is the BGASH1 the best Ash for survival use??

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the BGASH lands right in the middle in thickness.. not the skinny .188 skinny Ash an its not the super heavy .32" fatty... its a perfect .25" :D I feel this makes the BGASH ideal for my go to survival blade.. how do you all feel about the Ash design for survival?
 
The BGASH-1 is great --- congrats to all those who scored one. I think it's a little subjective to claim one superior over another for survival needs. I personally would rather the FAT ASH-1 for survival.

The one downfall is corrosion resistance --- which in my eyes, makes the INFI .22 saber ASH-1 and the .32 Fat ASH-1 superior. Just my 2 cents.

You really can't go wrong with any of them --- they're all amazing
 
I agree with Rob on the Corrosion Resistance, but the Ash-1 .22 would be superior for slicing and processing food, yet still have plenty of strength for cutting wood, Digging, and other finer tasks. If you plan on beating up a car in a survival situation, then by all means get a Fatty
 
You never know when a hungry car on the prowl sneaks up behind you . . . Beware of the sneaky Prius
 
Rob is on the right track, he is now seeking help with his fear of being attacked by a rampant Prius-We are here for support Rob
 
TommyGun56 said:
Rob is on the right track, he is now seeking help with his fear of being attacked by a rampant Prius-We are here for support Rob
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Haven't left the house for weeks ---- there's Prius's everywhere --- my fear is not irrational --- but choosing only one ASH-1 is . . .
 
+1 or whatever on the fatty ASH-1. If anything can break it, it's probably entitled to kill you.
 
Rob_Mob said:
The BGASH-1 is great --- congrats to all those who scored one. I think it's a little subjective to claim one superior over another for survival needs. I personally would rather the FAT ASH-1 for survival.

The one downfall is corrosion resistance --- which in my eyes, makes the INFI .22 saber ASH-1 and the .32 Fat ASH-1 superior. Just my 2 cents.

You really can't go wrong with any of them --- they're all amazing
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good point, let me ask you this.. would you be better off with a coated sr101 Ash or "satin" INFI Ash?? haven't got a good grasp on the corrosion resistance of INFI yet..just how resistant is it??
 
Robdude said:
good point, let me ask you this.. would you be better off with a coated sr101 Ash or "satin" INFI Ash?? haven't got a good grasp on the corrosion resistance of INFI yet..just how resistant is it??
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Great question --- Satin INFI is very wear and corrosion resistant. INFI trumps coated SR-101 in just about every category, including corrosion resistance.
 
Since Rob is counting Prius's I will tell you my opinion, and my opinion only!! For a blade up to say 7-8 inches I prefer a satin, or comp finish where the preparation of food may come into play. There is less drag and resistance with a satin or comp finish, also if the knife has been used extensively with the coating applied-some may separate-get into food preparation. On larger knives - 8 inches or above which are going to be used for chopping, clearing Brush and attacking Prius's, it does not matter. The coating does provide an added measure of rust resistence. On SR-101 of any size, get the coating and leave it on! Either one (knife) will provide you an outstanding tool to use. Infi is very rust resistant, Just coat her with a light application of oil after use.
 
You never know when a Maximum Overdrive situation may occur so preparedness for the carpocalypse is of the utmost importance [emoji6]
 
As long as it is an ASH you are good to go.... ;) ;)

Enough of my bias however. I have Skinny, middle'n and faaaaat ASH1s. All have their place in my heart. I have a BG version to come of course as well....and a bucket'o TRASH1s... for me....in my quest for a "single blade" I ended up with TWO (one is none two is one philosophy) .22 coated ASH1s, well I have three of these but only TWO were bought with the "only one" goal... ;) ;) :D.

No matter which of the ASH1s I was forced to "grab and run" with (the realist in all of us knows this is HIGHLY unlikely but fun to plan around ;) ) I would be more than comfortable. Without question at all.. ;)
 
Faaaaaar from an expert mate.... !!!! How about "a very interested enthusiast" .... :D
 
Can you guys stop slamming SR-101 for the lack of corrosion resistance?
Almost every machete in parts of the world where they need machete to live is made out of carbon steel.
99% of bushcraft knives are made out of carbon steels.
Most 'survival' knives are made from carbon steels ( you know, so fire can be stared with a rock and such).

Stainless steels exist for around 100 years, the 2 World Wars were fought with carbon knives & bayonets... And before that some 2000 years + carbon steel (hell, even iron) was good enough to survive... Your continent (and ours) was conquered with carbon steel knives, axes and guns, don't you think that's a good enough reference?

As long as you pay a little bit of attention SR-101 will not just rust away in front of your eyes.
Plus it'll hold edge longer, plus BG ASH is half the price of CG ASH...
 
elof_alv makes a good point, the corrosion "issues" around SR101 and ALL the other carbon steels are greatly overstated IMHO as well. I saw plenty of blades in Africa recently that get NO maintenance but whilst a little ugly, are still completely functional. With the most minimal of maintenance high carbon steels are just fine. No they wont look "showroom new" forever but they are not going to rust down to little nubs overnight either. Take nails for example... how many rusty old nails are out there, years on, still holding shyte together... ;)
 
Well said, I do not think anyone was slamming Sr 101 just implying it did not have the rust resistance of Infi-Any knife made by Busse will provide years and years of service-Infi also has to be taken care of
 
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