Bug out bag knife. Fixed blade with ten inch max length.?

strategy9 said:
H&K Feint
440c stainless...
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Hell to the Yeah, Strat....

I thought about either a Feint or a Becker Magnum Camp for my BOB, but I'd end up phishing it out and pharting around with it and it'd never make it back in.

Coast of Washington and Oregon is where I roam. The bag is in the car in case of seismic event resulting in a tsunami whilst I'm enroute. Highway 101 and 105 have long stretches of noplace, logging roads making up the vast majority of tsunami escape routes. If you have to bail uphill into the woods til it's over, it's a good idea to have enough gear to ride it out. Some logging roads are gated at the bottom, so having a bag that you can hump up the hill is a must.

I honestly don't know as of this moment what knife is in there. I better go check. Mora more than likely.
 
Team Gemini by Busse at the moment but may add in a smaller knife in future. SAK is also in the pouch. In general I think having a knife built like a tank is a good idea for a bug out bag.
 
My BOB knife is the Ontario 499 pilot survival knife. For a suburban environment this knife has many advantages. While its not full tang it can handle light prying but what it does real well is hammer stuff. The large solid steel pommel has many uses. Last is this knife has a fine toothed saw back that will actually cut metal of need be. It is easily sharpened in the field and there is no need to test the knife as its been made exactly the same for decades. I consider it a top choice for urban/suburban use
 
Coast of Washington and Oregon is where I roam. The bag is in the car in case of seismic event resulting in a tsunami whilst I'm enroute. Highway 101 and 105 have long stretches of noplace, logging roads making up the vast majority of tsunami escape routes. If you have to bail uphill into the woods til it's over, it's a good idea to have enough gear to ride it out. Some logging roads are gated at the bottom, so having a bag that you can hump up the hill is a must
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Wouldn't you be better off having basic pioneer tools in the trunk? Light Axe, shovel and pick or variant? I'd also recommend a pry bar, bolt cutter ( for locked gates) and whatever else your situation calls for. A tarp at minimum along with stuff to keep you for 2-4 days. It's more than you can carry on foot but in a car it is hardly noticeable. Make it the largest bolt cutter you can buy. Who wants to waste time when a tsunami is coming?

Joe
 
Good advice, Joe. Even if the OP buys the most capable knife on the planet, if it's not the tool he needs when he needs it, he's going to end up in a world of hurt. First thing he needs to do is evaluate the circumstances he's likely to find himself in when the SHTF. Only then can he decide what tools and supplies he'll need to have on hand to address them.
 
I used, beat up, and darn near pushed a Ontario USAF pilots knife to its limit on a farm for many years. As far as what a knife should and ever do, it gets my vote.
 
Wind_Slash said:
I used, beat up, and darn near pushed a Ontario USAF pilots knife to its limit on a farm for many years. As far as what a knife should and ever do, it gets my vote.
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Yes and very inexpensive. They aren't fancy but within their size range should work very well.

I had a Cold Steel GI Tanto in my "get out bag" but it is larger than the OP's size range. I don't believe in the concept of the bug out bag, but I worked in a highrise building and I believed in needing some tools to get out of the building in the event of catastrophe. My bag contained a big flashlight, the knife, a piece of 2x4 as long as would fit, and a medium size pry bar.
 
Blackreach said:
In short i want a knife that can be relied upon to perform above and beyond in the event of a real emergency. To perform as a knife. .pry bar..or what ever i need it to be.
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That's asking a bit much isn't it? It sounds to me like what you want is winter camping gear. And maybe some items to keep your car running or to get it running again after a break down.
 
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