Benchmade 162 Bushcrafter...Best Survival Knife EVER???

[stabman]

Well, on Saturday I headed to Peche Island.
They now have a shuttle service there, put a bunch of rules in place, and removed all the fire pits (yay? ).
Anyway, I made my way there, and then headed down a nice looking "hedge tunnel" type of feature, emerging at a lagoon.

But now it's been at least TWO HOURS since I have eaten!!!
I am now in a full-blown survival situation.

Time to take stock of what I have to survive...

I don't know...it's gonna be close.
But time to get serious and open up those beans before I lose consciousness!

The Benchmade manages to bushcraft that green pepper and sausage into manageable pieces.

Check the surroundings...scan for danger.

It also bushcrafted a hole in the seal of the alcohol bottle so I was able to fill the measuring cup I put in the Emberlit twig stove to convert it into an alcohol stove.

Can you believe that these three women were willing to leave me stranded on the island rather than offer me a ride in their kayaks? Rude!

Oh well, get the balisong spoon into play for stirring and eating purposes:

Looking pretty good:

Time to eat!

I did make it off the island (did I make a raft of racoons tied together with paracord, or take the shuttle back to shore? You'll have to decide which is more likely ).

I even made it to Tim Hortons in time to get the breakfast sandwich to bring back to my wife.
Here I am waiting for the bus. You can see how the Bushcrafter isn't too conspicuous; I wore it on the bus both ways with no one giving a crap.

And that is my tale of high adventure involving the Benchmade 162 Bushcrafter. No doubt I would have died of starvation on the island without it, my corpse eaten by hordes of racoons. Good thing I had it with me.


(Edited because I spelled Tim Hortons wrong...my wife just called me a dumbass)

 

[bobobama]

Aaaaaah- survival in the wilderness with just your stamina, your know how, and your trusty blade (and a few other necessities)!

 

[stabman]

Aaaaaah- survival in the wilderness with just your stamina, your know how, and your trusty blade (and a few other necessities)!

Yep!

 

[jbmonkey]

can opener to open the can instead of your knife come on Sir..

great stuff, thanks.

 

[Hickory n steel]

It looks like a fine knife.

Btw that balisong spoon is pretty cool, or is it a spark ?

 

[stabman]

can opener to open the can instead of your knife come on Sir..

great stuff, thanks.

Yeah, I know.
For this I must hang my head in shame.

It looks like a fine knife.

Btw that balisong spoon is pretty cool, or is it a spark ?

It is a pretty nice knife.
The sheath that come with it is not the greatest though, as just about every single reviewer mentions.
With a new sheath though it is good to go.

It is definitely a balisong spoon.
It is a tad small, so it takes a bit longer to eat, but it is still kind of neat.

 

[91bravo]

My kinda cooking right there!

 

[omaha-beenglockin]

What---no titanium spork???? lol

 

[McFeeli]

That balisong spoon is giving me all sorts of balisong ideas.. So far the best one is a balisong pocket watch, the case being in a rectangle shape.. Hmm. 2 dollar idea or 2 billion dollar idea?

Good thread, great pictures!

 

[stabman]

What---no titanium spork???? lol

And yet I survived!
That is just how amazing the Benchmade 162 Bushcrafter is.

That balisong spoon is giving me all sorts of balisong ideas.. So far the best one is a balisong pocket watch, the case being in a rectangle shape.. Hmm. 2 dollar idea or 2 billion dollar idea?

Good thread, great pictures!

Two billion at the minimum.

 

[mmmotorcycle]

With a Smatchet, you would have thrived.... not JUST survived!

 

[stabman]

With a Smatchet, you would have thrived.... not JUST survived!

Have to maintain some degree of challenge!

I did bring the Bark River Clax to the island in 2010 when I went with my dad; Joe (who later went on season one of Alone); and kgd.
Back then there were fire pits, barbeque stands, and no signs with lists of things not to do.

But then the back part of the island disappeared, taking the trail around to the other side away.
They say it is erosion from higher lake levels and river current...but my theory is that the sheer amount of awesomeness that a Smatchet style blade embodies just blasted that part of the island out of existence.

With great power come great responsibility (and the Smatchet/Clax has great power ), so now I must be mindful of where I take it.

 

[fishface5]

Whew! That was a close one!
Good to know BM was there to save the day!

 

[Mikel_24]

Glad you made it out alive. When I saw you with the nitrile gloves on I thought you were about to butcher some wild creature (in a less processed state than your sausage). I take you are alergic to something and that's why you use gloves?

Good pictures!

 

[stabman]

Whew! That was a close one!
Good to know BM was there to save the day!

I know, right?

Glad you made it out alive. When I saw you with the nitrile gloves on I thought you were about to butcher some wild creature (in a less processed state than your sausage). I take you are alergic to something and that's why you use gloves?

Good pictures!

We just have a bunch of nitrile gloves, and it makes it easier to clean hands afterwards (since they're pretty much fully clean).
If we didn't have them on hand already I wouldn't bother, but since they're there, might as well use them.

Glad you enjoyed the pictures.