lost in the Alaskan wilderness

The Bear

The Bear

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Just like in the movie "The edge" you get lost
in the Alaskan wilderness. If you could choose, which folder would you prefer to have with you to survive?
 
Victorinox locking SAK. Rucksack, forrester, etc.
OR
Any heavy duty high quality multitool. SwisstoolX, most likely.
 
Well in "the day"when I canoed in places such as Alaska and the Yukon I carried a SAK Tinker and a Schrade Bear paw(lb7).If I had to pick one folder today it would be a large SAK with SAW.
 
Never seen "The Edge", But I have actually, really an' for truly been the target of search parties before. if my unfortunate incident involves airplanes, snowmachines, boats, etc. I would prefer (and have used) a Leatherman Wave.

If I was to lose my way hiking, or mountain biking, or whatever I guess i'd be pretty happy with my partially serrated Spydie Wegner.

Of course, I can't discount all the times I've gone to play in the woods for days or weeks at a crack with nothing more than a $22 SAK "Adventurer" or "Tinker" before I became truly addicted to knives and developed more errrrr.....expensive....or perhaps i should say ridiculous tastes. (at times)

Since I'm lucky enough to have choices here, I usually keep a Becker Campanion strapped to my large pack, a Wegner in my detachable fanny pack, and the ole SAK Adventurer in my pocket.

Oops, forgot to mention, the Becker was sold around Christmas and is being replaced by a Mission MPK. Have yet to use it yet though.
 
I guess it would have to be my BM710HS. That's the folder I carry to cut up my apples out in the Bush. :D No, 705 for me. That's the office knife. I also tend to have some sort of multi-tool around when I'm out.

At least equally important to me would be having appropriate clothing, a means to start a fire, compass, extra food, etc... Hypothermia is a real killer up here, even in the summer. :( Okay, so you didn't ask about this other stuff. Yep, BM 710HS.

Bruce :(
 
"At least equally important to me would be having appropriate clothing, a means to start a fire, compass, extra food, etc... Hypothermia is a real killer up here, even in the summer"



NO FRIGGIN' KIDDIN'!! Went out to Point McKenzie and the old Nikey/ Herc site in Wasilla shooting yesterday, thing is when I was loading up all the guns, ammo, etc. I was in a hurry and wound up forgetting
my Sorels, and grabbing a bag of my sons pajamas and clothes for Grandmas house instead of my hat and gloves. (SERIOUS cranial rectal inversion goin' on here)

I'd have traded off the MOD CQD2 AND the Leatherman I was carrying to have my boots, gloves, and a hat once I got back there!

HATE COLD TOES!
HATE 'EM!
HATE 'EM!
HATE 'EM!
(especially when they're thawing):mad:
 
My choice: A Leatherman Flair. In a situation like this, you need an olive fork.


There once was a young Air Force pilot who finished his training and was assigned to fly cargo planes to the most remote radar installation in Alaska. These missions would involve long flights over thousands of square miles of frozen, deserted wilderness in foul weather. So, he was first sent to Air Force Arctic Survival School and then to his post.

Upon arrival, he was told that for the first few flights he'd fly as co-pilot with an older, more experienced pilot.

As they boarded the plane for the first time, the young fellow noticed the old man stash a black case behind the pilot's seat. He didn't recall from any of the briefings any mention of any such case. So, he asked, "Hey, what's in that case there?"

"Oh, that's my special emergency rescue it. It's got everything we need to guarantee that we're found instantly if we crash out there."

Well, the fellow had just come from Air Force Arctic Survival School and he didn't know of anything that could fit in such a case that would guarantee being rescued immediately. But, he had an idea. "Oh, a radio set. Right?"

"No, radios are to delicate to survive a crash landing."

"Well, I suppose that that's true.... A flare gun then. Yes?"

"Are you kidding!?! What if it went off in flight? The idea is to get us found IF we crash, not to get us crashed."

"Gee... I hadn't thought of that.... A signal light. It's a signal light!"

"Come on. We could crash a thousand miles from the nearest person. There's no signal light that'll carry that far."

"Well... what is it then? What could possibly fit in that little case that'll guarantee us of being found immediately if we crash anywhere in the Alaska wilderness?"

The old pro pulled the case out, opened it, and slowly unpacked... A bottle of gin, a bottle of vermouth, a jar of olives, a cocktail shaker, and two martini glasses.

"That's all very nice, I'm sure," the young fellow said, "but how's that gonna get us found?"

"Simple. If we go down, I'll just unpack and start mixing. Don't ask me how, but somehow, from somewhere, someone will appear and say 'Hey, that's not how you make a Martini. Let me show you how.' And, at that point, we're found."
 
>"It would be a toss up between the Rucksack and the Sebenza. Either one would do well."

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I'm a little curious about this reasoning.
One (the SAK) can cut stuff, open corked bottles, open cans of food, fasten or unfasten small and medium screws, uncap bottles, strip wire, ream/punch holes in stuff, pull out splinters, pick stuff out of your teeth, and saw wood.
The other one (Sebenza) can cut stuff.
How is that a toss up?



(I don't mean for this to sound snotty, I'm really curious.)
 
Ruck SAK. Maybe the Firemans model or Swisstool....
maybe a pioneer. In any event it would definitely be a Victorinox SAK, a true survival knife.
BTW I agree with Paul, if it was not a SAK it would be my Sebenza. High level of durability, strong cutting performance, excellent edge retention and ease of assembly and clean-up (its not the taking it apart that gets you with some knives, it's the getting them back together :) )
Take care,
Chad
 
The Rucksack, if I knew I was going into the woods, would be my first choice. If dumbass luck put me into that situation, I'd probably only have my Sebenza. Actually, I'd have both if I knew I was going. I have complete confidence in both knives.

Paul
 
I'm curious as to why several of you have chosen the Rucksack over the Trailmaster. They're the same knives except the Rucksack has a corkscrew and the Trailmaster has a phillips screwdriver. My second question is how do you protect the bottles in your pack?
 
im with you i use my philips screwdriver on my trailmaster i do have a buddy who says the corkscrew does come in handy the first of january every year.
 
I prefer the corkscrew, having used it about a zillion times. I really don't like the philips drivers replacing the corkscrew, the shaft is not long enough and I find the T handle to be uncomfortable.
What uses does a corkscrew have? It is very good at poking holes in tin cans which is useful for making stoves and pipes (a college friend would only smoke out of a red, white and blue can, modifed to suit the task, I never smoked (green herb like substances) and never will again :). But if I was in a survival situation and found a patch of the needed plant it could be used as a pain killer, etc.
It could also be used to poke a hole in a coconut in case I found a bottle of rum:)
All tounge in cheek I assure you,
Chad
 
If a multi-tool counts as a folder my first choice would be a Victorinox SwissTool X. Otherwise I would go with a CRK Large Sebenza, like almost everyone else. :D

--Bob Q
 
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