Match Keeper... (or Toothpick Keeper)

by eitaknella18 in Outside > Camping

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Match Keeper... (or Toothpick Keeper)

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Have you ever been backpacking or camping and your match box gets wet? That gets on my nerves, so I came up with this. A duct tape/ chapstick match keeper!

Starting...

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First take your used chapstick tube.

Clean It Out!!

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Then take a knife and scoop out the stuff left.

Removing...

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Then take out the elevator. (as I like to call it) :)

Duct Tape It!

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I used gold, but you can use any color you want to.

Trim Your Matches.

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The un-trimmed matches are too tall to fit with the lid on, so you have to trim the ends off... Don't trim the tip off!

Put the "Elevator" Back In.

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Once you put the elevator back in twist it all the way down.

Cut the Strike Surface...

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Then cover it with duct tape. It's not guaranteed to keep water away from the strike surface but it'll slow it down.

Secure It.

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I put a whole lot of duct tape around the base because you really don't want to lose it.

And There You Have It!

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It's done... I hope you liked it, this is my first Instuctable so please let me know if it is good!

Thanks!