Mummy match tutorial

[Backyard Bushcraft]

Well ive spent the whole weekend indoors as ive been ill slowly going insane so i made a tutorial on how to make my very own special waterproof match ladies and mentlegen....the mummy match!!


you need........
Matches (pref strike anywhere but its up to you)
Vaseline
Cotton wool
Cotton thread
Tea light
Lighter


First cut 2 matches and then with your cotton thread lash it to another full match so all the heads are at one end.

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Then take some cotton wool and pull it apart so its nice and flat and begin spinning it around your match till it gets nice and tight and looks like a little Mummy!!

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now get some vaseline on ur fingers and cover the cotton wool in it.

then heat up a tea light with a lighter and cover the whole match in wax

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there you have it the mummy match! ive been messing around with this idea for a while and it works just as good without the vaseline but it burns a bit longer! ive left one in a glass of water for about 20 mins and it lit first time and it burns with a real big flame too
What you think??

 

[madrussian]

Very nice. I think they could come in handy.

 

[leon-b]

nice, got a pic of one lit ?
leon

 

[Backyard Bushcraft]

y yes i do!!! they aint to wind proof either!!!!!

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[leon-b]

they look good i will have a go at making them soon
leon

 

[Backyard Bushcraft]

they burn really really well!! im a genius for inventing them bow before me ha ha ha now back to my bow drill ha ha ha

 

[leon-b]

all hail backyard bushcraft :notworthy :notworthy

 

[oops56]

Its amazing how two minds can be alike i did this 3 mouths ago no Vaseline just cotton use all bees wax better i think. Lets us go into the woods on a raining day see how it works we know it works doing a bench test.[P S ] also between the match i put a fiberglass wick soak that in bees wax first then it burns like a candle

 

[Zodiak]

Nice one, a definate project to try out, and with wax, or even candle wax?

I use vaseline fire lighters but make a point to remove any excess from my fingers as soon as possible as it can catch fire and hurt like heck before you get chance to put it out.