Survival Hack: How to Make the Super Match

What an amazing idea!
Thank you so much for taking time to make and share this awesome video with us.
Just found your channel and subbed.
Looking forward to watching more of your videos.
ATVB. Take care mate, Steve. 👍👍

Lovely Opinel, sir. Always have No.9 by my side. ATB🙏🏻🍀

Hello. Great Stuff! I made a couple dozen of these things. The 2x2 gauze pads i had were synthetic so I used toilet paper as a wrap before the paraffin dip. But a couple of my little jewels were like rockets! I mean literally shot across the ground? And a couple were all smoke and would not ignite. i tried a new box of matches with same results. I may be wrapping too tight. Seems like a great concept but was hoping for more consistency. Any suggestions??? Thanks

As useful as the day it was made 🙂 bonus points for using an opinel too, my favourite folder

Joash.... thanks for the DIY demo!! Gotta try that for sure. Best wishes.... Ax

Quick tip for melting wax for projects, old cheese grater works outstandingly well for making the fine shavings.

Try using tongs, forceps, pliers, chopsticks, tweezers, or a clamp to hold the match assembly while you dip it. That way you don’t have to worry about getting hot wax on your hands and maybe burning yourself.

Hello from Florida.!!!!

Thank you. So far, you're the only one I've seen double-boiling the candle. Others I've seen, they directly melt their candles failing to realize that it can start a big fire. I double-boil too. So watching others using direct flame to a can full of wax is cringy. Cool vid. Thank you!

Great tip really enjoy your vids thanks

Old oil bottle full of cotton or cardboard with used waist oil and a water proof fuse ! Seal the top . poke a big hole in the bottom before you light it and boom 25 minutes of fire !

Saw far north bushcraft's video in this and he sent me your way

Gel-Wax will burn longer than paraffin, might be worth a try

Will any wax work?

Gonna be making myself some of these
Great stuff 👍

Great content! I like the intro!

just made some- great small gifts for friends/family who like the outdoors

Logical, common sense stuff.
Thank you for making these.

Why 2 squares of cotton instead of just one wider one?

I use one of those electric potpourri crockpots that I bought at a thrift store to melt wax for projects like this and leather work. Safer than an open flame, and it seems like thrift stores always have them for a buck or two.

Awesome no nonsense fire now. Love it!

Sorry for being late to the party.
2 questions
1. I have some guaze bandages that got wet, and are no longer sterile.
Could I use that instead of the cotton squares?
2. In another video, you mentioned using birthday candles as part of your fire kit. Could one be wrapped in the center to add a little burn time? Storm proof matches are a little easier to aquire for me. So I was curious if I could squeeze a few more minutes out of them.

Thanks.

Leave the plastic wrap on not to water proof it but to keep the wax from melting all over your gear on a hot day!

The knot in your wood table looks like a seals head.

Love the super match, used what I had on hand, 4 inch long 1/4 fatwood stick, 4 UCO storm proofs 2 sets of 2 end to end for a great second big flare ignition as it burned down, 2 trick birthday candles end to end, triple layer wrapped them in jute twine to hold them all together then wax dipped. Big flame from start to finish of a 20 minute burn. Thank you very much :)

Cool i wanted 2 know how to make those

Two works also so u don’t waist them matches

You could use a roll of gauze instead and stabilize the bundle that way

I have done a similar, smaller version. Wrapped paper towel around 2 strike-anywhere matches paired to a stormproof match. Left the matchheads exposed. Slathered the paper towel wrap with petroleum jelly. Slipped the whole thing into a fat , plastic drinking straw. Melted and pinched the ends of the straw shut. The strike anywhere makes for easy ignition. The strike-anywhere function works for months, until the petroleum seeps into the head, and it might not strike anywhere. Even then, it will still strike lit on a normal matchbox strip. The plastic tube, and the rest, burn for 2 minutes. Had I found an even fatter plastic straw, I might've added another stormproof match or two.

I do the same thing but it’s self using that I use wax to hold it and also other fabrics like half from the Coconut I use are eating at Kim organic

Hi Josh, I do like a good bit of pyro and this is very similar to something I did with a highly burny substance and 4 inch long kitchen matches - instant handheld flare, or start a fire by sticking it into anything vaguely combustible. Can I offer a suggestion for your match, Sir; when you are attaching the cotton around the matches use rubber bands to hold the cotton in place then proceed as before. Rubber bands burn very well and are an aid to fire-lighting, its why I still have a dozen, or so, around my survival kit which goes everywhere with me even though I am no longer employed by the Queen. I do like your videos, keep up the good work mate. :-)

If not using a strike anywhere match..... a magnifying glass works great to get it lit .

Where is the striker stored?

Like corporals corner, you teach in a great manner. Love the green bearded gray beret. Lol
Know why corporal recommended you. 👌
Thank you for what you do.

Now tape 4 of those things together into a bigger one

That's cool. Awesome video my friend

I've seen some similar to this and I'll say you're waisting 3 of those matches. Do you want to start 1 fire using 4 of matches in your "super match" or do you want to light 4 fires with 4 super matches? Also one of these super matches I've seen that is similar to the one you made uses the smaller stormproof matches. So they're half the size of the ones you made and they burn like 10 minutes.

Impressive! Is there any reason why I can’t use bees wax vs. paraffin wax?

If you unfold the cotton squares once and stack them you won't have to worry about marrying them up.

Great idea, may be pricey but should definitely do the job!

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Instead of 4 matches how about substitute a sliver of fatwood for some of the matches. Wrap with duct tape in stead of masking tape . Wax and cotton the same.

Pro tip: don't light the super match on a wooden surface.

I am picturing a bit of jute twine around the matches!

Super cool, thanks! 😁😈

Excellent presentation! One question: What happens if you put one in your back pocket and upon sitting down crush the heads of the inner matches together?

Maybe saturate the cotton in petroleum jelly (Vaseline) first??

Would you be able to wrap gaffa tape around this as a final wrapping, to protect the wax and give extra burn time??

Sounds like you had a hot time making the super match

Try alternating the match ends, that way it will light from either end plus burn bright, longer. 🔥
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A note about cotton wrapping: make sure that whatever you use has NOT been treated with flame-retardant like so many products are today. If you have a ferro rod, confirm that sparks from the ferro rod will ignite the cotton. I was appalled to see that cotton gauze bandage I tried using to make fire starters would not take a ferro rod spark.