Most interesting or controversial knife you want to see used??

The sword of Guojian.
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wesmanthetiger said:
2nd on the Riddick knife, and that Jagdkommando is a vicious looking sticker... How about spending a couple days in the woods with only this?

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Wow, I actually own that. Received for Xmas and still graces the wall of my childhood bedroom...and now I am an archaeologist. Sorry for the tangent :rolleyes:

I would suggest picking up one of the United-Hibben monstrosities, of which I also own several from the gaudy past :eek:
 
A smatchet, and use it for more than just church carry.

Or EDC an exacto knife? Maybe with a kydex neck sheath?

I've also never understood why everyone needs to baton firewood. Unless it has been raining for a week straight and everything is just saturated with water, I've never not been able to walk in the woods and start a fire. And if things are that wet I think you are still going to have trouble even if you baton wood. I don't see why wood needs to be cut at all. There is almost enough deadfall to have plenty of wood and I just drag big branches and stick the end into the fire and when it burns off slide more into the fire. I was born on the 4th and a bit of a pyro and have been making fires since I was 5 and have never needed to cut wood except to burn in a fire place. Anyways, I know that has nothing to do with the thread but followed the tangent.
 
FlaMtnBkr said:
I just drag big branches and stick the end into the fire and when it burns off slide more into the fire.
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First off, how do you build this initial fire?
Secondly,
Try winter in the NE when it is sleeting or cold and rainy and freezing on and off for 4 days straight, or in the PNW over the tree line in the fall/winter.

I love to hike and camp in the fall/winter and I walkways carry fire starting gear and I have had issues finding really dry wood before. I have still been abe to get a fire going, but by means of a slow build and generous amounts of air, time and fuel (including batonned wood for the dry cores).

Don't take the readiness of Your fuel sources for granted, some others don't have dry conditions, ample fuel, et al...
 
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marcinek said:
And he didn't baton?!? He's lucky to have survived.

And how did he not lose the lighter?!?
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Wouldn't matter, Marci... you're always supposed to carry a spare SAK and a spare lighter... 'Cuz two is one and one is none! ;)

Bill, if you're going past the tree line up here in the PNW, take a stove with you.

For the knife, you should carry a balisong or a kerambit, and comment on it's everyday utility.
 
Dark Ops Stratofighter. I've been intrigued by this knife since I first learned about it. It's totally tactilol, but seems like they actually went through a decent effort to produce a quality folder. At around 9oz, it's certainly not gonna be a picnic to carry. But hey, it might totally suprise you and become a favorite, who knows?

Specifications
Total Length: 10.50 in.
Blade Length: 4.50 in.
Weight: 8.8 oz.
Blade Thickness: .25 nom
Blade Steel: CTV2™ Stainless Steel
Handle: T6160 Aircraft Aluminum
Crisis Cross™ Cross Bolt Safety
Raptor Lock™ Back Lock
Heavy Duty Pocket Clip. Reversible for true ambidextrous use.
 
Velitrius said:
Wouldn't matter, Marci... you're always supposed to carry a spare SAK and a spare lighter... 'Cuz two is one and one is none! ;)

Bill, if you're going past the tree line up here in the PNW, take a stove with you.

For the knife, you should carry a balisong or a kerambit, and comment on it's everyday utility.
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I second this! I feel like both of these styles get unfairly pigeonholed as too tactical for EDC. As far as I know both originated as utilitarian knives. I have a balisong myself that I've been meaning to carry more often. I've also wanted to by a good karambit for the same reason.
 
Velitrius said:
Bill, if you're going past the tree line up here in the PNW, take a stove with you.
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I live in NJ and don't have the luxury of that in many (if any) places in the immediate surrounding areas.
I was just stating this for a secondary set of circumstances, so it couldn't be just pushed off as a one off scenario.

I have spent some time in Utah, Colorado, Nevada, and Ca. and while I loved the time I spent in each, I am relegated to the east coast (for now).
 
Velitrius said:
Wouldn't matter, Marci... you're always supposed to carry a spare SAK and a spare lighter... 'Cuz two is one and one is none! ;)

Bill, if you're going past the tree line up here in the PNW, take a stove with you.

For the knife, you should carry a balisong or a kerambit, and comment on it's everyday utility.
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hey wise ass! I carry a bali on the daily and it cuts stuff just fine :D
 
I hear people talk abut the merits of full tang over hidden tang outdoor knives and the purists who claim that any forged hidden tang knife is more than sufficient to survive in the wilderness as the Americans who blazed a trail to west coast used in the pioneer days.

Take a name brand hidden tang full sized bowie and use it for an extended outdoor excursion. Build a camp process some wood including batoning, Yes BATONING and food processing and meal prep. Finally personal hygiene, do some bunkhouse shaving with it for awhile.

Now there's a realistic challenge, then do it all over again with a brand named sharpened prybar something more like a Becker.
 
I'd like to see somebody try to skin a dear with an Italian stiletto , a very poor choice as they have zero belly.
 
shoot straight up, and we see how many mississipi before you muv...my turn getting also, then who have more mississip can have knife to keeptake.:thumbup:
 
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