UCO Stormproof and UCO Titan Stormproof matches, photograph by the Author.
UCO Stormproof
matches...
The 4-1/8 inch (10.5 cm) long UCO Titan Stormproof matches, left, and the 2-3/4 (7 cm) long UCO Stormproof matches, right. Photograph by the Author.
UCO
makes three different types of Stormproof matches, the Titan Stormproof match, with
a 25-second-long burn time, the Stormproof match, which will burn for
15-seconds, and the Survival Stormproof, match that burns for 12-seconds. Now the good news about all these matches is
that they are windproof, waterproof, and submersible, the bad news is that they
are not strike-anywhere matches, they are strike-on-the-box matches and must be
struck on the striker to light. However,
UCO ships two extra strikers inside the box, besides the two that are on the sides
of the box.
If
your UCO matches become wet, just wipe them dry, before you light them. If the box and striker get wet, the striker
will still work, but it must be dried first, so until it is dry, use one of the
spare strikers.
These
are great additions to your survival kit; I keep four UCO Stormproof matches
and a striker in my survival kit and have for years. Also, I am going to add several of the UCO
Titan Stormproof matches, with their 25-second-long burn time and their ability
to get wet and still burn, to my tinder-bag, since they would make starting a
fire on a rainy day a lot easier. For
more on tinder-bags and starting fires when it is wet read “The Book of
Knowledge, Camping and Camp Lore, 1957©”, HERE,
and “Could You Survive? Building a Fire When it is Wet ©”, HERE.
The Dunk
Test...
The Author dunking a lit UCO Titan Stormproof match into a pot of water, photograph by the Author.
“BandanaMan,
what about dunk testing the match”, you ask, “what happened!?”
I
dunk tested both the UCO Titan Stormproof and the UCO Stormproof match, by
dipping the lit matches into a pot of water.
Both matches sizzled and bubbled under the water and when I pulled them
out, they both burst back into flames!
So,
next time you go into the woods pack some UCO Stormproof matches, because you
never know when the weather will turn wet.
For
more on UCO Stormproof matches watch my video “Dunk Testing UCO Stormproof Strike-on-the-box
Matches...Say What!? ©”, HERE, or go
to UCO Gear, HERE.
Lighting an UCO Titan Stormproof match, photograph by the Author.
Don’t forget to come back next week and read “Survival
Kits, Your Ace In The Hole ©”, where we will talk about Richard C. Young III’s
August 1972 article, “Ace In The Hole” and survival kits.
An ace in the hole, photograph by the Author.
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That
is all for now, and as always, until next time, Happy Trails!
Sources
UCO
Gear, “Award-Winning Fire Starting Collection, https://www.ucogear.com/award-winning-fire-starters,
accessed August 28, 2021
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