Best Survival Gear

Pilsner said:
Thanks for asking about the “extreme V” grind. I’m also struggling to imagine anybody thinking it’s a good idea to change one of the best elements of the F1: the full convex grind... :rolleyes:
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I do like a convex grind. Though most are flat and then convex from about halfway down to the edge. I like those too. A lot.

Dont see many full convex/appleseed grinds.

I just want to know what "extreme V" is. Flat, convex, or concave/hollow....seems like has to be one of those three.

I'm calling "hooey" on "extreme V."
 
There is a cottage industry of people who put up "review" sites with links to a big retailer who pays them fees for linking to items for sale, through the "A****n Affiliates" program. Every so often they are legitimate review sites that make a few dollars off the AA, but other times they use a site template and just fill the reviews up with a bunch of harvested information off the Internet.

The reason I bring up this seemingly unrelated topic is that the OP maintains such a site, and by sheer coincidence 2 days before he started this thread, posted a review of the top 10 of what he considers to be the "best survival gear," with links to where you can buy it from the above-mentioned retailer.

His previous batch of posts on Bladeforums, in April, were all about sharpening gear, which miraculously coincided with his own article about "best sharpeners" on his blog page, with links to where to buy them all.

So enjoy the thread if you want, but you're being mined for your information for his profit.
 
Definitely wondered why the OP was totally absent from his own thread. Think I know now. It was essentially a drive-by post. But it has been fun none the less.
 
marcinek said:
I do like a convex grind. Though most are flat and then convex from about halfway down to the edge. I like those too. A lot.

Dont see many full convex/appleseed grinds.

I just want to know what "extreme V" is. Flat, convex, or concave/hollow....seems like has to be one of those three.

I'm calling "hooey" on "extreme V."
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It is a 30% more acute convex grind.


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Fallkniven does not hold any copyright / patent for this design so anyone can do a knife like that. And Jakwhatever is not stealing anything from anyone, as much as Fallkniven is not stealing nuts from Jim Bowie when they sell one. A model is a model, you choose the maker.
 
jc57 said:
There is a cottage industry of people who put up "review" sites with links to a big retailer who pays them fees for linking to items for sale, through the "A****n Affiliates" program. Every so often they are legitimate review sites that make a few dollars off the AA, but other times they use a site template and just fill the reviews up with a bunch of harvested information off the Internet.

The reason I bring up this seemingly unrelated topic is that the OP maintains such a site, and by sheer coincidence 2 days before he started this thread, posted a review of the top 10 of what he considers to be the "best survival gear," with links to where you can buy it from the above-mentioned retailer.

His previous batch of posts on Bladeforums, in April, were all about sharpening gear, which miraculously coincided with his own article about "best sharpeners" on his blog page, with links to where to buy them all.

So enjoy the thread if you want, but you're being mined for your information for his profit.
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Well the discussion has been off topic since almost the beginning loll. Hope he can do something with that.
 
SteelJunkee said:
It is a 30% more acute convex grind.


Fallkniven does not hold any copyright / patent for this design so anyone can do a knife like that. And Jakwhatever is not stealing anything from anyone, as much as Fallkniven is not stealing nuts from Jim Bowie when they sell one. A model is a model, you choose the maker.
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So it's not a V grind. Just a convex one with a more acute edge angle.

The Bowie argument doesn't hold water, because, even at the beginning there was no set form for the knives he used.

Like I said, if you are OK with a company that takes someone elses work for a quick profit, that is your prerogative.

You are not required, by any means to share my passion about knives and the people who create them.
 
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It really all depends on what you need to survive and how long you need to survive for. If I were to make a survival kit, I'd stock toilet paper first. You'll be much happier holding out in the woods with a clean back end. After that, water is the most essential part. The problem with packing water is that it's heavy, so instead I'd carry at least 2 lifestraws to keep myself from getting sick from water I drink. After that comes shelter. A few tarps, make sure to have at least one to lay on the ground, at least 50 feet of paracord and a bivvy sack since they can be stored in such a small amount of space. Next up is food. You can get a 3 day pack of survival rations off of amazon with a 5 year shelf life. Granted, they're as dry as the desert and more sugary than a candy factory, but they'd do the job in a pinch. Personally, I'd also keep a bow with the rest of my supplies for defensive purposed and medium to large game. I'd use some of the paracord for snares for small animals. And last but not least, a good solid fixed blade.
 
Trevor_Phillips said:
It really all depends on what you need to survive and how long you need to survive for. If I were to make a survival kit, I'd stock toilet paper first. You'll be much happier holding out in the woods with a clean back end. After that, water is the most essential part. The problem with packing water is that it's heavy, so instead I'd carry at least 2 lifestraws to keep myself from getting sick from water I drink. After that comes shelter. A few tarps, make sure to have at least one to lay on the ground, at least 50 feet of paracord and a bivvy sack since they can be stored in such a small amount of space. Next up is food. You can get a 3 day pack of survival rations off of amazon with a 5 year shelf life. Granted, they're as dry as the desert and more sugary than a candy factory, but they'd do the job in a pinch. Personally, I'd also keep a bow with the rest of my supplies for defensive purposed and medium to large game. I'd use some of the paracord for snares for small animals. And last but not least, a good solid fixed blade.
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Interesting. A** paper comes first? Well, I guess you could use some as tender to start a fire. I did note that you did not list any sort of fire starter so I will assume that this is not a complete list.

BTW, what type of "good solid fixed blade" do you have in mind? Or, did I miss that?
 
When our individual SHTF situation occurs, it will be probably be unexpected, when we are at a physical low, during the worst possible weather, and most of our kit unavailable. Picture this occurring far from home immediately after a commercial air flight. So, we will need to depend primarily on our knowledge, skills, and attitude.
 
sabre cat said:
Interesting. A** paper comes first? Well, I guess you could use some as tender to start a fire. I did note that you did not list any sort of fire starter so I will assume that this is not a complete list.

BTW, what type of "good solid fixed blade" do you have in mind? Or, did I miss that?
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I have a friend who spent several years on a small sailboat doing missionary work in very underdeveloped areas inm central and south America. I asked her if she did it again whart would she bring, and she said "Baby Wipes"
 
marcinek said:
I have a friend who spent several years on a small sailboat doing missionary work in very underdeveloped areas inm central and south America. I asked her if she did it again whart would she bring, and she said "Baby Wipes"
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Makes sense. What about the type of fixed blade you would bring?
 
sabre cat said:
Makes sense. What about the type of fixed blade you would bring?
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Bring on a small sailboat while doing missionary work for a couple years in South and Central America?

A Leatherman.

Or a Chinese Fallkniven F1 knockoff with an "extreme V" grind! :thumbsup:

But, as I said before, neither could replace knowledge. It is the best survival "gear."
 
marcinek said:
So it's not a V grind. Just a convex one with a more acute edge angle.

The Bowie argument doesn't hold water, because, even at the beginning there was no set form for the knives he used.

Like I said, if you are OK with a company that takes someone elses work for a quick profit, that is your prerogative.

You are not required, by any means to share my passion about knives and the people who create them.
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Sorry for the late response but I was on a long awaited bug-out weekend :)

I was kidding you with the bowie loll.. I admit that brand are not very important to me as long as the tool is good but still, I have the F1 so Fallkniven got my money and the knife is awesome. I live in a cold and very damp weather area and these are the sole type of knives that can really perform well in these conditions, exposed tang and micarta I love, but only in the summer time I use them, the rest of the time it is the Swedish ones I use. I bought it out of curiosity and must admit that the knife is good that's all. No fan boy here. Why would someone buy a clone at the same price of the original, if it's not curiosity.

I'm pretty notorious for that kind of controversial buy, because... I'm curious. And I have the original to compare with. It brought me a couple of good surprises and sometimes not so much, loll.
 
SteelJunkee said:
I'm pretty notorious for that kind of controversial buy, because... I'm curious. And I have the original to compare with. It brought me a couple of good surprises and sometimes not so much, loll.
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Well, if being curious justifies funding cloners to you, great.

Nothing justifies that to me, but that's just me.
 
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