Matches: How waterproof are they?

Lets find out.

Of course in a real situation you would have other means of starting a fire but here are just a few things that the average joe might take along with them thinking that it would it would do the trick.
Yeah found out not so much.
Music is Cold Funk by Kevin Macleod at imcompetech.com

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• Matches
• review
• test
• knife
• camping
• gear
• suplies
• fire
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[mecrazy5]

The kighter didnt light because the flint is wet, when it is whet it goes like hard chalk, and does not spark, if you leave it in the sun with the flame guard off it will work, or even dab the flint down a bit, (but dont lose it)

[CRNFAllyKat]

Tryed the lighter this morning and it worked just fine. Camping you would have time to wait. In a survial situation maybe not

[qiranger]

Carry both in a watertight container!!! That way you'll always be able to light... and then have a iron/flint back-up.

[CRNFAllyKat]

Done and done. This more along the lines of do they work/what is the average joe gonna take camping?

[cutlerylover]

great vid, but these demos are more reason to learn a few ways of making fire without matches or lighters (friction fire)just in case, you never know...

[CRNFAllyKat]

I hear ya. But what is the average joe gonna take...matches and/or a bic lighter.

[pbears777]

the orange lighter didtnt light bc the flint was wet. give it a few min to dry and itll be fine

[bigbaddog3000]

dipping matches in wax works great.

[airsoftsniper563]

in a survival situation you would have taken the safety guard of and dried out the flint with a piece of clothing and it would have worked

[donjeere13]

pull off the dumb guard on the flint wheel and it will be much easier to turn and will dry faster. it is the first thing i do will all my lighters (also makes lighting with you index-finger easier which keeps more of you hand away from the flame and you can get the light down & under your tinder better) they dry pretty quick (better than matches), but if you are stuck in the rain quick won't cut it, so KEEP it dry if you NEED fire. a lighter will give a few hundred lights v. box matches like 20?

[Danishbushcrafter]

This video tells people EXACTLY why they should be carrying a firesteel with them, not somecrappy lighter or matches!!! The firesteel will work when wet, and sends of 3000 degrees hot sparks!

[willtry2survive1]

The weakest part of any match is the striker. ProTool industries (the maker of the Woodsman's Pal) makes a water resistant strker called the Stryk All. I submerged the striker for 30 minutes, I retrieved it, blew the water off the striker and all matches that I tested on the striker worked. The Bic's have to have the moisture blown off the flint before they will light. good vid.

[krystian1333]

@Jdogg754

Why did you watch the whole video? To see how water proof matches/lighters are.

[grem700]

the lighters flint was wet let it dry

[muslim123ish]

u should have put 1 of each inside

[smoda945]

wastle of matches

[cometpowell]

haha you're wet

[Jdogg754]

Thank u for wasting 8:38 minutes of my life. Wht was the point of this video??!!!