Boy Scouts learn to make waterproof matches, so it isn’t rocket science. If you’re going to be doing any camping, hunting, or fishing, learning to waterproof matches is a skill you need.
The first and most important thing is to get the right matches. You must have “Strike Anywhere” wooden matches.
You can tell them from any other kind of matches because they have a bright red head with a white tip.
The white tip is a phosphorus compound that will burn from friction. When it burns, it ignites the red compound, which in turn starts the wooden matchstick burning.
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