another tip.. save the tins your #11 caps come in. Thosetins can be made into emergency candles using braided cotton string and bees wax. Anyone who ever made a fire with wet cold hands know how easy it is to botch a match. When matches are limited, or starting tinder scare, lighting a candle is an easy way to make a fire. That candle can be put on the ground where it burns nice and bright. Tinder can be added and the candle makes an easy fire starter. With the lid in place taped, it is small, easy to carry, and will stay good indefinite.

Another thing I do is use my kitchen vacuum sealer and seal two books of matches in small leftover otherwise useless vaccumbags. These air tight bags can not start on fire because fire of course need oxygen to work. They are water proof should you get dumped from a boat or canoe, or are forced to cross water, until you unseal them. They are easy to carry in glove boxes, tackle boxes, possible bags, and in an emergency could save your life or at least make an evening lost in the woods a little more comfortable.