An Army Of Knife Experts Share Tips On Choosing The Best Survival Knife

[Goosey]

I wonder why "blade steel" is the 2nd most important consideration according to the people polled. I think tang, thickness, length, ease of sharpening and just the overall design of the knife is far more important than whether it's AUS8 or M390

 

[TopSpecUS]

A nice recap from one of the contributors.

"I have to admit that I hadn’t heard of their site, but they have 66k likes on Facebook (including TTAK’s own Nathan), but more importantly to me a thorough perusal of their previous posts proved Darren and the site’s bona fides.
Darren was interviewing a panel of “experts” in the fields of knives and wilderness survival to answer the question: “What is the most important trait you look for in a survival knife?” The panel was made up of survival bloggers, knife writers such as myself, and one individual whose CV blows me away to be included on the same panel with."

check it out

http://www.thetruthaboutknives.com/2015/02/trust-me-im-an-expert-or-something/

 

[pinnah]

I guess John Muir wasn't high speed low drag enough.

ROTFL!!!

TopSpec guys,

I'd be interested to see what responses you would get by interviewing folks with these sort of backgrounds:
+ Certified mountain guides (e.g. AAI)
+ Certified hunting guide
+ Outdoor skills instructors (e.g. NOLS, Outward Bounds)
+ Wilderness first responders (e.g. SAR, USFS and State Rangers)

 

[TopSpecUS]

ROTFL!!!

TopSpec guys,

I'd be interested to see what responses you would get by interviewing folks with these sort of backgrounds:
+ Certified mountain guides (e.g. AAI)
+ Certified hunting guide
+ Outdoor skills instructors (e.g. NOLS, Outward Bounds)
+ Wilderness first responders (e.g. SAR, USFS and State Rangers)

Funny you ask. Thinking about doing something like this again. Let us know who you suggest!