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Customer Review
Reviewed in the United States on August 19, 2015
They're okay matches. They light, they burn. But if you're paying for "Stormproof" matches, you want something that can't be put out by water. The UCO Matches will withstand a full dunking while lit and come back to life. These Coghlan's go out if you wet them hard. It's not a stretch of the imagination that hard rain could put it out.
The must-burn part of the match is relatively short (the red part) and doesn't always transition flame to the very-short stick handle. The matches overall are too short to really set thicker kindling alight, so expect to chain a few of them if your kindling isn't ideal.
The burning red tip makes quite a cloud of stinky smoke, like fireworks or a road flare. If you are in still air, you might be smelling it for a while.
I'm giving it two stars because there are better matches out there for the same price. The UCO matches in the orange container are better in every way.
The must-burn part of the match is relatively short (the red part) and doesn't always transition flame to the very-short stick handle. The matches overall are too short to really set thicker kindling alight, so expect to chain a few of them if your kindling isn't ideal.
The burning red tip makes quite a cloud of stinky smoke, like fireworks or a road flare. If you are in still air, you might be smelling it for a while.
I'm giving it two stars because there are better matches out there for the same price. The UCO matches in the orange container are better in every way.
