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<veeduber@isp.com> wrote in message
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> To All:
>
> About a month ago I posted a message having to do with aircraft crash
> survival in which I touched on the ability to make a fire, and the
> features found in a good survival knife. The post produced the usual
> comments some of which were rather surprising and may be of interest to
> some of you.
>
> MATCHES
>
The splint or wooden portion of a standard kitchen match is 2-3/8" long
> (ie, about 60mm). This length is a NECESSITY when lighting certain
> lanterns and some gas-fired appliances. By comparison, a standard
> 'box-match' has a splint only 1-3/4" long (45mm). I was surprised
> to learn that some people thought any WOODEN match was a 'kitchen'
> match and referred to them as such. A couple of these folks mentioned
> carrying 'kitchen' matches in a 35mm film canister; clearly
> impossible since such canisters are only about 1-3/4" deep.
>
Picking one little nit here, if you do not have something that needs the
length, once you snap off the excess wood, 2-3/8" matches fit just fine in a
1-3/4" canister.
>> General Aviation attracts a lot of wingless vultures eager to make a
> buck by preying upon the unwary. One method of doing so is to sell
> junk disguised as kits of 'survival' gear. But when the problem of
> post-crash survival is examined realistically it doesn't take a rocket
> scientist to see that the average home-builder is liable to be better
> prepared at lower cost (and less weight) by simply applying a bit of
> common sense to the problem.
Took a trip across Canada/Alaska in a C120, so of course we took "survival
gear". Talking to a "local" he suggested some snare wire - really handy
stuff - easy to catch rabbits and such for food he sez. Sure. Easy if you
have a clue as to what to do with it... I am 99.9% sure that I would never make
it work on my own. On the other hand, safety wire is a good thing to have
along for 101 uses. Duct tape wrapped around the handle of one of your
wrenches is handy too.
A little practice close to home so you know what to do with the stuff (and
if it works) makes a lot of sense, eh?
Anyhow, keep up the good work.
--
Geoff
The Sea Hawk at Wow Way d0t Com
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