Knife used in "Man vs Wild' series on Discovery

hahahaha david schoff you are so gay and such a fag...stop getting pissed at things he does man and get a fucking life. I had to sign up just to make fun of you because you actually get mad at things he does ..he snot doing them to you idiot he doesnt even know you so stop getting mad lmfao go get mad at someone who wants to make you mad Im sure theres enough guys out there who dont like you. oh he pisses me off because he sleds down mountains and goes through waist deep water in the everglades and does unnesscary risky things if i was camping with him id want to get rid of him quickly. haha why he went up everest you havent mother fucker haha he obviously would do any of that shit he does on the show in real life your a fucking fool.:D
 
Posting inappropriate language is bad enough. Quoting it is also an infraction. Lets keep it clean guys. This is General, not W&C.
 
David Schott said:
he pisses me off. If everyone lost acted like he did, 90% would die. He takes the path of most resistence, chooses to run through deep watered rivers just for camera effect, and in general is SO irritating. You'd think he advocates everyone lost running across unstable ground, scrabling as fast as possible across wet rocks, and taking risks that are completely unnecessary. He would go into new york city and say "the shops dont upen until 6am and I NEED food, so im going to wring water out of this prostitute's messrag and it will keep me alive until morning"
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LMAO! That is hilarious!
 
I am pretty sure this is what you were looking for.
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It is called the Titanium Pro Dive Knife.
 
That Bayley knife of Grylls' would run you $750+ to get it to the states now. It's not that nice - even if it does have his signature on it. Now, when 'Survivorman', Les Stroud, sees fit to carry a separate knife with his 'multi-tool', it has been a Buck 119 Special - which you can buy for $34 at Wally World... and it's made in the USA! Stroud is the 'real deal', as far as I am concerned. Grylls does have some real accomplishments to his credit. Of course - he is entertaining - in the same way that 'Mikey' of the old TV commercial for a cereal was - "Let's give it to Mikey... he'll eat anything!".

Stainz
 
I have noticed two different ones 1 with a gut hook and the other I beleve is a SOG SEAL Pup Knife
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just my 2 Cents
 
I also like the TV program man VS wild. Does anybody know how to make fire in the rain? Is there any ways you can do that?
 
Fire needs 3 elements to survive: Fuel, Air, and Heat. This is known as the “Combustion Triangle”. Deprive a fire of any one of the elements and it dies. Water does two things; it deprives a fire of oxygen and it cools the temperature to below the combustion point of the fuel being used.

Our job is to create a campfire when everything in the environment appears to be wet. Notice that the operative word is “APPEARS”. Even after a rainstorm there is tinder and firewood
that is dry. Knowing where to look and what to look for are the keys to success.

Let’s start with tinder. Look around your site for fir trees. The smaller lower branches that have died as a result of being denied sunlight by the larger upper branches are the first choice. The same branches that shielded these dead branches from sunlight have probably shielded them from the rain. These smaller branches are usually dry and will break off in your fingers. Collect a good amount of these. Take a little extra time to fray and shred these with your knife or fingers. Also look for dry grass under these trees. Look for birch trees as the bark is impregnated with oil and will not absorb moisture. Bird nests and wasp nests (unoccupied of course) are also good sources of tinder. The wasp nests look like brown golf balls and the unoccupied ones are usually found on the ground. The bird nests are a little trickier and you will have to look for them. Also you can use a piece of cloth from a shirt or other article of clothing if necessary. Do not overlook the contents of your wallet. All those useless business cards burn very nicely.

The next step is kindling. Look for trees known as “Dead Falls”. These are trees that have fallen and are now in various stages of decay. Locate one that has been down for a while. Strip off the outer bark and cut chunks out of the rotting trunk. This will burn fast, so gather as much as you can. The larger branches can also be stripped of bark and the wood below used. Do not forget to look under and around these “Dead Falls” for wood that has been protected from the moisture.

Another tip to be mindful of when foraging for dry wood is: look for pine trees. Many of these trees will have a sticky sap running down the bark. Collect this sap or pitch. It acts as an accelerant for your fire.

Before you start a fire make sure you have collected enough fuel to keep it burning for a length of time. Whatever you collect, protect it from getting wet with pieces of bark, stones, or a piece of plastic (if it is available).

Firewood is the main staple of any fire. Here again, the Dead Falls” are your best bet. You can use logs up to 3 feet in diameter. Even if you cannot cut them into a usable length, just strip the bark off them and insert the end into the fire. As the log burns, just keep pushing it into the fire.

Building the Fire - There are 2 ways to start a fire in a wet environment. The first is to create a bed for the kindling to rest on. This is a very simple operation. Choose 2 sticks about 1 foot long and about 1 inch in diameter. Lay them parallel to one another. Loosely stack kindling in 3 layers on top of these base sticks. Alternate the direction of these layers (i.e. the first layer at right angles to the base, the next layer parallel to the base and the third layer again at right angles). Next place your tinder material underneath this stack. There should be openings at either end of the base. This opening will also serve as a vent for the fire once it is started.

The other method of building a fire is to place the tinder in the center and construct a Tee Pee around it with the kindling you have collected.

Igniting the Fire – Here too, there are several methods of accomplishing this task. Hopefully you came into this experience prepared. If you brought a disposable lighter, waterproof matches, or have book matches that are not wet, simply light the tinder. Once the fire is burning add small pieces of wood a few at a time from your kindling stock. Be careful not to add too much as this might smother the fire. Gradually increase the size of the wood until the fire is burning. Only add the larger logs after the fire is firmly established.
 
I respect Les Stroud from Survivor man, he stays in the wild, he doesnt sleep in hotels after shooting.. Then again the doesnt eat the poop sack of a camel..
 
That would be the Chris Reeve AVIATOR

This knife measures 8" overall, with a blade length of 4”. Weight is 5.5 oz. Blade is machined from a solid/single bar of A2 tool steel (55-57RC). NOTE: the teeth are designed to offer versatility rather than excellence in any one task – they can be used to saw most material, although none perfectly. Chris Reeve guarantees these knives for life,

These knives are crafted from a single steel bar and have no joints, which provides for superior strength and balance. The knife also has a hollow handle with an aluminum cap for storage. If you had to carry only one knife on your next adventure, look at a CR. Knife
 
Knife is a Bayley. they have a web site. steel used is RWL Powder. had submited a item a few days ago to see what you guys though of the RLW Powder and what is was...
 
ka9vto said:
That would be the Chris Reeve AVIATOR

This knife measures 8" overall, with a blade length of 4”. Weight is 5.5 oz. Blade is machined from a solid/single bar of A2 tool steel (55-57RC). NOTE: the teeth are designed to offer versatility rather than excellence in any one task – they can be used to saw most material, although none perfectly. Chris Reeve guarantees these knives for life,

These knives are crafted from a single steel bar and have no joints, which provides for superior strength and balance. The knife also has a hollow handle with an aluminum cap for storage. If you had to carry only one knife on your next adventure, look at a CR. Knife
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That's the knife with the worst history of failure at Knife Tests.
 
I watch both Survivorman and Man vs. Wild. I think they are both entertaining in different ways. Survivorman is more informative, seems more goal oriented and less "look what I can do" oriented. Man vs. Wild has me more on the edge of my seat, wondering what challenge will pop up next, less on how to survive it and more on how to get past it and onto the next challenge. IT has it's information moments, but not nearly as in depth as Survivorman.
 
I dont think that Man vs Wild deserves the hype that it gets. Survivorman actually has the real information. Think of the added inconvenience of actually carrying your camera gear, not being able to magically conjure fire on command, and not having the whole rescue crew following you wherever you go.
 
I registered on this site just to add my comments to this thread. I spent 20 years in the bush in NZ as a hunter for a living and I find nothing extreme at all about man v wild other than sucking on elephant dung...

In fact I thought it was pretty tame to be honest. If you're in really rough terrain... and I mean REALLY rough... then it is not at all unusual to get trapped in gorges, on clifftops, down scree slopes and under or above waterfalls. I've been in those situations many, many times when carrying out live goat capture... and a lot worse besides. So has any other old school NZ bushman or trapper. rough terrain IS extreme. Period.

I found the show to be underdone rather than overdone. I've been in far more dangerous situations (in terms of terrain) than I've ever seen on that show. I've been alone in the bush for as long as nine months without seeing another human being and so has many other oldtimer NZ deer cullers. It's standard to sleep under a log and live off the bush. I don't really see what all the fuss is about.

If you think I'm kidding then come down to NZ and check out the Raukumara Ranges or up the Whanganui River. You can be in a dangerous extreme situation several times a day in far steeper country than anything I've seen on that show.

I actually assumed that the SAS dude was deliberately "dumbing" it down and just showing the easy stuff that any average joe could do. I think it's a great show that packs as many survival tips as possible into a fast paced entertainment show. Like anything else in life you can pick and choose what you might find useful and what you might totally not do. The dude doesn't try to pretend that he doesn't have a TV crew with him and he even interacts with them sometimes. I watched one episode where they had to rescue him off a cliff face.

I think you all miss the point. In a true survival situation then it is a true life and death situation where anything goes and often only a very, very extreme action will keep you alive. I've been in those situations so I know what that feels like. I've been trapped on slip faces and trapped in gorges with only a waterfall as an escape route.

It's 100% true that you risk a broken leg or broken neck (certain death is more realistic in NZ bush) if you screw up but if the alternative is to starve to death trapped in a gorge or stay pinned to a cliff face till your strength fails and you fall.... well like I say I find man v wild to be pretty tame other than the nasty stuff he eats. I'd try to snare a larger animal if it was me. Traps and snares are easy to make.

Just my opinion.

regards

m0ng00se
 
.... continued....

Let me give you an example... you've been out all day skinning a fur line, it was a hot day so you took no heavy clothing and no reserve food so you could travel far and fast and carry more skins. The trap line has a better hit than you expected so you go further and skin more so you're late turning to head back to camp. Your camp is in a valley as is normal but you're still deep in the bush up on a high ridge line heading home when a storm front blows in. Not at all unusual in the higher up NZ bush. There's maybe two hours to dark and it normally takes you four hours to tramp off the ridge to the valley bottom where camp is.

You have only two choices in those situations. Make a run for the valley floor or dig in for the night. If you dig in then the storm front might hang around a week and you're going to have no food and more importantly run the risk of exposure. If it's a badass storm then you may not be able to keep a fire going no matter how good you are and it's going to get dangerous. Down in the valley is warmth and food. So you go for it.... straight down the side of the ridge or down a gorge that leads out... down the slip faces... down the waterfalls... slide the scree slopes... full noise to get out before dark. Just about every real hunter I know has done it at some time or another. You may have never done that before in that location so you don't know where the cliffs, gorges and waterfalls will be until you hit them....

.... or you dig in and sit it out.... either way is an extreme survival type situation that could equally kill you and exactly the type of situation depicted on the man v wild show. When I watch that show I get all nostalgic and itchy feet wanting to be back out there in the bush. You know you're really alive when you face a life or death situation every day. I miss that buzz.

Oh and ANY knife is better than no knife and yeah you can sharpen them on flat river stones but you can't get a good edge unless you have a very thin fillet style blade and obviously soft crappy steel actually sharpens much easier on a river stone than a nice high carbon steel knife. On that subject I prefer high carbon blades that keep an edge even if they do rust. You need a knife that holds a razor edge in the bush. It's the best tool you will ever have in a survival situation.

Just my opinion.

regards

m0ng00se
 
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