Just for fits and giggles !

my sfa no contest an axe can do as much as a knife and in the northern wilderness (which i happen to live in) a knife alone will not do in the winter.
 
12-14" sawback machete in the 3mm/ 1/8" thick range.
It'll remove branches, cut notches in poles for shelter building, cut decent sized snow blocks for shelter, be used as a drawknife or hide scraper, etc...
 
I would bring my new knife :D Not only do I not have it yet... he hasn't even shiped it. Ray did send me a couple of pics today, here's one...

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The blade is a little over 4 5/8" and overall is 9 5/8", 1095 steel, micarta with black liners and stainless pins/tube.

Can I bring my -100 deg F sleeping bag? I don't like the cold :(

Ski
 
The more I think about this, the more I want a knife. A axe is defiinitly the choice for chopping but, by design dosen't posses a keen enough edge for carving & sliceing. If it did it wouldn't hold up well for chopping.
Allan
 
Not much ya couldn't do with this knife eh !

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OK, one edged tool/knife *i* own? It would have to be my Trailmaster. It's big enough to do what i need it to and yet the blade profile allows me to do some of the more fiddly stuff. A saw would be great, but too singular use. Same with an axe or hatchet.

If it's *any* edged tool - i'd choose this "G-Zilla" made by P Moore and owned by our very own Carney_C:

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=781720

From my perspective, it looks like a near-perfect all-arounder to me. I'd add a little more "belly" (?) so there's not so much steep curve going to the tip, but otherwise - WOW!!! what a blade!
 
At first I was leaning towards axe - maybe a Hudson Bay style - but after reading the whole thread, I'm not so sure. If I picked axe, I would definitely want some axe-guru to train me first.

Maybe a Himalayan Imports Khukri like the CAK would be a good option. Does the little karda stashed in the scabbard get to come too?;)
 
since pitdog specified mid-winter in alaska the only viable option for myself would be the g.f axe. although i'm certainly a fan of big choppers the frozen timber would defeat rapid results unless the real big cutter was available. minus 30 to minus 50 degres is an environment where the lest expendable energy & the most rapid shelter construction certainly helps one's survival. also in this cold one will be burning logs not twigs & limbs.
dennis
 
Could the blade (propeller) be on an Otter to fly my butt out of there?

SAK Trekker, saw and knife? Kershaw Blade Changer, 2 blades and a saw?

Saws aren't edged they have teeth.

This is kind of an overwhelming senerio, what else is ther for camp supplies, do we even have a pot to melt snow in?

Pat
 
omniviking said:
Could the blade (propeller) be on an Otter to fly my butt out of there?

SAK Trekker, saw and knife? Kershaw Blade Changer, 2 blades and a saw?

Saws aren't edged they have teeth.

This is kind of an overwhelming senerio, what else is ther for camp supplies, do we even have a pot to melt snow in?

Pat
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For sure, re-read my post I said it included a cooking pot/canteen etc !:thumbup:
 
As much as I love choppers, Im taking my GB Hunters Axe. Such a great tool.
With a little practice its great for cleaning large game ( Ive cleaned hogs, deer and elk with it). Anything smaller, rabbits, squirrel, etc dont really need a blade to clean anyways.
Also, with the axe Id be tempted to construct some big ass deadfalls.
 
As far as knives It would be one of two Either my M-43 Kukri or my new chopper from Tad Lynch.

That environment I would definitely be taking a swede saw 32 to 36 inch or a pocket chainsaw.

It would be possible to survive under those conditions with just the knife but it would be a lot of work. The same would be true with just the axe, especialy if it was a smaller axe as the SFA from GB. I have lived under similar conditions before with just the kukri for a time and I was VERY glad to get ahold of a swede saw after a couple weeks.

It is all moot bacause I would NEVER let the morons who run reality shows dictate to me my equipment loadout. One of the first principles of survival IMHO is to never give power over my ability to survive to morons.
 
Probably my Camillus made BK9.It's thicker than Kabars current offering.I trust this knife,it has chopped alot of wood.
 
My first thought would be to grab my Kabar JAB Potbelly. I love it. The handle is long enough to get great leverage for the chop, but with the blade design, I can really choke up on it to do precision work too.

The ONLY disadvantage, IMO, is the fact that it's a full width tang with scales.

This is a serious disadvantage in severe cold in that it will transmit the cold straight to your hands, whereas a fully encapsulated handle will not. If you don't happen to have gloves or you lose them, your hands will be very sore from the cold to start, and using the knife will only make it worse. It might even freeze to your hand.

So, knowing what I'd be getting into, I think that I'd go with the Kabar Heavy Bowie. Good steel, good handle, and stout.
 
Well...I know little about Alaskan winters, and I am normally a knife guy...however with a psk with a small knife in it this may be one case I take the axe. Now...with an unlimited budget (so I could actually afford it) I might just have Rick make me a big heavy knife with a lower RC just for the occasion.
 
Given that shelter and warmth would be critical immediate needs, I'd go with the ax.
 
Well of the knives I own....knowing I would be doing alot of chopping chores....I would take either my Camillus Pilots knife or Ranger RD6.....push came to shove I would take my Camillus for its versatility, although the RD6 would be a better chopper.

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