Kitchen Matches

I keep my box of kitchen matches in a ziplock baggie for moisture reasons but I imagine if I was paranoid about them self striking, the ziplock would eliminate the oxygen necessary to ignite.

Any danger? Yes. Probable, happen in your lifetime? No.

Our "matches."

I thought all matches needed to be struck on a special surface before they would ignite. I could be wrong; my wife says I am all the time.

That's why they call them safety matches.

"Strike anywhere" matches are not "safety matches".

It is very difficut to find "strike anywhere" matches anymore. They may be illegal in some states.

-Tom

"Strike anywhere" matches are hard to find, even in the stores that carry them.

They are usually on the top shelf, out of reach of children.

We carry our strike anywhere matches in a small jam jar. The top seals tight to keep them dry and if (very very unlikely) they strike, there isn't enough air in the jar to do anything.

Bill

downtheroad wrote:
Our "matches."

ditto x2

With the onset of these being sold everywhere and so inexpensive IMHO I don't ever see a need to have matches around anymore.

As far as matches being safe stored in a MH where everything is jostled all over in a drawer? Who would of thought a 9 volt battery in a drawer would be dangerous?

I watched a news report where a house burned down from a 9 volt battery.They showed that if you have a couple of battery's in a drawer or a baggie which most of us do all the time if they rub together they can create a fire. They showed how easy it happened......I went right to the drawer in my MH and took out all the loose 9 volts!

http://www.kctv5.com/story/24594124/kctv5-exposes-the-9-volt-battery-fire-danger

Thanks for all the info!!!!
Pat