Knife for tropical rain forest

[jackknife]

555 You will get more surprise when you saw his $4 plastic shoes:thumbup:, which perform better than our $200 Grotex shoes especially when we walk along the wet rock.

By the way, can anyone give me more advise on the question.

A.which one can chop best?
B.which one is best for survival knife?

Why not just use whatever your leader uses? it's his backyard, I'd just copy my equiptment list from what he uses. Even his shoes. :thumbup:

 

[marenoa]

Scalpelx

Do you have a link for the page where they sell those blades???? they look gorgeous!!!

Is it in english?

 

[mytowrig]

i think you guys ran the OP off... no one answered his questions

 

[InfidelShootist]

I'd take a Khukuri or Ginunting over any of those knives.

 

[bacman99]

spyderco sounds like the way to go.

 

[thomasFATCAT]

let me guess your team leader don't use stainless steels knife? but that knife still doing its job.
From experience stain resistance (rust resistance) is not a issue(in to the Jungle) especially if use use often the knife.
I use 1095 with a black coating a lot, worked out well after 45 days in jungle.

Your guess is right. He made his knife, by himself, from tool steel.
When you said rust resistance is not a issue, do you mean your 1095 did not get rust or it get rust but still work well?
Cause when it get rust it seem not so good to prepare meal or just do it.

Thanks for your advise.

 

[thomasFATCAT]

Why not just use whatever your leader uses? it's his backyard, I'd just copy my equiptment list from what he uses. Even his shoes. :thumbup:

Your advise is a good one.

But it just too heard for me to use the gear like him. For example his knife is a bit heavy a bit shorter for me.
His $4 plastic shoes is very thin so it pain my feet when I try to wear it.

I think, with my less experience, I would like to get more advantage from expensive gear.

 

[thomasFATCAT]

i think you guys ran the OP off... no one answered his questions

Thanks mytowrig for your notices:jerkit:

 

[kurodrago]

I was in vietnam for Christmas for more than a month,and was always rain and rain.I used two knives from Top's...'(Used)played with those knives a lot...improve myself...In this period of time,I shap my knife twice. No rust problem whatsoever.The only logical explanation is becose the black coating and heavy usage didn't rust.Even if a bit of oil or grease can improve rust resistance 100/c.,,,,Two years ago I was in brazil,took three days of heavy rain before my 440c start rusting, barely use the knife a that time.

Good luck with your choice

 

[Cotherion]

Living in Malaysia (in little foresty island = salt and lots of wood chopping) my workers don't use special steel choppers. If they maintain it well (wipe dry after cleaning sticky tree liquidy thingy off) then it'll really last for a long time. Plus, it's cheap.

They use it very frequently cause the storage area (of my factory) has lots of vegetation and some trees and after clearing completely it's about a month and a half before 5 feet high vegetation comes back a'callin

PS: I don't use them, my workers do and I'm basing my experience on the past experience in buying equipment for them. If rust and etc is an issue, I won't buy those choppers for them.

PSPS: Anyone wanna send me a BUSSE to experiment on South East Asean salty wet climate!

 

[tubezipper]

I can only talk about the Fallkniven blade.
I have the smaller A1, and for chopping I haven't had a better knife.
It is a little thick, and the convex edge isnt the best for slicing through material, yet the weight it carries makes it a great chopper. That, and the convex edge is great for keeping an edge. After hacking my way through 6 sections of 2x4 it still shaved. Sharpening a blade like this may be a bit harder than a plain V-grind, but I find worth it if you have the right materials.

 

[morgoth]

Most of the locals I see in PNG and other parts of South East Asia carry $5.00 Machetes and Cane Knives.
If you use them each day and look after them, it does not matter about rust.

 

[tubezipper]

Fallknivens look sweet, though...
And as a survival knife I would much rather a strong, thick, well-made knife than a thin, long, vine-hacker.
No offence intended, just my opinion.

 

[Knife Outlet]

Most Brazilian machetes are carbon steel. The machete is the standard chopping knife for the rain forest there. While the blades aren't pretty, they do develop a patina which resists corrosion pretty well. Personally, I would go that way. The knives are cheap and you can toss them when you get back if you like.