problem is the Strike-On-Box type have the new 'dotted' style of striker - it wears away far too quickly. Half the box can't be struck, as the 'stuff' on the side is gone!

02-19-2011, 05:53 PM	#1
dragonfly Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Arizona Posts: 2,826 Blog Entries: 4	"Strike Anywhere matches"....? I just got an email about the rapidly disappearing matches we all know and love. I was told that due to "provisions" in the "Patriot Act" ( I love the ACT part!), that the matches are being discontinued due to their nature, being able to "light" fairly easily, they are now considered to be "hazardous material"? Anyone heard that before? What a CROCK! Now, I just went to the diamond match companies site, and lo and behold, they have changed ( green, and srike on the box now!) and if you research them even on Amazon they are saying no longer in stock and my not be able to get any more in the future!??? What the hey? I mean seriously ,...they are really outlawing matches? What next? Toy balloons? Ok, I can see where the matches may be hazardous, BUT if that stupid, moronic, freckled faced kid, loading the boxes would learn how to STACK and NOT throw them, then maybe the problem would be a LOT less? Most of us (older juvinile delinquents) know all about matches, making rockets and even clothes pin guns....They are matches and they BURN after all. Next they'll take away the clothes pins and paper clips too! My instinct is simple: Some old guy ratted us out! NOW, They know what can be done in the way of making shall we say ( a tad bit cynical here) specific items with those match heads? They can be ( and it has been tested) used to refill those old used primer cups too! Next....? __________________ Before criticizing another, first walk a mile in their shoes....Then you'll be a mile away, and you'll have their shoes!

02-19-2011, 06:02 PM	#2
TnAndy Senior Member Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: east tennessee Posts: 944	This started years ago. They disappeared from the "picnic" section of the local grocers, and the only place I could find them was Ace Hardware stores......and even then, they have reduced the amount of the white material on the tip to the point they just about WON'T strike "anywhere". __________________ Member of the Silver Liberation Army. Beat the Banksters: Take back our country by holding HARD MONEY.

02-19-2011, 06:18 PM	#3
dragonfly Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Arizona Posts: 2,826 Blog Entries: 4	I noticed the tip was smaller and I figured they were "saving money" that way. I used to get them at the local Fry's grocery store, but no more, only the strike on the box types ( work great when they get wet!) I still find them at all the ACE hardwares around here but the prices are steadily going up! ( like nothing else has?) __________________ Before criticizing another, first walk a mile in their shoes....Then you'll be a mile away, and you'll have their shoes!

02-19-2011, 06:41 PM	#4
tacmotusn Mosquito Sailor Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: sunny florida Posts: 3,404	Grab all the strike anywhere matches you can lay your hands on, and make them waterproof like this. . How to Make Waterproof Matches __________________ * Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply.* * Resistance to Tyrants, is obedience to God. * Thomas Jefferson *Arms discourage and keep the invader and plunderer in awe, and preserve order in the world as well as property... Horrid mischief would ensue were the law-abiding deprived of the use of them.* Thomas Paine

02-19-2011, 08:07 PM	#6
VHestin Farm Chick Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Oregon Posts: 329	Yeah I've noticed Diamond matches(and the box) are changing. Nearly missed 'em on the shelf last time we bought some. __________________ "Never get so lost in the quest to seek out evil that you become unable to seek out what is good."--Me "You know what the definition of a hero is? Someone who gets other people killed."--Zoe, Serenity "Only fools and profiteers ASK for war."--Xena "So no more running. I aim to misbehave."--Captain Mal, Serenity

02-19-2011, 07:36 PM	#5
thePeege Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 17	There are still a bunch available on ebay, but who knows how long they're going to be there NEW DIAMOND STRIKE ANYWHERE MATCHES 12 PACKS 3000 COUNT - eBay (item 110607806879 end time Mar-05-11 06:06:13 PST)

02-19-2011, 09:45 PM	#7
Falcon15 Falco peregrinus Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Texas Posts: 2,551 Blog Entries: 23 Recent Blog:	If you live in Texas, you can get them at HEB, their brand, and they DO strike anywhere, still. __________________ "By failing to prepare you are preparing to fail." - Ben Franklin A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects. - Robert A. Heinlein - "Time Enough For Love" I have a universal translator. A large bore rifle. It speaks louder than words. - Self "Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword obviously never encountered automatic weapons." - General Douglas MacArthur

02-20-2011, 09:10 PM	#8
hedger Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 257	Can't Even Take Matches For Granted If "strike anywhere matches" get restricted or made less reliable, I guess all of us will simply have to get more serious about the other fire starting methods that are discussed elsewhere on Survival Monkey. And, it seems like buying/learning the alternative methods will be better done sooner rather than later.

02-20-2011, 09:17 PM	#9
Seacowboys Senior Member Founding Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: at large Posts: 4,979 Blog Entries: 34 Recent Blog:	I buy strike anywhere matches every chance I get. I shoot them out of BB guns because they explode when the hit. They also are handy for reloading .22 rimfire cartridges and making IEDs. __________________ si vis pacem, para bellum, "Experience should teach us to be most on our guard to protect liberty when the government's purposes are beneficient. The greatest dangers to liberty lurk in insidious encroachment by men of zeal, well-meaning but without understanding." -- Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis

02-21-2011, 11:34 AM	#10
Seawolf1090 Adventure Riding Monkey Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: North Florida Posts: 3,747	A few years back, I bought several large packs of them at our local Publix grocery. Glad I did - now Publix no longer carries them! I usethe 'regular' Strike-On-Box type for day to day use, saving these better types. Another problem is the Strike-On-Box type have the new 'dotted' style of striker - it wears away far too quickly. Half the box can't be struck, as the 'stuff' on the side is gone!

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