Knife you could rely on for survival

When going out in the woods for more than one day hike, I normally carry my F1. I really love this knife. If I plan to have camp fires going for some hours (e.g. overnight, cooking, etc.), I normally also pack a Felco foldable saw and/or a small axe (typically Fiskars X5).

Survival, for me it’s more connected to unexpected events, so, likely, I’ll end up in an unwanted situation with nothing more than what I normally carry around in my Maxpedition Fatboy and in my pockets.

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Herlock said:
Survival, for me it’s more connected to unexpected events, so, likely, I’ll end up in an unwanted situation with nothing more than what I normally carry...
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Same here. It would probably be this knife, because it's the one that I would most likely have with me. :)

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Herlock said:
When going out in the woods for more than one day hike, I normally carry my F1. I really love this knife. If I plan to have camp fires going for some hours (e.g. overnight, cooking, etc.), I normally also pack a Felco foldable saw and/or a small axe (typically Fiskars X5).

Survival, for me it’s more connected to unexpected events, so, likely, I’ll end up in an unwanted situation with nothing more than what I normally carry around in my Maxpedition Fatboy and in my pockets.

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Been planning on looking at one of those small Fiskars hatchets. I agree with the survival comment; it's about unexpected events. For the most part, I worry about injury in the woods miles away from a trail head or "civilization". That is pretty much what I prepare for and what I carry often depends on how much camera gear I'm carrying on day hikes.
 
Out of the knives that I have I might have to go with my old Camillus pilot's survival knife. I carried it around in the jungle everyday for 13 months & it held up well doing everything from knife stuff to prying, opening c-rat cans, digging in the dirt, etc. After that, it was used for many years as my hunting knife & gutted quite a few deer. It could use a new sheath now, because the leather has kind of rotted in the last 50+ years.

I know there may be better knives made, but I'd still trust this one in a survival situation; and the price was right.....I "liberated" it from a REMF supply type in Da Nang, who had no need for it.
 
I think a folding saw is what I would want in a survival situation. It takes energy and sweat to process wood for shelter and fire. Unless you have a supply of Clif Bars and lots of water, a saw could save your ass in a survival situation. Oh, and a SAK.
 
I'd go with a nice lightweight khukuri. I don't want to build a shelter or cut cords of wood, but in my years of swinging one I have come up with a method to do just about every conceivable job with one.
 
bolabeenz said:
I think a folding saw is what I would want in a survival situation. It takes energy and sweat to process wood for shelter and fire. Unless you have a supply of Clif Bars and lots of water, a saw could save your ass in a survival situation. Oh, and a SAK.
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I wouldn't want to go anywhere without one regardless of any other gear I had.
 
If we're talking about more than just a single knife, I'd definitely have a couple other cutting implements. For camping or extended hiking trips I'll typically have a ZT 562 and 3V CS Master Hunter for finer tasks, my general purpose custom ~5" fixed blade, and a Silky Pocketboy folding saw for wood processing. Heck, even a Leatherman Sidekick and Ka-Bar Mini Dozier for the oddball, fidgety tasks.

My general idea with preferring a larger (5"+) fixed blade over a smaller fixed blade is it will be able to accomplish a wider variety of tasks. It won't be the "proper" tool for most jobs, but I can make do in more cases than I could with the smaller knife. That's not to say it's the "better" knife for a given situation. I've just found that 5" - 6" blades, for me, are that balance where I can still manipulate the blade with good dexterity for finer tasks yet still have enough blade length and weight to get rougher tasks done. I think everyone needs to find that balance for themselves by trying things out with their knives. After all, isn't that kind of the point. :)
 
BTGuy said:
If we're talking about more than just a single knife, I'd definitely have a couple other cutting implements. For camping or extended hiking trips I'll typically have a ZT 562 and 3V CS Master Hunter for finer tasks, my general purpose custom ~5" fixed blade, and a Silky Pocketboy folding saw for wood processing. Heck, even a Leatherman Sidekick and Ka-Bar Mini Dozier for the oddball, fidgety tasks.

My general idea with preferring a larger (5"+) fixed blade over a smaller fixed blade is it will be able to accomplish a wider variety of tasks. It won't be the "proper" tool for most jobs, but I can make do in more cases than I could with the smaller knife. That's not to say it's the "better" knife for a given situation. I've just found that 5" - 6" blades, for me, are that balance where I can still manipulate the blade with good dexterity for finer tasks yet still have enough blade length and weight to get rougher tasks done. I think everyone needs to find that balance for themselves by trying things out with their knives. After all, isn't that kind of the point. :)
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I totally agree.

I would also like to ask where did you get your custom blade? A lot of people have them but I can't seem to find many custom knife makers, especially on this forum.
 
Yep, a folding saw is a great bit of kit. I use a Bahco; it’s not the best in the world, but I am familiar with it. On the other hand, in a pinch, the SAK wood saws are surprisingly good - certainly better than nothing at all!

The Forester model is significantly bigger than, say, the Alox Farmer, but both are entirely adequate to use for fire and/or emergency shelter. A folding saw is peaches and cream by comparison, but it doesn’t slip in your pocket when you are out for a walk.
 
Cycletroll said:
Real issue for survival/Bushcrafting/Camping, Hiking is there are lots of other important/valuable tools to carry besides a knife. Getting hung up on the three or four toys....er...knives one carries misses the opportunity to replace some of that weight and bulk with things like fire making, water supply, shelter items, cordage, navigation aids, firearm, etc, etc, etc.
I would likely carry two knives- a primary survival type knife and then something slim, small, and precise for fine detail work.
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Thats fine and all, but he said "One Knife". :P
 
Pilsner said:
Yep, a folding saw is a great bit of kit. I use a Bahco; it’s not the best in the world, but I am familiar with it. On the other hand, in a pinch, the SAK wood saws are surprisingly good - certainly better than nothing at all!

The Forester model is significantly bigger than, say, the Alox Farmer, but both are entirely adequate to use for fire and/or emergency shelter. A folding saw is peaches and cream by comparison, but it doesn’t slip in your pocket when you are out for a walk.
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Yeah, I love my super tinker but I would rather have one with a saw, and I don't want a dull sized folding saw because of weight. I'm planning for a long distance hike in the distant future, and the military.
 
Bluegrass Survival said:
Thats fine and all, but he said "One Knife". :p
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While I did say that, you wouldn't strictly want or be using for survival, rather as a knife you would have anyway along with other tools. Obviously beggars can't be choosers but if they could I'm sure the primary survival knife would take priority.
 
7" Camillus/Fisk OVB in Carbon V.
 
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