choices for the truck/bob

hardheart

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my fixed blade choices, l-r

Martindale golok-foot long carbon blade
Koster langseax-foot long W2 blade from a Nicholson file
Martindale paratrooper-10" carbon
Ranger RD6-6" 5160
CRKT Partner-5 1/2" stainless (AUS6?), thin
Harner necker-2 3/4" CPM154
Knifemaker87 bandsaw blade knife-2 3/4" possibly L6
GL Drew-2 1/2" ATS34
CS paraedge-2 1/2" AUS8, double edged/part serrated

The SAK and Lman Wave go in my BOB (which sits in my truck), both have locking blades and saws, among other tools. The folding utility knife sits in my truck tool box, with other tools-pertinent ones being a crowbar, several screwdrivers, a few hammers. Prying and hammering outside of an emergency aren't tasks for the blades.

I'd like to pick a small and large fixed to go with the multitool and sak in the BOB, and I'll probably stick another large fixed in the tool box. I had the golok, RD6, and bandsaw knife in the BOB up til now. I have a diafold coarse/fine, plus files in the Martindale sheaths, for sharpening.
 
Think you got enough knives there, Hardheart? ;) That's a nice selection, I can see a distinct use and purpose for each one. How do you like that folding utility knife, I've been thinking about getting one, but already have several of the old-fashioned kind.

I don't keep a bob in my truck, because I'm not planning on bugging out. One thing I do keep in the back of my truck (which has a cap on it) is a five gallon joint compound bucket with one of those cloth tool caddies in it. In it go a small wood saw, hack saw, various pliers and screwdrivers, hammer, shears, nail sets and punches, staple gun, file, ice pick, chalk line, duct tape, twine, etc. That kit has come in handy more times than I can think about. In the winter time, I keep a long handled shovel in there. In the cab I keep a SAK Deluxe Tinker and machete, and a couple of cheapo Chinese lockbacks that I pick up at the hardware store.
 
I keep a martindale in the BOB and a machete (actually a work tool). Both are inexpensive enough that I am not worried about loss, rust, etc.

Pat
 
hardheart said:
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my fixed blade choices, l-r

Martindale golok-foot long carbon blade
Koster langseax-foot long W2 blade from a Nicholson file
Martindale paratrooper-10" carbon
Ranger RD6-6" 5160
CRKT Partner-5 1/2" stainless (AUS6?), thin
Harner necker-2 3/4" CPM154
Knifemaker87 bandsaw blade knife-2 3/4" possibly L6
GL Drew-2 1/2" ATS34
CS paraedge-2 1/2" AUS8, double edged/part serrated

The SAK and Lman Wave go in my BOB (which sits in my truck), both have locking blades and saws, among other tools. The folding utility knife sits in my truck tool box, with other tools-pertinent ones being a crowbar, several screwdrivers, a few hammers. Prying and hammering outside of an emergency aren't tasks for the blades.

I'd like to pick a small and large fixed to go with the multitool and sak in the BOB, and I'll probably stick another large fixed in the tool box. I had the golok, RD6, and bandsaw knife in the BOB up til now. I have a diafold coarse/fine, plus files in the Martindale sheaths, for sharpening.
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With what you have showing, The Ranger and one of the Martindale blades would be added to the 2 folding tools you've chosen.
 
Coldwood said:
Think you got enough knives there, Hardheart? ;) That's a nice selection, I can see a distinct use and purpose for each one. How do you like that folding utility knife, I've been thinking about getting one, but already have several of the old-fashioned kind.

I don't keep a bob in my truck, because I'm not planning on bugging out. One thing I do keep in the back of my truck (which has a cap on it) is a five gallon joint compound bucket with one of those cloth tool caddies in it. In it go a small wood saw, hack saw, various pliers and screwdrivers, hammer, shears, nail sets and punches, staple gun, file, ice pick, chalk line, duct tape, twine, etc. That kit has come in handy more times than I can think about. In the winter time, I keep a long handled shovel in there. In the cab I keep a SAK Deluxe Tinker and machete, and a couple of cheapo Chinese lockbacks that I pick up at the hardware store.
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Coldwood, are you ever 30+ miles from home for any length of time. I and several others keep a GHB (Get Home Bag) in our vehicles for when we're away from home and will need actual survival gear to help us get back to the house. They would be especially helpful when the vehicle can't get you there and you need to walk.
 
I carry a survival kit behind the seat along with the tool kit and some quick to get to cutlery in the pockets on the door and under the seat. In the kit is a SAK Adventurer, a Frosts Mora and a Cold Steel Master Hunter. In the pocket on the door is a Leatherman Wave and a Woodsman's Pal. Under the seat is a Cold Steel shovel. Also behind the seat is an axe and folding saw. I spend lots of time in fields and in the woods. Getting stuck for a while is not an impossibility.
 
Good point about a "get home bag" (GHB). I routinely keep a coat or jacket (depending on the time of the year), gun, knife, axe, a parka, extra pair of jeans and underware, as well as a pair of good shoes for walking in my vehicle. I don't keep food, but I do often have dried trail mix or granola bars or whatever strikes my fancy. If I lived in the woods, I'd carry a small chain saw as well. I have more than once been held up leaving the woods by downed trees and so forth across a road. Also good for doing the neighborly thing of clearing a tree from the highway.

At home, I keep four large 35 gallon Rubbermaid tubs that lock with clips for putting whatever might be wanted should it be necessary to "bug out". These fit nicely in the back of a pickup truck and would protect whatever I choose to protect from the elements. I keep tarps, rope, lantern, extension cords, survival gear in one of them all the time. I generally just have a list of things that would go into the containers and would assemble them when it was needed.
 
Longbow, I see your point, but no, I'm never 30+ miles back into the woods on a logging trail. I did that when I was younger and had a 4wd, but then I also had all my camping gear with me. My current truck isn't set up for off-road back woods travel. If I was going to do that kind of travelling, I would definitely take a BOB or GHB, and I have all the contents or equipment in my house or in my shop. Ready to go If I think I need it.
 
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