Cold weather survival knife recommendations

For cold weather you'd obviously want to avoid a handle with exposed metal, if you're going to use the knife without gloves, and you might have to. Fällknivens and some others were designed with that in mind. Or, wrap the handle to cover any exposed metal. Might make it bulky though.

As for the blade part - well, hundreds of options there. Heck, a Randall 1-7 with leather handle would fit the bill, and be stylish on top.
 
Cold weather survival situations are an entirely different animal. Building a survival shelter gets added to the equation. A knife that can chop and/or split limbs or logs will become more important.
Something with a bit of BuckMaster in it!
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Bob Denman said:
Cold weather survival situations are an entirely different animal. Building a survival shelter gets added to the equation. A knife that can chop and/or split limbs or logs will become more important.
Something with a bit of BuckMaster in it!
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It is -6 here right now (before wind chill) and I can just imagine sticking that handle in my armpit to warm it up. :p
 
DocJD said:
There's worse places ! :eek:
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DocJD said:
Avoid the need , with Cold Steel Kraton type handles , rubbery with little nubs . Great for cold weather , or anytime really . :cool::thumbsup::thumbsup:

Very good non-slip grip . Good with gloves , wet , bloody etc.
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Stacked birch bark, best non-slip cold resistant handles I've ever used-
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Interesting topic. I'm going to be watching. I've been reading and also wanting to build cold weather survival knives.

Normally I like thin, slicey knives. But I wanna make some beaters. Super Tough.
Stupid Tough.

I live in Wisconsin. It can sometimes get -30F not including windchill.



Seems users want lots of nickel in them.
So good steels would be L6, 15n20, ZTuff
 
Years ago I watched a show where they followed Marines through a Winter survival school and most of the students shown had either a multi tool or an Air Force Survival Knife. Most of the shelters were dug in snow caves or improvised tree wells with a few boughs for cover. Not really a whole lot of framed shelters. I’d say find yourself something 5-7inches in blade length with a 3/16 to 1/4in thick blade. Maybe contact the school and see what they advise/allow?
 
Bill Siegle said:
Years ago I watched a show where they followed Marines through a Winter survival school and most of the students shown had either a multi tool or an Air Force Survival Knife. Most of the shelters were dug in snow caves or improvised tree wells with a few boughs for cover. Not really a whole lot of framed shelters. I’d say find yourself something 5-7inches in blade length with a 3/16 to 1/4in thick blade. Maybe contact the school and see what they advise/allow?
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Machetes work really well for building igloos.
 
Monofletch said:
Wouldn’t it be the same as a warm weather survival knife? If someone tries to say “Magnacut performs better in the cold than in the warm weather” I’m going to scream!
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Aw c’mon! No one has said it yet? Ok ok.

According to no studies whatsoever, Magnacut performs better in cold than in warm weather. Faux fact!
 
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