I'll settle this survival knife thing.......

[Velitrius]

Look, I have years of experience hunting and fishing the wilds of the Pacific Northwest. Should you become lost in the wilderness up here, I know exactly the knife that will get you safely out of the woods.

The knife must have a hollow handle. Inside the handle you have to have a length of fishing line and a large, illegal triple hook. If you get lost, and it looks grim, pull out the fishing tackle and throw it into the nearest stream.

Immediately after you do this, 3 fish and game officers will emerge from the brush to write you a ticket. When they approach, brandish the blade in their direction. The officers will immediately offer you 3 meals a day, some dry clothing, and a warm cot to sleep on. They will also offer you medical attention for your injuries. Don't worry, if you incurred no injuries from your survival ordeal, the officers will supply some shortly after you brandish the knife.

There.... you are safely out of the woods, and you have food, clothing and shelter. Now enough of this survival knife foolishness for this week; get back to showing off cool customs.

We now return you to the Custom Knife Forum, already in progress.....

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[Big Tex]

Here's a starter. Just got my D.C. Munroe Chimera, talonite blade, CF scales. Excellent fit and finish. I consider this one bang for the bucks.

[This message has been edited by Big Tex (edited 05-14-2001).]

 

[Velitrius]

Tex, that has neither hollow handle, nor fishing tackle of any kind on it. However, In the interest of the "illegal fishing method of wilderness extraction" that I mentioned, I can classify it as:

One Salmon Killing Sinker
[We call that 1SKS for short up here.

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[RKnight]

Thanks for the laugh, I needed that.

 

[UW Mitch]

Vel, I like your strategy for survival.

Jim, glad you got that Chimera...I think I'm going to be keeping mine too.

Mitch

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[bigbore.45]

Do not forget: survival also means you can cut the rope bevore they could catch you with the triple hook.

I´m not from your continent, so please forgive i do not understand why triple hooks are illegal where you live, maybe drugdealers use them to catch drugfish??

But if it is so you have to stay clear of this hooks- just use Dynamite.
D)


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[Peter Atwood]

Great Post! Had me on the floor with that one and even got a hardy chuckle out of my usually knife-bored wife.

D.C., that is a real beauty you got there. Gorgeous knife!

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[Brian Jones]

LOL, Vel!

The only answer that rings true!

Best,

Brian.

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[L6steel]

Lmao Vel, thats the best survival knife post I've ever read!!!!!!

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[BMWGS80]

Looks like a LA fishing lure. Just needs the hook atached and it will filet as you retrive. OOPS! time for more coffee.

Cheeers,

ts

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[R Dockrell]

For me a true survival knife must only have one thing in it. MATCHES!!! lots and lots of matches!!!!

I will be on the upwind side of the forest fire.

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[not2sharp]

LMAO

 

[Hoodoo]

This is one of the more common sense approaches I've seen to this issue. I'm sure this technique will also be effective in Michigan.

Of course, you could omit the hollow handle and fishing kit and just have a survival knife sharpened on both sides and the effect would be similar here in Michigan. As soon as you whip that thing out, you will be surrounded by appropriate authoriities from near and far and escorted to safety and three square meals per day. Ditto for an auto.

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[Rob Simonich]

Hell Vel, I dont even take a knife! I just take a deck of cards and if I get lost or screwed up somehow I just sit down and deal out a game of Solitatry, and before too long someone will be standing over your shoulder telling you to put the black Queen on the red King!

 

[Velitrius]

LMAO Rob! Hell, I'd give that a go, but I know I'd just be lost and stranded with somebody as stupid and annoying as myself. Heh heh heh. Rob Simonich.... "Card Carryin' Survivalist".

Gimmee jail any time.

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[Samurai6]

Hee, hee, that's an old hillbilly standard. If you get lost, shoot a deer out of season, the Effin' G will be there before it hits the ground. Ha!

Worked for my uncle and me once. We got snowed in on his gold claim in the Trinity mountains. We slogged out to the trailhead, but somebody had stolen the loose parts off of the Blazer. We were starving, so we shot a deer on the way back to the claim, and before we got it hung up, we heard the snow cats. We had been surviving on one pancake a day for a week, and they still wrote us up. Got us back to town though.