I trust these knives !!!

Yeah, I have nothing against spending a lot of money on knives. I like fine things as much as anyone. It's just the idea that one can "trust your life" to a knife sets up a goal that ultimately can never be reached or argued, except by wagging one's finger at where others draw the line in the sand.
 
this thread left the topic real quick...my blade vs. mora... I think someone got offended really quick and the thread when down hill...if you carry a mora that is fine by me ... there are alot of mora out there so these blades have merit but not my blade of choice nor do i own one..and yes I had one many years back and gave it away..I replaced it with a buck 102...I did not care for a mora but I not going to knock some one who likes the blade...
 
Yeah, it got off topic fast. This is a good thread.

I always take skammer's perpetual dissing on knives with a large grain of salt. It doesn't offend me. I said, I agreed with skammer on his blade choices. To me that means thicker heavier blades. I am NOT anti-mora or anything else. I have no interest in pissing any one off about their choice of knives.
 
I doubt anyone thinks their mora is super tough, but they are tougher then some are being led to believe. I think I could trust my life to it. It wouldn't be my first choice as
a single knife to have to survive, but if I had it with me in an emergency I would just use common sense when using it. Even a Busse fan would appereciate it if it was all they had with them at the time.
 
psy-ops said:
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?
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Exactly.

So saying that one type is better, or that another type should be left in the kitchen is a bit presumptuous, no?

The OP just asked to see what knives people trusted. Not which knives were considered crap. Not which knives one wouldn't trust. This is the type of thread that should be bringing "ooohs" and aaahs". Not four pages of folks "Yucking someone elses Yum" (as my kids would say).

I'm not disagreeing with you or skam. In fact, most of my trusted knives are of the heavy blade sort. I'm just trying to keep an open mind and admit that sometimes a fillet knife would be a better choice than a Kukri.

Chris
 
I trust my Rat-7, USAF survival knife, SAK(any that I have), and yes my Mora 780/510. Maybe my 110 and gerber gator can go along too. Providing that you know the limitations you should be okay. I figure any kind of knife is better than none. The whole Ideal is not to put yourself in that situation to begin with, but you never know.:)
I would say that I would trust the NWA forum knife, but I don't have it yet.:D
 
GEC said:
I trust my Rat-7, USAF survival knife, SAK(any that I have), and yes my Mora 780/510. Maybe my 110 and gerber gator can go along too. Providing that you know the limitations you should be okay. I figure any kind of knife is better than none. The whole Ideal is not to put yourself in that situation to begin with, but you never know.:)
I would say that I would trust the NWA forum knife, but I don't have it yet.:D
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I agree with this. Blind trust followed by dissapointment is childish. Learn how to use a tool. Know it´s limitations and accept them. Choose the right tool for the job.
 
Lately I’ve been rather partial to the Roselli Carpenter:

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It has been working above my expectations and in a three tool combo as shown below has worked flawlessly to complete all of my backcountry needs. I definitely trust this knife. :D

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Pictured: top; Gransfors Small Forest Axe, middle; Roselli 7” Leuko and bottom; Roselli Carpenter.

That seems to be my current favorite woods-combo, along with about seven others. Admittedly, I could probably get by with just a SAK and maybe a Bahco/Kershaw saw, but this makes for more fun. ;)

I can't wait to *really* break the Carpenter in.
 
I trust ALL my tools to do the tasks by which they were made but I would feel very well prepared with one of these:

Wetterlings 24" hunter axe OR my Lee Reeves double bit.
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And a Vic Farmer or my Leatherman Wave:
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Might seem silly to some, but I guarantee you I would not be at any less of a disadvantage.
 
Nice Reeves, were you on the list or get it second hand?
Very good trio as well, I had a wave but traded it for the crunch, should have got both.
 
Until further notice:
For a Fixed blade - Busse Basic 5
For a Folder - Large Classic Seb.
 
I think this thread has gone a little off from the direction I was intending !

I will not debate that Mora's are fine knives for their intended tasks but I am trying to find out what knives you trust for those un-intended tasks, that is those tasks that could arise in a survival situation.
This could be using it to split large rounds of wood to get to dry stuff, hammering into a tree to use as a foothold to reach fruit, berries etc, defending yourself against wild animals, using as a piton to escape from a canyon, stabbing it into ice to pull yourself from a frozen pool or chipping away at rock after you are caught in a rock-slide....I could go but you get the idea, I am talking about abuse not use !!!
Anyone that would trust a Mora in those tasks would probably also walk across a busy road with their eyes shut and leave their kids with total strangers.....now I'm getting off topic !!!!!
 
Don't forget cutting your way out of the flying saucer before they get the chance to anal probe you, or fighting sasquatch, or throwing it at an attacker like they did in that movie with Tommy Jones.

No thanks I will just keep using my knife to peel taters and spread butter and cut strings and stuff. Chris
 
runningboar said:
Don't forget cutting your way out of the flying saucer before they get the chance to anal probe you, or fighting sasquatch, or throwing it at an attacker like they did in that movie with Tommy Jones.

No thanks I will just keep using my knife to peel taters and spread butter and cut strings and stuff. Chris
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Don't be dissing the Saquatch in my neck of the woods bro, he'd have had me a few times by now if it weren't for my dog on watch !!!:D

Here is another that's built like a tank but's it's a little larger than I like to edc, mind you it would cut through the steel of those flying saucers you mentioned...
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That is a beast for sure, I think I am too little to carry that one around, but if you have it with you ole bigfoot better look out. :D Chris
 
runningboar said:
That is a beast for sure, I think I am too little to carry that one around, but if you have it with you ole bigfoot better look out. :D Chris
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Yeah more of a camp knife to be sure !!!

My ideal size blade is the same as most on this forum and falls between 4-5 ".
I always carry a small fine blade in my kit as well,along the lines of a Mora to peel apples etc, but I make sure to have a sturdier 4-5" blade as well !!!
 
Honestly I don't carry a fixed blade very much, except when I am on the river and carry a small neck knife then, I have my trekker in my pocket all the time though.

A few years ago I got a Steve Corkum first strike for Christmas, talk about a slab of sharpened metal. I have never used it for anything but it looks like you could use it for an anchor to winch your truck with. :D Chris
 
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