I have a friend that is a Civil Air Patrol Captian. He flies regularly, recently flying relief missions for all of these hurricanes. He flies over the water quite a bit. As an officer, he wears a uniform.
I would like some ideas on a knife that would be a good gift for his situation, especially if there was an accident or crash or if he was stranded somewhere. A large fixed blade wouldn't look to good hanging off his belt, unless he carried it in his flight bag. [remember these are private planes, no passangers]
I thought of a multi-tool, or possibly a good folder. If a folder, what blade length do you think would fit nice in a pocket, yet handle most situations? Persoanlly, I prefer a 3 1/2" blade. 4" gets too big for my hands to open quickly and usually starts to work out of my pockets when I sit. I guess this will turn into a personal preference, so I will weigh all advice.
As for a small fixed blade bang around knife, my first thought is the tried and true Air Force Survial knife or Cold Steel's SRK. So what are your thoughts?
Thank you, Teej
I would like some ideas on a knife that would be a good gift for his situation, especially if there was an accident or crash or if he was stranded somewhere. A large fixed blade wouldn't look to good hanging off his belt, unless he carried it in his flight bag. [remember these are private planes, no passangers]
I thought of a multi-tool, or possibly a good folder. If a folder, what blade length do you think would fit nice in a pocket, yet handle most situations? Persoanlly, I prefer a 3 1/2" blade. 4" gets too big for my hands to open quickly and usually starts to work out of my pockets when I sit. I guess this will turn into a personal preference, so I will weigh all advice.
As for a small fixed blade bang around knife, my first thought is the tried and true Air Force Survial knife or Cold Steel's SRK. So what are your thoughts?
Thank you, Teej
