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If you could...which one?
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Well, you didn't say I couldn't take a multi-tool with me so with that in mind...
4" plain edge blade Spyderco Flat Grind G10 Police
4" plain edge blade Benchmade TSEK
I know you said "one" but I would grab either one of those two and have total confidence in either.
Why?
Quality is sufficient for the task
Blade size is sufficient for the task
Blade design is sufficient for 'most' tasks
I can lay my hand on both in a matter of seconds
4" plain edge blade Spyderco Flat Grind G10 Police
4" plain edge blade Benchmade TSEK
I know you said "one" but I would grab either one of those two and have total confidence in either.
Why?
Quality is sufficient for the task
Blade size is sufficient for the task
Blade design is sufficient for 'most' tasks
I can lay my hand on both in a matter of seconds
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If this is only knives that we actually own I would take my Large Buck Strider 880-SP. My reason is simple, It's one Tough SOB and can outdo just about anything else I have that Folds. My second pick would be my Cold Steel Pocket Bushman. Another Tough Knife!!!
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Is this considered a Folder?
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most of what you can do with a overpriced, heavy, bomb proof folder, i can do with my centofaunte III, or my delica.
DANG TKC, those are some great looking knives and some EXCELLENT pics! I always say it,"TKC has the bestest toy's of all"!!
Btw, as far as heavy duty goes I would rely on my Strider AR's!! Both are excellent users and action and lockup seems bulletproof!:thumbup::thumbup: And I test them occasionly to make sure lockup is still solid.
he who says, you make a valid point my friend. I could probably do all I need with a SAK, but I just have a hankering for those overbuilt, heavy duty folders! As far as overpriced, price is always relative to the buyer and what the buyer likes. By the way, the two knives you mention are excellent choices!
Btw, as far as heavy duty goes I would rely on my Strider AR's!! Both are excellent users and action and lockup seems bulletproof!:thumbup:
:thumbup: And I test them occasionly to make sure lockup is still solid.he who says, you make a valid point my friend. I could probably do all I need with a SAK, but I just have a hankering for those overbuilt, heavy duty folders! As far as overpriced, price is always relative to the buyer and what the buyer likes. By the way, the two knives you mention are excellent choices!
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the milie would do just fine
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I second that!!
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Blade-Tech Rijbak.
Though, lite, anytime reliable.
Though, lite, anytime reliable.
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I wonder sometime if there is a misconception as to what actually happens "in the woods".
I've been in the woods a few times over the years and I've never encountered roving bands of barbarians, been stuck inside a downed airplane or helicopter, or had to fight a bear with my 'bare hands'. Not that it couldn't happen (everything on the internet is fantasy afterall...), but what are the odds?
Most of what I've seen, read, and personally experienced involved a far greater degree of "small" woodcraft type stuff than has ever involved the fantasy scenario alluded to above. You are much more likely to need to skin a rabbit caught in a deadfall than you would be to defend against a lion. And if you really want to be honest about it-a sharpened oak or hickory pole about 8' long would be a far better weapon against either two legged or four legged aggressors than any folder would be in the hand. If you think about it, a SAK with that devil of a mini-saw could get you 90% there and the small blade could put the finishing touches on quite a spear. Add a little heat to harden it and you are good to go.
As I have gotten older my view of the 'knife' has changed in this respect from *being* the weapon to being a *tool to make the weapon*or other "tools". Everything from spears, bows & arrows, war-clubs, deadfalls, snares, bolo, fish\frog gigs, shelter, kindling, buzz sticks, leather craft, skinning, gutting, field surgery, (my fingers are getting numb so I'll have to stop...), is easily accomplished with a small quality knife IF you go about the task with common sense and a proper understanding of the limitations of the knife in your hand.
Most of what I've seen passed on or suggested as a 'camp', 'field', 'survival' or 'tactical' knife could actually be a handicap in accomplishing the tasks I've listed above.
But that's just an old dogs opinion...
I've been in the woods a few times over the years and I've never encountered roving bands of barbarians, been stuck inside a downed airplane or helicopter, or had to fight a bear with my 'bare hands'. Not that it couldn't happen (everything on the internet is fantasy afterall...), but what are the odds?
Most of what I've seen, read, and personally experienced involved a far greater degree of "small" woodcraft type stuff than has ever involved the fantasy scenario alluded to above. You are much more likely to need to skin a rabbit caught in a deadfall than you would be to defend against a lion. And if you really want to be honest about it-a sharpened oak or hickory pole about 8' long would be a far better weapon against either two legged or four legged aggressors than any folder would be in the hand. If you think about it, a SAK with that devil of a mini-saw could get you 90% there and the small blade could put the finishing touches on quite a spear. Add a little heat to harden it and you are good to go.
As I have gotten older my view of the 'knife' has changed in this respect from *being* the weapon to being a *tool to make the weapon*or other "tools". Everything from spears, bows & arrows, war-clubs, deadfalls, snares, bolo, fish\frog gigs, shelter, kindling, buzz sticks, leather craft, skinning, gutting, field surgery, (my fingers are getting numb so I'll have to stop...), is easily accomplished with a small quality knife IF you go about the task with common sense and a proper understanding of the limitations of the knife in your hand.
Most of what I've seen passed on or suggested as a 'camp', 'field', 'survival' or 'tactical' knife could actually be a handicap in accomplishing the tasks I've listed above.
But that's just an old dogs opinion...
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Finally, some common sense! A good quality small knife will allow one to make most of the tools necessary for a camp. As well, I have found that anything over 4" to 5" in a fixed blade, becomes cumbersom.
A great post, Mongrel and I thank you for it. :thumbup:
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I would choose the MUDD, because it is a tough, handy folder. It has a 4" blade, and I won't have to worry about breaking it, or having it fail on me.
It would be completely at home at camp, or on the work site. If you want to carry a tiny peanut, that's fine, but if I'm only allowed one folder to take with me, I'll take a nice strong one, thank you, and no apologies.
Andy