If your survival was on the line, which two???

A USMC Ka-Bar and a pretty large kukhri that sits near the door. Of course the kukhri carries a little knife and a hone and the Ka-Bar carries a small stone. What more could you need apart from a Colt 1911 A1 and an AR15?
 
Andrew Taylor said:
A USMC Ka-Bar and a pretty large kukhri that sits near the door. Of course the kukhri carries a little knife and a hone and the Ka-Bar carries a small stone. What more could you need apart from a Colt 1911 A1 and an AR15?
Click to expand...

A Tactical Beer Cooler. :D :thumbup:
 
You don't think that having to fight off Chinese speaking Islamo Fascist Zombies is possible or likely?:grumpy: ;)

I'd have to go with my 18'' HI Chiruwa AK Khuk and my Super Leatherman, since we're talking long term.

I'd also be mightily tempted to consider my BRK Golok and my SAK Adventurer though, especially if there was unknown terrain involved and I was needing to move fast.
 
Well, since in a survival situation, you generally don't have time to say "wait, let me go get a few things," you'll be stuck with what's in your pockets or in your car.

If I were outside right now and got myself lost and had to survive until daylight, I'd have a Benchmade 710 and a Victorinox Soldier. If I were in my car, I'd have a little better chance of having some more essential tools, or at least a few hundred feet of paracord and a fixed blade knife (Camillus pilot's knife) and some means of fire starting.

I don't make survival a point, but I always buy an EDC knife that I know can handle some abuse (there's that dreaded word... "oh god, I don't want to void the warranty on my Sebenza so I won't baton it through this log to build a fire, that would constitute abuse.") The 710's a nice knife, but if the poo hit the spiny thing, I wouldn't have a problem "abusing" it, and it could probably handle it.

I've managed to get myself lost in the woods when I was farther off the trail than I thought and lost track of time. I had to spend a night in the wilds. I had a Vic Climber and a Bic lighter on me. I did just fine.

Sorry, I just think these threads are kinda silly. Survival is important, but your choise of hardware isn't as important as your mental preparedness.
 
Survival is important, but your choise of hardware isn't as important as your mental preparedness.
Click to expand...
True dat. However, having a good knife can really bolster one's mental state, especially if that person knows how to go about securing their survival, using their knife as a primary tool. Of course, the will to act is of first importance...

That being said, I'd take my Greco Explorer (9" blade of 8160? carbon alloy steel) and my Leatherman Supertool 200. If the Leatherman was out of bounds, I'd grab hmmmm... I'd grab my Griptillian in D2. For wilderness/survival situations, I really do prefer fixed blades but I don't own any smallish, pointy fixed blades and I haven't finished making one which quite fits that bill... There's a project to look into... :)
 
out of what I actaully own?

BK-7 for sure, and then a folder too, tough to decide though. Probalby the BM 710 or Dalton Dragon.
 
Psychopomp said:
Well, since in a survival situation, you generally don't have time to say "wait, let me go get a few things," you'll be stuck with what's in your pockets or in your car.

If I were outside right now and got myself lost and had to survive until daylight, I'd have a Benchmade 710 and a Victorinox Soldier. If I were in my car, I'd have a little better chance of having some more essential tools, or at least a few hundred feet of paracord and a fixed blade knife (Camillus pilot's knife) and some means of fire starting.

I don't make survival a point, but I always buy an EDC knife that I know can handle some abuse (there's that dreaded word... "oh god, I don't want to void the warranty on my Sebenza so I won't baton it through this log to build a fire, that would constitute abuse.") The 710's a nice knife, but if the poo hit the spiny thing, I wouldn't have a problem "abusing" it, and it could probably handle it.

I've managed to get myself lost in the woods when I was farther off the trail than I thought and lost track of time. I had to spend a night in the wilds. I had a Vic Climber and a Bic lighter on me. I did just fine.

Sorry, I just think these threads are kinda silly. Survival is important, but your choise of hardware isn't as important as your mental preparedness.
Click to expand...


I tend to agree...if a survival situtation did present itself you would most likely only have what is on you at that time.
 
My Reeve Mountaineer II with fully filled handle and my Leatherman Charge.
Lenny
 
My Reeve Mountaineer II with fully filled handle and my Leatherman Charge.
Lenny
 
Thanks for letting me bring two - usually it is "What if...and you only had time to grab one..." :)

My Spyderco Military and Leatherman Super Tool 200 would do it for me. If the gods of the disaster thread wouldn't allow a multi-tool in the life boat, I would bring my SAK Super Tinker instead.
 
Ranger RD7
Buck SBMF, my current EDC anyway.

In my car kit I carry a messenger bag that actually has the RD7 strapped to it along and a modified Cold Steel Trail Hawk. The extra pouch on the RD7 carries a Leatherman Kick. Within the bag itself is a Xenon flashlight, compass, eze-lap, couple bottles of water and granola bars. This is all a supplement to a small fanny pack with an Altoid PSK, Space blanket and Taurus M-85 as I live in a concealed carry state.

Basically this can all be a grab and go if I'm with my vehicle which I would think should or would be near me when something were to happen.
 
1. Tramontina bolo machete.
2. Any SAK with a bottle opener, should I happen on a cache of Guinness :)

(Total knife cost, roughly $30)
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top