About this product
Waterproof Survival Matches Kit – in stock at 361 Degrees Adventure in Dar es Salaam.
Ordinary matches fail in exactly the conditions where a fire matters most. They go soft in a humid pack, they blow out in a breeze, and once they are wet they are finished. These are built the other way round: the head carries its own oxidiser, so once struck the match keeps burning through wind and rain, and the coating lets it light even after being wet.
Each tube holds twenty matches with poplar wood sticks, 48 mm long, and the tube itself is 20 mm across and 56 mm long – about the size of a lipstick. The seal on the tube is the part that matters for Tanzanian use: in coastal humidity, a cardboard matchbox left in a pack for a season will not strike at all, while a sealed tube comes out of storage ready.
The obvious use is camping and trekking – lighting a stove on a wet morning on Kilimanjaro, or a fire at a camp in the Southern Highlands. The less obvious use is at home. A tube in a kitchen drawer, a vehicle glovebox and an emergency bag costs almost nothing and covers the evening when the power is out, the gas lighter is flat and the matchbox has gone damp.
Strike them away from your body, let the head burn through its initial flare before moving the match, and keep the tube closed and away from children. They are matches doing a harder job than normal, and the first second burns hot.
Buying a Waterproof Survival Matches Kit in Dar es Salaam
361 Degrees Adventure keeps the waterproof survival matches kit at our showroom in Upanga, Dar es Salaam, with delivery countrywide across Tanzania. Come and handle it before you buy, or order online and collect.
Every waterproof survival matches kit is checked in store before it leaves us, and our staff use the same kit in the field, so you get an honest answer on fit and sizing rather than a sales pitch.
Not sure which waterproof survival matches kit suits you? Call or message the showroom and we will talk you through the options that are actually in stock in Tanzania.
Spare parts and replacements for the waterproof survival matches kit are easier to get here than on an overseas order, which matters once the gear is in use.
Browse more Accessories in Tanzania, or see the full 361 Degrees range. For general background on camp cooking gear, see this overview on Wikipedia.
Windproof and Waterproof Survival Matches Kit