I agree. Put a SAK with a saw and a Mora in your outdoor pack. They're inexpensive, but good knives. Not the highest quality if you only look at the steel, but certainly very, very useful.
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I agree. Put a SAK with a saw and a Mora in your outdoor pack. They're inexpensive, but good knives. Not the highest quality if you only look at the steel, but certainly very, very useful.
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Superb knife. Tough, light and compact. Put the weight you save towards a hatchet.
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Why would I want a Mora though? They aren't full tang. Wouldn't it be about the same as carrying a high quality folder?
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Don't underestimate the strength of the Moras' partial tang.
I would like to try that with a folder.
I don't have experience with high quality folders, but the reason why I have a Mora in my outdoor pack is that I want to have a fixed blade knife with me when camping and a Mora works fine for me. They are not full tang, but still strong, at least strong enough for my purposes.
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A few models are very close to being full tang (not that I think it really matters.) The Craftline tangs go through to about 1 inch from the back. The 510/511/526/546 and 2000 models also go almost all the way through the handle. Light, cheap, and they work.
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Maybe I should just sit back and MYOB, but Freq, I gotta ask dude, what kind of answer are you looking for?
You posted two threads in two days asking virtually the same question. You had 74 responses on the other thread, and thus far 27+ responses here.
Reading through both threads the theme is pretty much the same, for a short term, emergency survival situation, what you need is A knife, any knife, fixed or folder; preferably a good knife, but pretty much any knife will be an asset.
It only needs to assist you being able to stay warm and dry for a few days. If you get stranded on a hiking trail, you aren't going to become a hunter gatherer overnight. You are going to survive on whatever food and water you have with you, and by staying as warm and dry as possible.
If you want something better then buy whatever bakes your biscuits. (in your other thread I thought you indicated you had it narrowed down to either a RAT3 or Fallkniven F1??)
Your wits, fortitude, ability, and skill are going to be more important than the brand or style of knife you have if you ever find yourself in trouble.
Kevin
You posted two threads in two days asking virtually the same question. You had 74 responses on the other thread, and thus far 27+ responses here.
Reading through both threads the theme is pretty much the same, for a short term, emergency survival situation, what you need is A knife, any knife, fixed or folder; preferably a good knife, but pretty much any knife will be an asset.
It only needs to assist you being able to stay warm and dry for a few days. If you get stranded on a hiking trail, you aren't going to become a hunter gatherer overnight. You are going to survive on whatever food and water you have with you, and by staying as warm and dry as possible.
If you want something better then buy whatever bakes your biscuits. (in your other thread I thought you indicated you had it narrowed down to either a RAT3 or Fallkniven F1??)
Your wits, fortitude, ability, and skill are going to be more important than the brand or style of knife you have if you ever find yourself in trouble.
Kevin
Just a thought: an advantage of Mora's is that they are very cheap, which allows you to do a bit of experimenting with different knives without having to spend much money. If you get an idea of which kind of knife fits your needs best, you can always consider a more expensive or even a custom knife.