I found some good ones a few years ago that struck pretty easy called RedBirds but the place that carried them stopped for some reason. They didn't actually say strike anywhere on the box but they were. The were short though, not a big long kitchen match like you really need. I'm guessing somewhere overseas you can still get the real good ones but I've looked when I've been out of the US and had no luck so far.


DLH

Ohio Blue Tips have been outlawed in Maryland along with assault rifles and high capacity magazines. Linda buys them in bulk in Virginia or West Virginia, can't remember which. Same place we buy the other stuff.

Our various Federal, State and local governments are only doing their duty in protecting us from our stupid selves.... we might get hurt..... or even die :shock:

Personally, I agree with Darwin and I think he had it right when he said "The stupid shall perish..." or something like that.

Linda must be using a time machine on those trips, they quit making them in 1987.

The only ones I can find are Diamond brand and they're pretty much strike anywhere in name only......

I hear there's a brand called Penley that are somewhat better but I've yet to find a source.

You can still buy the Red Bird brand in Canada but as I mentioned, they aren't very big.

DLH

Linda bought her last ones maybe more than a couple of years ago. "Ohio Blue Tip" is promenantly displayed on the box. They work just fine, strike on anything, just like they always did. They are also the same length they always were. My Parker match box is full of them and I keep them on the work bench by the outside barbeque area. Linda buys, or used to buy them, by the 250 box in Charlestown, WVA at the Walmart. It is right on the way to our pigeon club. Very convenient. I think they make "don't really strike anywhere" matches for some markets. I googled and read that Diamond quit making the red with white tip Ohio Blue Tips in January of 2010. Linda may have the last supply. I will check at Walmart next time I attend a pigeon shoot.

That's interesting, I just did some google work and it looks like they brought the name back out in 2012. I've never seen any of them, will have to try to locate a supply for testing.

DLH

The next time I'm in the Amish hardware store near my cabin (AKA "The Amish Walmart"), I'm going to see what they have for matches.

The matches on the bottom I bought here a couple of years back. The top ones are the current offering I bought yesterday and you can just imagine my elation at seeing that they are now green and "sourced from responsible forests!" I just hate those irresponsible forests. Since I light my woodstove in September and rarely let it go out until almost May I have at least a lifetimes supply on the shelf now... My math says it will take me approximately 325 yrs to use up what I have in stock...

Way to go, Richard. I thought our supply would last forever with one each being used for the stove and the barbeque. I guess I was wrong, because we are down to the last two boxes. I guess we can make those last a bit longer since Linda loaded the barbeque match box with solid reds that have to be struck on the box. I still use the white tips on the stove. Knife maker and blacksmith Bill Moran built my fireplace tools and andirons, so I think the white tips are proper.

Match holder
 

Put the match holder up last night next to the stove and the Parker. Even found a few matches though I confess I took them from an old match safe I keep in a hunting kit. I know there are a couple boxes of what we call farmer matches-- where else-- up at the farm. Get them next trip.