Is there an actualy quality Survival kit knife out there ?

The Schrade hollow handled knives are good, if you want that style without spending a fortune. They’re one solid piece of steel and can actually be used. I can’t imagine it ever breaking.
You can discard the bit set inside the handle and put whatever you want in there.
They come in a few blade styles. I have a drop point version, but they make a Bowie and spear point.
 
I haven't brought a Schrade in over 20 years but the hollowed handled knife looks good.

I loved my Rambo type hollowed handled knife from the 80s. Ya gotta have a compass in the cap or it aint official. :p

To the OP, I'd get a good quality fixed blade and build a kit around it. Depending on your budget, you could even start with a Mora ($10-20) and build from there.
 
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If I really wanted a knife for a survival situation where it will most likely be my only cutting instrument for the foreseeable future, I might want to go a little more upscale than $66. Get a good fixed blade knife and a sheath with a pocket you can store your survival kit in. Or buy a small pouch that attaches to your belt and put everything in there and have a good quality knife on your other side. Why trust your life to being cheap?
 
Here is a sheath I had a Buck 110 sheath added to it can be used for a survival kit

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danke42 posted the two Randal models with hollow handles.

Also Becker’s have hollow handles.
 
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Man that shovel would be awesome to throw in your truck. Be good for digging out snow too under tires and frame of truck.
 
The best "Survival Knife" is the knife you have on you when you need it.
Finesse and skill beats brute strength 100% of the time and is easier on your knife.
Throwing any knife but one designed and built for throwing is a bad idea.
If you use brute strength and break your knife, what then?
It ain't like you can just pop over to Walmart or someplace and get a replacement if you are in a true survival situation.

Throwing knives have a different heat treat than a "regular" knife, so they will bend rather than break if they hit the target wrong.
 
I think you're better off having two knives with you, a fixed and a folder and keeping the other survival stuff separate in zip locks or containers that are more or less weather resistant. It doesn't take much effort to have a small carry bag with your that will hold a minimal amount of stuff. If I had a hollow handled knife, I would probably just keep band aides in it and maybe a small multi-tool and some cotton to keep stuff from rattling around.

Any knife is better than no knife in a survival situation.
 
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Unless you really want this for sentimental or personal reasons, just get a decent fixed blade and a small container. Having a container that doesn't need to be handle-shaped and having a knife that doesn't need a storage compartment will radically expand your options here. That said, what kind of survival situations are you considering? What is the overall plan here?
 
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unwisefool said:
If I really wanted a knife for a survival situation where it will most likely be my only cutting instrument for the foreseeable future, I might want to go a little more upscale than $66. Get a good fixed blade knife and a sheath with a pocket you can store your survival kit in. Or buy a small pouch that attaches to your belt and put everything in there and have a good quality knife on your other side. Why trust your life to being cheap?
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I dunno , I just dont care about how much something costs if its functional . I really like carbon steel although I dont have any experience with 1070 as I said . But I absolutely love 1095 with the right heat treat . I like the schrade is one piece so I dont have to worry about the blade loosening up as I beat the hell out of my gear .

I havent really seen the needs to go much higher than 200 for a knife . Once you start getting above that price point you're starting to get into more nuanced refinements imho . I dont need titanium or carbon fiber inlays . I really like carbon steel as opposed to super steels that do definitely have superior edge retention and holding ability while maintaining corrosion resistance .

I dont mind drying my knife or applying a drop or two of hoppes No9 or running a couple passes over a ceramic sharpener to keep that edge nice and tight .

I will admit 66 bucks is lower than I'd want to trust my life to as knives in this price point do tend to be more value oriented as opposed to functional for hard use . However , sometimes you come across a cheap knife that just works .

Like mora for instance . Reprofile the micro bevel and flatten the spine and ya know . It just works . Is it 3v ? No . Is it a knife Id grab if there was ever a civil breakdown and I might not be coming back ? probably not . Is it a knife I'd take on a week or weekend out for a primitive camping trip ? I think maybe yes.

My goto woods knife now not survival but woodscraft would probably be my 180.00 Mike Wilson Hayesville NC #1 in D2 . I like the full slat grind and its a good working knife.
 
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Check out the Boker Apparo. Not cheap, but not custom-priced, and a well made piece, in my opinion...
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Kinda pricey for 440c but I like 440c , I have a cheap beater schrade schf16 in 9cr18mov( referred to as chinese 440c ) and its TOUGH . I also had a taylor brand S&W cheap boat knife in 440c and It too worked. That boker looks like a cool knife . You have any personal experience with it ?
 
Met the guy who designed it, and have handled the custom version a few times, but no real experience with the Boker. But, it's supposed to be the best non-single-piece hollow handle out there, and it's got a working saw..

European knife companies LOVE 440C! Not my favorite for a chopping knife, but perfectly serviceable otherwise. And since I carry a tomahawk for light to medium chopping, the Boker would probably work for me...
 
Another vote here for a fixed blade and small Altoids type container. And it doesn't even have to be a large blade, something like the ESEE Izula will do.
 
sv4 said:
Another vote here for a fixed blade and small Altoids type container. And it doesn't even have to be a large blade, something like the ESEE Izula will do.
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I agree. The one knife that interests me in that size range is the White River Back Packer Pro which is done in S35V. It is a real tough little knife and could be your one and only knife in the woods. I feel sure it would stand up to batoning if you needed to do it. You can do a lot with a small knife in the woods especially if you carry something like a Vic SAK Trekker model which has the saw for making nice clean square cuts for tent stakes or whatever you might need to saw something with a smaller diameter. For me, the Trekker is the extra knife (goes in a bag) as I will still probably carry my little Vic Small Tinker in a watch pocket. For normal life, the Small Tinker does about all the cutting I need in a very small package.

I bought a BRKT Wilderness Explorer model as "my one and only" woods knife with it's 5.75" blade. It is very nimble feeling in the hand even for it's length. This of course is beyond the $66 or $100 price tag.

Generally speaking if I am looking for a one an only knife, it is has a 5 - 5.5" blade. When you get to the 7" blades which are useful, the overall length of the knife becomes problematic for me and I tend to leave them at home. You might consider this splitting hairs on overall length, but I know my tendencies.
 
knivesshipfree have a bark river sts 7.5 in cpm154 for half off around 190.00 right now .......
 
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