I trust these knives !!!

I'm still deciding what I would trust. I love my Leatherman Charge and my BK7. But I'm also really loving these right now:

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GB SFA and Krein Bushcraft
 
pitdog said:
I feel like I'm flogging a dead horse now but the point I was trying ( and obviously failing ! ) to make is what knife you trust when you may be forced to use it for tasks you do not under normal cirumstances use a knife for.
For 99% of our normal knife tasks we could probably make do with a Vic Classic, that is not what I'm asking !!!:(
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To answer the question; the Gerber LMF II ASEK would be my choice. I've done some research, read reviews, watched some knife tests on the Gerber LMF II ASEK. It can be used as a hammer, easily affixed to a stick to make a spear, easily breaks Plexiglas, has an integrated sharpener in the sheath, it can cut through metal, break through concrete walls, etc. It is a bad @ss!!! If I had to leave in a hurry, or were told, "you have ten minutes run," I would want the LMF. The LMF is a Survival Knife (it says so right on the box:D), it was built to be a knife that could hold up to a little mistreatment.
 
busse or spyderco all the way for me BATAC or ASH1, can't leave out the FFBM. and from spyderco any of the jerry hossum line they a super knives.
 
I've been increasingly carrying this crewman as it has a nice balance of strength and slicing abilities, but in a relatively compact package. Not huge, but built like tank.

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Tex,

It certainly is ! When you think of it, they were a ridiculously good bang for the buck knife. I'm not sure if anything could come close to comparing in value for dough, except maybe the Mora's. But I would trust the Becker more IMO.
 
mtnfolk mike said:
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
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What color is that handle and what do you mean by hidden tang?
 
A hidden tang is when you can't see the metal at the handle, it's hidden by the material.
Most knives are 2 slabs of wood shaped the same as the handle and fastened on.
It's a matter of preference, some like to see just the wood, some like to see the metal and get a feel for the balance.

I missed out on Beckers, but I am anxiously awaiting the Ka-bar line, as are many others I am sure.
 
not the blade that will keep you alive it will be what you know & your actions...but to apply the knowledge you need the proper tools and it is a blade you can trust your life and those around you too !
 
this knife or that knife in a "survival situation"...it's all good but the real unromantic truth to survival is don't smoke, keep your stress level down watch what you eat, excercise, and keep your wits about you...the odds of someone dying of a heart attack, cancer or a stroke are infinitely more possible than starving or freezing to death as a result of your knife choice.....just my 2 cents..
 
RescueRiley said:
this knife or that knife in a "survival situation"...it's all good but the real unromantic truth to survival is don't smoke, keep your stress level down watch what you eat, excercise, and keep your wits about you...the odds of someone dying of a heart attack, cancer or a stroke are infinitely more possible than starving or freezing to death as a result of your knife choice.....just my 2 cents..
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Then watch your stress levels bro cos I know you stress about what knife to get next just as much as I do !!!:D

There has been some good knives mentioned in some of the more recent posts as well such as the Becker line and Scott Gosman knives, these are the kind of knives I am talking about !
I'm suprised that nobody has mentioned knives from Fehrman and TOPS, or maybe I just missed it ?
 
I think a lot of the (potentially) ruffled feathers here could have been eliminated by clarifying what we mean by 'trusting one's life' to a knife. As udtjim stated, I as well wouldn't automatically trust my life to any tool, regardless of cost. Skammer, I agree that we trust our lives to brakes and tires and such but, realistically, when Ford had the recall of bad Explorer tires how many people's lives were threatened ? Yes there were fatalities, but how much of that could be attributed to an individual panicking in a moment of crisis (or simply excessive speed) ? Critical systems have backups - not to do so is just negligent. Brakes: same thing. The e-brake is a completely independent system for a reason. I'm definitely not picking at you personally here, just making a point.

Isn't self-sufficiency more important (especially in this context) more important than brand loyalty, however justified ? Isn't it more important to allow for a broken Busse, Mora (or a custom by the fine makers here!) than to blissfully rely on a tool (however trustworthy it has proven itself) ? Don't get me wrong, I like shopping for new gear as much as anyone: weighing the merits to the cost, the cool factor, all of it!:D

It seems to me that this thread is giving more weight to buying good gear than to self reliance IMO. Rambo might kick McGyver's butt in a scrap, but I know who I'd bet on in an Alive or Lost scenario. Forgive me if the metaphors are clumsy, I don't watch much tv...

Nothing I've (ever) said is meant to insult or troll, just to explore the argument.

EDIT: RR - nail right on the head, bud
 
DeadeyeLefty said:
I think a lot of the (potentially) ruffled feathers here could have been eliminated by clarifying what we mean by 'trusting one's life' to a knife.
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I have just read my origional post and I never mentioned 'trusting one's life' , I just said which would you put 100% trust in !!!


I used to work at a coal mine in the UK and if you had to walk a couple of mile to carry out a repair on equipment there was no way you would risk taking a wrench that was made in china out of monkey metal because you just know that sods law as soon as you swung on a bolt your wrench would break, so why would you take any less of a risk with a knife ?
 
pitdog said:
I have just read my origional post and I never mentioned 'trusting one's life' , I just said which would you put 100% trust in !!!


I used to work at a coal mine in the UK and if you had to walk a couple of mile to carry out a repair on equipment there was no way you would risk taking a wrench that was made in china out of monkey metal because you just know that sods law as soon as you swung on a bolt your wrench would break, so why would you take any less of a risk with a knife ?
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You wouldn't.;)

I thing the difference of opinion is coming (I never had ruffled feathers BTW) is the the word "trust".

For example; I trust my Mora to:
Camp and cook duties
Clean trout
Wood working and the like

and many many other things. Is it silly for me to head out with just a Mora, SAK and folding saw? I don't think so. Am I risking breaking my knife if something un-planned comes up? Possibly.

That word "trust" is subject to each task at hand.

Pitdog I get the point of your thread. Like I said before I trust ME to use the tools at my disposal to get me through whatever task I must. Survival situation or other.
 
Sorry, pitdog - I wasn't misquoting you. I'm simply saying that the thread has gone in that direction, at least through implication:

"trust one as your only tool in a survival situation ?"
"But would you trust your life or your families life with those?"
"trust a life to"
"what you would trust your life with"
"if my life depended on it"

It's a great thread and I'm enjoying everyone's arguments for and against styles and makes but at the end of the day, we'll all carry what we carry because it works. To me at least, those arguments are much more interesting than an "I love brand X" thread. Personally, I don't put 'prybar' and 'batonning ability' on my list of criteria. If someone else does, that's fine (obviously). My argument is simply that, in the context of everything going wrong at the same time, I like to think I wouldn't exceed what could reasonably be expected of any tool, regardless of quality.

tarmix101 said:
Like I said before I trust ME to use the tools at my disposal
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That's it in a nutshell. Does it make me feel secure to have my Leatherman while I'm hiking ? Not directly, but I know that if I fell into the water I'd have the tools (both physical and mental) to get warmed and dried knowing the clock is ticking. Would a Mora or a Battle Mistress work ? Sure, I'm just more experienced with what I use. Because I've never broken a blade myself, does that imply I haven't used them hard enough ? Of course not.

Again, thanks for the thread !:thumbup:
 
However please correct me if I'm wrong but I'd guess that the one thing we all want is our knives not to fail on us !!!
This means our knives must be reliable so we can put 100% trust in them.
These are some knives that I trust not to fail....
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I see it like this....

I've never seen a knife just "fail".
But I have seen guys break knives because they pushed the knife beyond it's limits....even big stout knives.

This does NOT mean that the knife "failed".
It means that the user did not know what he was doing and/or he was not familiar with his knife.

When it comes to survival blades, knowledge trumps all other factors....including blade preference.
In other words:
If you cannot survive with a 3" pocket-knife, then it is extremely unlikely that an even larger knife will save your bacon.

I've never heard of a single instance where a person failed to survive in the wilderness simply because their knife was too small, or otherwise failed.
And from my experience, very few (if any) bushcraft/survival knife uses require more blade that is typically found on the average swiss army knife.


Anyway, here are a few that I trust:

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But truthfully, nearly any blade will suffice if you're smart enough to know how to make it work for you.
I think too many folks think a bigger/stouter/stronger/etc. blade will somehow make up for their lack of survival knowledge.
 
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