"Roger" wrote in message
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On 8 Jun 2006 09:42:43 -0700, wrote:


wrote:

MATCHES

Before the last long trip we took I specifically went shopping for
"kitchen matches" IE the ones that come in the large box. When I got
them home the damn things were safety matches and I didn't want to
have to take the whole box with me. After several days of hunting
with no success, I gave up.

cut a strip of the striker paper off the box same size as a match. should
fit in the waterproof container just as well

Tinder: You look for tinder with a chart case full of bible paper?

Of course this is assuming that you can get back to the stuff in the
plane you are not carrying on you.

that was part of it. the other part of it was that I am not a pilot and am
not sure what the contents of pilots gear is. I can assume that most chart
cases are hardboard covered in vinyl making for some watertight tinder cases
(you shave bits of the hardboard with a piece of wreckage or a sharp stone)
shaving the stuff to the consistency of cotton candy gets you tinder that is
very hard not to get to light, even in damp conditions.