These NATO Survival Matches are the finest waterproof survival matches available anywhere at any price. These NATO Survival Matches come in a small, watertight, plastic bottle that has a match strike surface on one end or a flat pack of 10 and a striker. Once ignited, these NATO windproof survival storm matches are more like small flares than matches and burn intensely for approximately 12 seconds. They cannot be blown out. You can actually drop them into water and these survival matches will continue to burn. NATO Survival Matches are a standard NATO issue item and are used in aviation and marine survival kits worldwide. These survival matches are the original from which many others have been copied. NATO Survival Matches are currently in use by the UK MoD, Red Cross, United States Marine Corps and Air Force, NATO, GSA, UNICEF and others. These NATO Storm Survival Matches come 25 to a tube or in a small flat pack of 10 and a striker. Buy two tubes of 25 at a discount! If you need a match on a dark and stormy night, NATO Survival Matches are the only ones to have and should be a part of every survival kit.