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#125782 - 12/23/09 10:58 PM Re: Check your matches!! [Re: phat]
oldranger member Registered: 02/23/07 Posts: 1735 Loc: California (southern)	I try to have about three independent means of starting a fire, as well as good tinder. What doesn't seem to have changed are the paper matches packed in MREs/C rats. I've got some that are at least ten years old and still working fine.
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Check your matches!!	Dryer	12/23/09 09:43 AM
Re: Check your matches!!	BarryP	12/23/09 10:10 AM
Re: Check your matches!!	OregonMouse	12/23/09 11:30 AM
Re: Check your matches!!	raggs	12/23/09 11:56 AM
Re: Check your matches!!	hikerduane	12/23/09 01:20 PM
Re: Check your matches!!	Dryer	12/23/09 02:10 PM
Re: Check your matches!!	dla	12/23/09 11:53 AM
Re: Check your matches!!	Rick_D	12/23/09 02:47 PM
Re: Check your matches!!	sabre11004	12/23/09 05:40 PM
Re: Check your matches!!	Jimshaw	12/23/09 06:29 PM
Re: Check your matches!!	Paul	12/23/09 08:46 PM
Re: Check your matches!!	phat	12/23/09 10:53 PM
Re: Check your matches!!	oldranger	12/23/09 10:58 PM
Re: Check your matches!!	Dryer	12/24/09 08:03 AM
Re: Check your matches!!	ringtail	12/24/09 10:00 AM
Re: Check your matches!!	finallyME	12/24/09 11:19 AM
Re: Check your matches!!	oldranger	12/24/09 01:36 PM
Re: Check your matches!!	midnightsun03	12/24/09 02:03 PM
Re: Check your matches!!	Jimshaw	12/24/09 02:19 PM
Re: Check your matches!!	midnightsun03	12/24/09 02:22 PM
Re: Check your matches!!	hikerduane	12/25/09 10:47 PM
Re: Check your matches!!	Dryer	12/25/09 11:46 PM
Re: Check your matches!!	oldranger	12/26/09 10:41 AM
Re: Check your matches!!	Jimshaw	12/26/09 05:01 PM
Re: Check your matches!!	thecook	12/27/09 09:39 PM
Re: Check your matches!!	Rick_D	12/28/09 01:12 PM

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