ONE knife

That's a tough question. In Vietnam I carried a Ka-Bar that saw more duty getting thrown into tree's or huts practicing my throwing skills than cutting flesh. The knife I couldn't live without back then was a crude hand made local chopper called a rice knife. It was relatively long but perfect for cutting through the bamboo or jungle, and it could hack a limb off too.

Light knives are easiest to carry, but too small for true universal use. I think you need two knives. One small sharp knife, and one tough chopper. If I could only have one of my knives in the boonies, it would have to be my EDMF Bolo. With a 15" OAL, 9" long, .200 thick, and 2" wide blade it's one versatile knife made from a logging mill saw blade. It's easy to keep scary sharp, yet keeps a good edge. You can cut down trees, or cut meat for dinner. It's heavy with a knuckle guard. Sorry no pic.
 
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A Big ASS Busse and some rum and a Hot chick and some duct tape in case she talks too much.
 
ripper13 said:
Ok guys, ive got a question

if you could have One knife, on a deserted island, jungle, etc; what would it be?
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After thirty-five years' experience in the bush - - - and I do mean year-long experience for thirty-five years - - - I'd still have to make the choice between my GW Stone "Diana" or my R.H. Ruana drop point skinner, which dates back to the late 1950s. And, by the way . . . . . do I get a sharpening stone? I prefer to avoid steels on these two great knives!
 
A Big ASS Busse and some rum and a Hot chick and some duct tape in case she talks too much.
 
A cold steel barong for piercing, slicing, light chopping...just kiddinggggg, it'd have to be a fallkniven a1.
 
How would I have gotten there?

1. If I was flying by myself, I'd have my Vic Farmer in my flight suit, as always.
2. If being flown commercially, I would be knifeless...
3. If on a small boat, that would probably mean I had been spearfishing, so my diving knife would be strapped to my leg. (There aren't many other ways to talk me into a boat of any sort!)
4. If coming from a standard EDC situation, one of my Millies or Paras would be keeping me company. I just hope it would be one in S30V, and not D2, BG42 or S90V.

5. If I was to choose before hand... from my own knife drawer... probably the CS SRK in Carbon V. Not much to choose from, since I only have a couple of fixed blades, but this would be the most appropriate.

BTW, I spend LOTS of time in islands, whishing they were deserted.
 
easy....12 inch tramotina machete w/convexed edge... Probably the only knife I can really used for everything when out in the bush..If I could bring a second one maybe a leatherman wave, or a small mora or thin necker
 
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