If you only had 1 knife to survive

[MOTOR51]

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[Vermiform]

If I were on my laptop, I'd post a few memes of the owner slashing pigs with his swords.

You leave Lynn Thompson out of this! He is a genius and practically revolutionized the CIWCI (Composite Indian War Club Industry).

 

[JBE]

Some variation of the Busse Team Gemini or Battle Mistress, a Kabar or a Cold Steel SRK or Trail Master.

 

[DAVE_M]

You leave Lynn Thompson out of this! He is a genius and practically revolutionized the CIWCI (Composite Indian War Club Industry).

I was like WTF is a CIWCI, then I read it and LOL'd

 

[PECEMKR]

Survival is small game, small crafting ( snares , deadfalls), precise notching for shelter to stay together, and removing thorns and splinters,

try skinning a frog , mouse , small rabbit with a hawk or machate like blade

that festering thorn between your toes causing agonizing pain ? what use the machate to cut your foot off ?

and you would be suprised how much you need a dead strike on the pummel .

 

[JeeperCreeper]

It's a good thing I have several knives, hatchets, and machetes at my bug out location...

 

[DAVE_M]

Survival is small game, small crafting ( snares , deadfalls), precise notching for shelter to stay together, and removing thorns and splinters,

try skinning a frog , mouse , small rabbit with a hawk or machate like blade

that festering thorn between your toes causing agonizing pain ? what use the machate to cut your foot off ?

and you would be suprised how much you need a dead strike on the pummel .

This kind of response shows me you have no idea of how to use a hawk or machete.

Most tasks can be completed with a 2" blade Mora. Surprisingly to most, you don't even need a knife to create a fire.

 

[bsoileau24]

benchmade nimravus for now but have my eye on a benchmade bushcrafter now.
Pic of the nimravus

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[PECEMKR]

If you only had 1 knife to survive???

1 knife is what we are talking about correct ?

I would love to see your awesome skills remove a thorn (fishhook etc) from a sensitive area with a Machete.

and mora are awesome knives I own 5 use them for many tasks

but 1 knife , just 1

John Plaster still advocates the airforce survival knife in his courses<<< but I am sure he doesn't know how to use a hawke or a machete either

 

[DAVE_M]

If you only had 1 knife to survive???

1 knife is what we are talking about correct ?

I would love to see your awesome skills remove a thorn (fishhook etc) from a sensitive area with a Machete.

and mora are awesome knives I own 5 use them for many tasks

but 1 knife , just 1

John Plaster still advocates the airforce survival knife in his courses<<< but I am sure he doesn't know how to use a hawke or a machete either

I posted my "one knife," a Bark River Bravo 2, but I'd rather a hawk... Deal with it.
Obviously you prefer a knife. That's cool, brochacho, I'll take my hawk any day.

BTW, I don't go out in the woods nekkid, and Gringo didn't say what kind of TEOTWAKI event we're role playing here. I'm not too worried about removing fishhooks from my butt cheek when I'm riding the whale through post-apocalyptic Baton Rouge.

 

[Vermiform]

BTW, I don't go out in the woods nekkid, and Gringo didn't say what kind of TEOTWAKI event we're role playing here. I'm not too worried about removing fishhooks from my butt cheek when I'm riding the whale through post-apocalyptic Baton Rouge.

Well I'm not digging a fishhook out of my junk with one of your fancy Injun hatchets and I ain't letting you do it for me either.

 

[DAVE_M]

Well I'm not digging a fishhook out of my junk with one of your fancy Injun hatchets and I ain't letting you do it for me either.

 

[Mr_Smith57]

I was going to suggest a Nimravus also.

 

[Mr_Smith57]

CRKT Razel SS7

 

[AustinBR]

Sog Seal Team Elite that I mentioned earlier. The full tang blade ends with a hammer at the end. Leave the knife in the sheath and you have a hammer as well. Add to that a nice blade that is the perfect size and you're good to go. On, and I chopped down a 6 inch diameter tree with mine once...it took about 20 minutes, but it did work.

Images all from Google Images - I didn't have time to take a pic of mine.

 

[DAVE_M]

Serrations

 

[Vermiform]

Serrations

Agreed. Handy to have at rare times, but an insane pain in the ass to sharpen.

 

[DAVE_M]

Agreed. Handy to have at rare times, but an insane pain in the ass to sharpen.

I've never had a use for serrations, and most knives have serrations in the wrong place to even be useful.

In all seriousness, I'd take either one of these blades and be just fine:

The top one is a buddies, but I'll have mine soon. The little one has seen years of abuse already, and it's held up great.

 

[JeeperCreeper]

You never know when you'll need to skin a tomato or cut a coke can in half!

 

[UnseenUSPCompact]

RAT 5 or 7