PBL Matches Strike On Tin Container Made in USA Steve Kaeser Since 1989

These matches are convenient and well made, and the case they’re held in is a good size and quality. However, when the match strike pad gets damp/moist it rips and you can’t light the matches until the strike pad is dry. Not a big deal but just a minor inconvenience.

These are an excellent back up and much better than the Obama matches the stores carry.

A tin of matches, right? Yes. And they stay dry in the metal tin. The striking surface on the back is wide and sturdy. These matches are great for the kitchen or camping. They cost some money, but worth it for the reliability, fast lighting, and strong flame. Be careful. Be responsible.

Sturdy box, good quality, doesn't spill.

As an Eagle Scout, I’m pretty particular about primary, secondary, and back-up fire. The tin seems sound, like the old 5oz. tobacco tins that our grandfathers had. I removed the strikers from the tin and used a piece of file; works like a charm. You can tape sandpaper on the inside of the lid, or even epoxy coat screened particulates to the inside, but with these particular tins with the lid fully removable, they need to be polished on the inside to a signal-mirror sheen. Probably the reason most are having some difficulty with striking is because not very long ago, striking a match was something we done several times a day (I used to be able to use my thumbnail, or even my two front teeth), so striking instructions would have been laughable, comparable to labeling a toilet plunger “set next to toilet, do not refrigerate or place in ice box.”How to strike a match. Here’s what we want: (1) to scrap enough coating off the match head so the phosphorus, when exposed to air, chemically combusts. (2) Protect the flame. (3) Light whatever it is. Here’s an easy explanation of how to hold the match: pick up an unlit match and cup it with both hands as if you’re protecting it from the wind. More than likely, you are pinching it between your thumb and index finger. Continuing with the visualization and go ahead and place your middle and ring finger on the matchstick—spread out so as to offer as much opposing force on the matchstick as possible, creating a strong, tiny but mighty stick. Your ring finger should be on the match head and you strike quick and smooth OBLIQUELY onto the surface. You are PUSHING the head against the strike, away from you. Use this technique, and you might break one out of a thousand.

Great matches, rain poof (I didn't dunk it in water to see it if was water proof) But splashes and everything else, you are a good to go. Great matches, did I mention that? Need to buy more, many many many more. Easy strike on bottom of can. Who would have thought? Inventions are great.

I can see where these might be good for someone who is hiking or camping and needs to light a match as the tin carrier is nice. But for home use to light multiple candles (or even three wick candles) they're not appropriate. The matches themselves feel flimsy and weak (I have other matches I was hoping to resupply to compare against) and the strike doesn't stay lit long enough to light more than one or two wicks. I should have paid more attention to the size, too, as the actual matches are less than two inches long. Won't buy again, but good for some customers purposes.

Keeps matches dry and accessible.

Arrived quickly. Very nice tin box. Will order again.