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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Natch" data-source="post: 133902" data-attributes="member: 45">I picked up several dozen boxes of them a while back and they are the best on the market (at least that I can find) these days.  They're quite small, but strong and dependable.  I always have them stashed in every nook and cranny of my backpacking gear, great back up survival matches (after you paraffin coat the head).  Back in the mid-60s when I lived in Uruguay, they had several brands of local matches, came in little boxes, were barely an inch and a half long, would strike anywhere, and were uber-dependable.  The odd aspect of them was they weren't on wood but rather stiff string that was heavily waxed.  You had to back them up with the tip of your finger when you strike them (and remember to withdraw that finger rapidly afterword!), but they burned a long time for such little matches and could handle a pretty stiff wind.Natch</blockquote>