bodog
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Leatherman mut. ZT mudd. Esee 6. And a folding diamond sharpener or one of those credit card sized diamond hone. And a piece of thin, firm cardboard with a 3000 grit diamond paste on it. And some zip lock bags. And a lock for the locker. And I'd engrave my name or initials all over each of them.
Leatherman for the overall utility and ability to take apart my rifle more than a basic field strip.
ZT mudd because the pivot is sealed and it's a stout blade. Nothing like jalapeño cheese getting stuck in a pivot. Water just won't get it out.
Esee 6 because it's a good overall knife with a good sheath that isn't difficult to replace.
Diamond sharpener because you never know what or when you need to sharpen something, even crude fish hooks. And they're a lot lighter than a stone.
Small strop because stropping something is a lot easier to do than trying to sharpen all the time. And if you need to ditch it then who cares because it cost next to nothing and you can have someone send you another one when you get back to base. And zip lock bags are always useful and weigh next to nothing and take up almost no room. Tuck some toilet paper in the bag with the strop. Dry toilet paper is good for lighting fires. Or for what it's designed for.
A lock because people steal anything they can. Trust them with your life but not your wife. Or gear.
And engrave your name on everything because locks can be defeated or forgotten. When you live around the same guys all the time it won't be hard to find your stuff again and if you punch them in the mouth for stealing your stuff at least you'll have proof that what they have is actually yours.
All hypothetical. And if I was in an urban area I'd probably leave the fixed blade and pocket knife at camp in exchange for some baby wipes or a little extra water or ammo. I'd definitely keep a good leatherman with me. When you need it, you need it, and there's hardly a good substitute for it.
Some kind of survival scenario it'd be different but we're not hypothesizing about getting dropped in the middle of Africa or Ecuador. We're talking about a recon unit that'll not be all that far from necessary supplies. Unless you're talking about LRS or some other SOG unit that operates pretty far away from backup and logistics.
OP changed his parameters. Then according to the limits he set then I'd opt for none of the above because knives don't mean much in today's combat zones unless you're doing some kind of crazy,off the radar thing. Even then you'd probably be so bogged down with real force multiplying weapons, comm gear, cameras, medical supplies, water, etc. that a knife would only weigh you down that much more. Since multitools are out.
Leatherman for the overall utility and ability to take apart my rifle more than a basic field strip.
ZT mudd because the pivot is sealed and it's a stout blade. Nothing like jalapeño cheese getting stuck in a pivot. Water just won't get it out.
Esee 6 because it's a good overall knife with a good sheath that isn't difficult to replace.
Diamond sharpener because you never know what or when you need to sharpen something, even crude fish hooks. And they're a lot lighter than a stone.
Small strop because stropping something is a lot easier to do than trying to sharpen all the time. And if you need to ditch it then who cares because it cost next to nothing and you can have someone send you another one when you get back to base. And zip lock bags are always useful and weigh next to nothing and take up almost no room. Tuck some toilet paper in the bag with the strop. Dry toilet paper is good for lighting fires. Or for what it's designed for.
A lock because people steal anything they can. Trust them with your life but not your wife. Or gear.
And engrave your name on everything because locks can be defeated or forgotten. When you live around the same guys all the time it won't be hard to find your stuff again and if you punch them in the mouth for stealing your stuff at least you'll have proof that what they have is actually yours.
All hypothetical. And if I was in an urban area I'd probably leave the fixed blade and pocket knife at camp in exchange for some baby wipes or a little extra water or ammo. I'd definitely keep a good leatherman with me. When you need it, you need it, and there's hardly a good substitute for it.
Some kind of survival scenario it'd be different but we're not hypothesizing about getting dropped in the middle of Africa or Ecuador. We're talking about a recon unit that'll not be all that far from necessary supplies. Unless you're talking about LRS or some other SOG unit that operates pretty far away from backup and logistics.
OP changed his parameters. Then according to the limits he set then I'd opt for none of the above because knives don't mean much in today's combat zones unless you're doing some kind of crazy,off the radar thing. Even then you'd probably be so bogged down with real force multiplying weapons, comm gear, cameras, medical supplies, water, etc. that a knife would only weigh you down that much more. Since multitools are out.
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