Whatever knife you choose, and whatever tools you choose you must like them, the feel, the colour, the sheath and everything.
Important is that you have to test the tools before you take them out in the woods and have to "depend" on them.
I use an F1 and a WM1, I will most likely not need the strength in those knives and they will probably survive me in case of a real situation. The F1 was designed for swedish airforce pilots to do what the ASEK and JPSK should do. As an anecdote, the knife F1 replaced was a red handled 3 bucks Mora with saw teeth on the spine
but then if a swedish pilot crash somewhere he could just walk to the nearest house and call home.
So now you have to make three choices:
1, hatchet, axe or folding saw. The saw is safer.
2, 4-6" knife. The 3,5-4" is more useful if you also have something from 1.
3, LM, SAK, folder, WM1 type. Pick a good food preparing knife and a multitool.
As a backup you could bring an S1 type of knife, because that knife might need to be a backup all purpose knife if the rotating thing start spinning.
Also bring a decent knife to lend to people so you dont hand away your own.
Good luck.
Important is that you have to test the tools before you take them out in the woods and have to "depend" on them.
I use an F1 and a WM1, I will most likely not need the strength in those knives and they will probably survive me in case of a real situation. The F1 was designed for swedish airforce pilots to do what the ASEK and JPSK should do. As an anecdote, the knife F1 replaced was a red handled 3 bucks Mora with saw teeth on the spine
but then if a swedish pilot crash somewhere he could just walk to the nearest house and call home.So now you have to make three choices:
1, hatchet, axe or folding saw. The saw is safer.
2, 4-6" knife. The 3,5-4" is more useful if you also have something from 1.
3, LM, SAK, folder, WM1 type. Pick a good food preparing knife and a multitool.
As a backup you could bring an S1 type of knife, because that knife might need to be a backup all purpose knife if the rotating thing start spinning.
Also bring a decent knife to lend to people so you dont hand away your own.
Good luck.
It slices veggies better than a lot of chef's knives that I've used. A lot of the knives that theblacksheep is considering could probably eat this knife for lunch, but it does everything I ask of it, and I feel that the chances of me needing that kind of toughness in this size of knife is remote enough that I don't loose any sleep over it.
Will you have them in 35 years?
