I trust these knives !!!

psy-ops said:
My choices follow in agreement with Skammers but if someone else would trust a Mora that is their perogative.
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Trust for what? Peel an apple or chop firewood?

It is not personal preference, it is what you do with the knife and which one is best suited for the job, there is no such thing as an all around knife. Try cutting livers for a trot line with a Busse BM or cleaning a mess of panfish, can you do it, sure, is it the best tool for the job, hell no. Likewise heavy brush chopping and clearing with my schrade 13ot would be next to impossible. Everyone seems to think that what they do is what everyone else does and that their idea of survival matches everyone else's, which is just not the case. Chris
 
RB, I am not sure what you mean. I am saying that this thread is about what knife you would trust in a survival situation. The operative word is YOU. The OP doesn't ask for what is the best knife. If someone else's survival ability is formed around a mora than they have the right tool.

My personal preference for knives that I would trust in a survival sit. falls in agreement with skammers.
 
What I mean is the tasks, even in survival, that you expect a knife to do and the tasks I expect a knife to do are two seperate things. Your knives are good for what you do, mine are good for what I do. If someone gave me a 9" knife forged by Thor in Valhalla that would slice tempered steel and concrete like butter I would sell it on ebay and keep using what I use. I have no need whatsoever in a knife bigger than 6", not because I am more skilled, I just don't do the same things with a knife that yall do. Chris
 
Skammer, what were you doing when you broke your moras? I seem to recall you were chopping through a layer of ice for a water hole or something.
That does sound like it shouldn't have broke, but I did not see how thick the ice was or how hard you were hitting it.
However I would say a mora blade has to be about 4 times stronger then the average sak, at least, and I have never broken a sak, (other then 1 time as a kid, snapped off the tip in a vice:D) and many people consider a sak a good enough tool to carry just that.
 
YES! I agree with you. If someone said they trusted a SAK in a survival situation, then more power to them. I would expect they would make it out in one piece. I wouldn't look down at them or think they were a fool. It wouldn't be my choice.
 
mtnfolk mike said:
great pics pit....

here's a few of my woods knives...:D

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the 2 most recent... :thumbup:
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What that knife in the top picture in the top left corner?
 
psy-ops said:
RB, I am not sure what you mean. I am saying that this thread is about what knife you would trust in a survival situation. The operative word is YOU. The OP doesn't ask for what is the best knife. If someone else's survival ability is formed around a mora than they have the right tool.

My personal preference for knives that I would trust in a survival sit. falls in agreement with skammers.
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If adrift in open waters, would you still want the same knife? Would a Mora be okay in such a situation? That is a survival situation, isn't it?
 
You can almost always smell the smoke before you see (or read) the flame.

I wish I had gotten in on that forum knife.
 
Varg Lobos said:
What that knife in the top picture in the top left corner?
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that is a bark river, snowy river.... :thumbup:

it's an awesome knife.. very lightweight... i generally don't like hidden tang knives or finger gaurds, but i love this one...:D
 
I'll take a Ranger, Becker or the rusted heap of a Machete that my father in law found in the grass over the weekend. If its got a long blade that can be sharpened, then its a survival tool.

As to mine Personally...Becker BK9, Ranger RD7 or 9 or a KH AK Khuk.

I have to laugh at the Mora hating, Busse Nuthuggery and usual devisive junk brought to the table on such an otherwise great thread.
 
Rupestris said:
If adrift in open waters, would you still want the same knife? Would a Mora be okay in such a situation? That is a survival situation, isn't it?
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In the OP, there is no mention of a specific survival situation. Without having any specific criteria, all posters are left to their own imagination of what type of survival situation they might be in. I don't find myself in or above open ocean much. Therefore, I would chose knives for environments I frequent the most.

Should someone purchase a knife for arctic exploration if they never are in that type of environment?
 
stingray4540 said:
I trust this knife!

What the heck are you doing with your knives that is causing you to break Moras?!

How on earth did we humans survive as a species with fragile, 2" long obsidian knives? ::rant off::
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Nothing out of the realm of typical woods use.

the thread is about what you would trust your life with in a survival situation. Size aside I would not trust anything to a mora sorry but they are lightweights when you should have at least a middleweight. Sure they are great for carving and cleaning trout but you can't stress them if you need to.

If your idea of survival is carving a tent peg then a mora is for you.

Pict threw up a bunch of pics of small knives I would rather count on if needed. Yes they cost more that a 6 pack of beer but I value durability and my life more. You dont even have to spend a lot of money to get a better tougher blade.

We survived with obsidian because when they did break they had the skill sets to make another with ease, not because they were a superior tool.

Why is it so hard to believe someone wouldnt trust a mora? YOu want to use a $10 knife when your life is on the line dont let me stop you. Couldnt care less.

Skam
 
skammer said:
Nothing out of the realm of typical woods use.

the thread is about what you would trust your life with in a survival situation.
Skam
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That is exactly what I am saying. Just because YOU wouldn't trust a Mora in a survival situation doesn't mean that EVERYONE wouldn't. It is unfair to say that no one should trust there life to a Mora, as if they will surly die if they are lost in the wilderness with only a Mora. People have actually survived in real life without a knife.

And no, carving a tent peg isn't my idea of survival. Having spent almost as much time in the Sierra Mountains or thick Ohio woods as in the city, and having had to spend an unexpected night with next to nothing in both, I have a pretty good idea of what it would take to stay alive in the wilderness, and I can't think of a situation were I would need to stress any knife to the point that it would break. I think that people tend to fantasize about having to survive in the wilderness for five months, and thinking about all the gear they would need, to build there own little city, when in reality the most important tools for survival are your signaling tools. Because, more likely than not, you will be found within a week of going missing, more likely 3 days. Unless you are stupid enough to go somewhere and not tell anyone were you are going, and if you are that stupid, you are unlikely to be smart enough to think about having a $300 knife or survival kit with you.
 
stingray4540 said:
That is exactly what I am saying. Just because YOU wouldn't trust a Mora in a survival situation doesn't mean that EVERYONE wouldn't. It is unfair to say that no one should trust there life to a Mora, as if they will surly die if they are lost in the wilderness with only a Mora. People have actually survived in real life without a knife.
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We are talking about choice here not what youd have to make due with. Maybe a mora you could make due with if you had nothing else, maybe not. I never said you would die using a mora:rolleyes: (reading comprehension). I am simply saying I wouldnot trust my life with it. For the same reasons I carry a lighter and stick matches vs paper matches. You want to be the paper match hero be my guest.

But when planning gear and equipment for such an event you would think you would obtain something a little more robust. It is not a hard use knife no matter how you cut it. Now dont be so cheap and go get a thicker stock blade you can beat on. If $50-100 is too much for you then thats not my problem.

Skam
 
The Swedish army has done numerous tests with the Mora style blade. What types of 'failure' are you thinking of? I watched a video where a young recruit pounded a black handled Mora into a tree, eventually cutting it down. The triflex knife is very tough, tough enough for most users. My high carbon Eric Frosts Mora is still ticking after many hours in the field. It is cheap enough to abuse.

Also, my experience has shown that the stainless variety of this style blade can function well in the kitchen. Numerous hunting camps that I have visited have used the Mora 2000 in food prep. No, I am not saying they are as good as my trusty Sani-Safe Dexter/Russell S142-9SCB slicer, but they perform various kitchen tasks with ease.

Shecky: yep, these discussions do allow a smile to come across my face. Bottom line here is, you can spend as much cash as you like on knives. The outcome in performance is not really an issue since many cheaper/inexpensive knives can certainly hold their own (or better) than higher priced offerings. For ex, my 18 inch machete is a better chopper than my BM, but I carry my Basic 9 most of the time. I just get bored with the same thing all the time. My axes chop hard wood better and quicker than my DF ever hoped to. Who really cares?

Of course, we all have opinions. Keep in mind: nothing intoxicates some people like a sip of authority.
 
skammer said:
Now dont be so cheap and go get a thicker stock blade you can beat on. If $50-100 is too much for you then thats not my problem.

Skam
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Uhmm, did you forget to add a smiley face here or was it your intention to come off like that?

Anyway, I have a mora here and I am thinking of some tests I can do on it to see if it will break, when it struck me, I can't think of any sort of test you can do that would mimic a real worlds scenario where the blade fails. I stepped on it and it didnt break, and I chopped up some ice and it didnt't break.
What are you guys doing to your big knives that I can try with the mora?
 
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