Best Survival Knife?

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For an "all the time" survival knife, you need one that can be with you all the time.
Figure out, based on your location and vocation, what you can have with you all the time, and go from there. :)
 
stabman said:
For an "all the time" survival knife, you need one that can be with you all the time.
Figure out, based on your location and vocation, what you can have with you all the time, and go from there. :)
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Dang skippy, that's the answer. There are situations where knives are useless, guns are useless, gas is useless, sometimes you might need snowshoes or instant fire or water or a blanket or a flashlight... The list is endless.

Find a knife that is comfortable, that you use all the time and know the limits and that you can carry. There are times when nothing less than a chainsaw will do, so don't worry about those, if you are really worried about hard use, carry the largest knife you can in 3v or some other tough steel, for folders, I know Id trust an axis lock, a triad lock and the ram lock, if whatever I need to do breaks the knife, then I was S.O.L. anyhow.

Be wise and think ahead, that's the best tool we as humans have.
 
I have just completed a 5 year study on this topic. Without a doubt, the best survival knife is the one you left at home.
DON'T LEAVE HOME
 
Did the OP ever find the "best" survival knife? I tend to share the opinion that it's whatever one that's on your person when needed. I just hope I don't have to survive the apocalypse with just my Ambassador SAK when the Fallkniven is in my go bag...
 
"Survival" will happen unexpectedly and immediately----you'll be using what you have on you or with you.

a BM 520 Presidio and a SAK Farmer are with me always---I can't imagine there's anything that this pair won't cover 99.99% of the time until its no longer a survival situation----I'll either be dead or safe at home lol

I don't think your cool heavy duty fixed blade will be with you when you need it.
 
I'm a flight paramedic, generally the only knives I have on me are my Millie and and older Spyderhawk for cutting lines, cord, belts ect. The Millie would be my survival knife in the event of an emergency because that's what I'd physically have on me and frankly, I'd be glad to have it. Not the most durable blade in the world but certainly serviceable

Wheni went camping, on the other hand I had the luxury of bringing my Busse SAR5, Cold Steel Kukri and a pocket knife and there was really nothing I couldn't do with those short of felling trees. It's already been said that the best survival knife is one you'll carry every day. I'd prefer a fixed blade but generally don't carry one
 
At home: I've got emergency kits stashed at home, work, cars, and my folks' house. In addition to first aid kits, water, food, gloves, dust masks, and safety glasses, every kit has a P-38, trauma shears, needle-nose Vise Grips, a Victorinox (various, older scratched up ones), a Mora Robust series knife, and a wrecking bar. And a roll of duct tape.

No point to buying fancy tools that you might or might not be able to access in a disaster. I want good-enough tools at hand wherever I may be.

Remote: A way to get clean water; shelter (clothing, space blanket, tarp; a small folding saw; fire starter); first aid; small knife (a Gerber LST or Swiss classic would be fine); and (most importantly!!!) an EPIRB or satellite phone.

The importance of food is wildly overrated, except in extremely cold climates. You can go at least a couple of weeks without food. The importance of water is hard to overstate. In two days or less, your performance is severely degraded without it. In three days you might be dead. A knife is not the most helpful tool when you need water.

An awful lot of the bushcraft stuff is fun, but most of it has little or nothing to do with survival — except as a way of learning about the properties of raw materials available in the woods. I'd far rather carry a high-performance silnylon tarp, a few feet of Spectra cord, and a Classic or a Dragonfly, than a "manly" "survival" knife of the same weight.
 
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One that keeps a decent edge and can be field sharpened. One that will break not bend!
 
JFrame said:
Backpacker Magazine rated the Gerber Bear Grylls knife as the best "survival" knife:

http://www.backpacker.com/survival-tested-the-final-cut/survival/16711?page=2

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Nailed it. I did watch a family friend of mine use his bear grylls to make a shelter for fun. but he is 13. Also, the thing loses its edge quickly. So, dont do that.

Also, for what it is worth I used an ESEE Izula II for campfire prep and general hiking duties a couple weeks ago. Id give it strong consideration because it is compact enough to stow away wherever you choose to store your "zombamanukapocalypse" gear and in capable hands could do a lot of work.
 
defaultuser said:
A custom camp knife perhaps? Something in 5160 or 52100, 6 to 8 inches blade lenght, full tang construction. There's plenty of very talented makers right here on the forum. Why not contacting them and get something made to your specs? That could be an awesome experience.
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