Matchcase

[rik_uk3]

What K&M case would be stronger, aluminum or brass? I may be mail ordering one soon and want to know which model I should choose. Thanks.

What are you going to do with the case? You and I could stand on either without harm to the case involved. They are really well made and worth the £10 plus £6.50 post to the UK

http://www.kmmatchcase.com/index.html

 

[Leakydiff]

There has been a fair bit of slagging off of the Silva matchcase. Obviously these people have never used one. I have a K+M matchcase and the Silva. The Silva went through Africa with me and was tested to extreme. I stopped using the K+M one when the lid popped off once and left me unable to start the fire. I do agree thar 2 O-rings would be better,but I have found that the screw-on lid is better.
Maybe just personal preferance ?

 

[kai055]

u could use 2 shotgun cases cut 1 down and melt the plastic off 1 and then put it round the cut off end with sand paper on a end and use swan matches wit it

 

[twisted firestarter]

there certainly seems to be something for all budgets from a p*ss sample tube to this one for under a fiver...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI....m=160147822088&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=006

to this one, my favourite...

http://www.tadgear.com/x-treme%20gear/life_capsule_beta.htm

Wonder why it is that nobody makes anything like this here in the UK

 

[Tourist]

there certainly seems to be something for all budgets from a p*ss sample tube to this one for under a fiver...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI....m=160147822088&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=006

to this one, my favourite...

http://www.tadgear.com/x-treme gear/life_capsule_beta.htm

Wonder why it is that nobody makes anything like this here in the UK

Limited market.

You could always chat up someone with a lathe. I still like 35mm film tubes, if you ask at the Tesco filmm processing counter they will give you a bag full for nowt.

 

[dp0001]

Just a thought, plastic vitamin tubes (such as Berocca) have a dessicant in the lid to keep the tablets dry. Can't be a bad idea also for matches or firesteels. Easy enough to glue on a button compass and wrap on some paracord and/or ducttape

Genius idea to make from plumbing copper with push fit end tourist. It's got me mentaly going through my box of plumbing bits How about the plastic plumbing pipe to save weight?