Coghlan’s Storm Matches

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These matches definitely qualify as a must-have survival item, but damned if they’re also a lot of fun to…just burn.  Wind and waterproof, developed specifically for the UK Ministry of Defense, and NATO-approved, they work as advertised. We submerged a few in water and they took a flame moments later in a powerful display of sputtering fire. Then we tried to blow ‘em out. No go. They’re like the trick birthday candles that re-light themselves, except these matches burn with serious intensity for ten full seconds, and are perfect for starting fires in the harshest of conditions.  The waterproof case includes 25 matches with two striking surfaces