Only 2 knives for s.h.t.f

CPK Behemoth and HDFK.. I'll actually have them as well. My go bag is never more than a quarter mile from wherever I am. I make it a point. I can sprint across a quarter mile in less than a minute if I really move. I also always have a gun. Even when I'm not supposed to.. screw them.

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AriesTheCam said:
CPK Behemoth and HDFK.. I'll actually have them as well. My go bag is never more than a quarter mile from wherever I am. I make it a point. I can sprint across a quarter mile in less than a minute if I really move. I also always have a gun. Even when I'm not supposed to.. screw them.

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You sound like me. You will never find me without a pistol, an extra magazine, a fixed blade, and a folding knife, on my person. You’ll also never find me more than a short walk or run from a backpack that has another fixed blade, a multi tool, a pistol with additional ammunition, among other things.
 
JWright214 said:
You sound like me. You will never find me without a pistol, an extra magazine, a fixed blade, and a folding knife, on my person. You’ll also never find me more than a short walk or run from a backpack that has another fixed blade, a multi tool, a pistol with additional ammunition, among other things.
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I hope/assume you've got emergency medical with all that? Two spare mags and no tourniquet is a mistake. Not every victory is flawless.
 
JWright214 said:
You sound like me. You will never find me without a pistol, an extra magazine, a fixed blade, and a folding knife, on my person. You’ll also never find me more than a short walk or run from a backpack that has another fixed blade, a multi tool, a pistol with additional ammunition, among other things.
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Yeah.. pretty much. I refuse to find myself in a situation where I need to rely on another man to protect me, and/or keep me alive.
 
AriesTheCam said:
Yeah.. pretty much. I refuse to find myself in a situation where I need to rely on another man to protect me, and/or keep me alive.
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I had this discussion just the other day. Generally speaking, I don’t trust many people. I definitely don’t trust anyone, but me, to protect myself and my family. Unless it’s 100% unavoidable, I do not go to places that I can’t carry.
 
Obviously I think differently than Most.....
I'm ok with that.

For my eotwawki knives I'm always choosing a chopper first. Mine is only 18" long, it's still packable, easy to carry. This is a low temper, cryo treated 3v by a well regarded, highly praised individual.... I have BIGGER available, but heavier, but definitely beef, house, & people capable. But Big.

Next, Yes .....a chef's knife.
To cook the rest of you....... Yum!









 
Crag the Brewer said:
Obviously I think differently than Most.....
I'm ok with that.

For my eotwawki knives I'm always choosing a chopper first. Mine is only 18" long, it's still packable, easy to carry. This is a low temper, cryo treated 3v by a well regarded, highly praised individual.... I have BIGGER available, but heavier, but definitely beef, house, & people capable. But Big.

Next, Yes .....a chef's knife.
To cook the rest of you....... Yum!









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Those two would 100% get the job done.
 
Crag the Brewer said:
Obviously I think differently than Most.....
I'm ok with that.

For my eotwawki knives I'm always choosing a chopper first. Mine is only 18" long, it's still packable, easy to carry. This is a low temper, cryo treated 3v by a well regarded, highly praised individual.... I have BIGGER available, but heavier, but definitely beef, house, & people capable. But Big.

Next, Yes .....a chef's knife.
To cook the rest of you....... Yum!









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That chef’s knife is on fire!
 
Shorttime said:
Unfortunately, we've deconstructed and reconstructed this thread concept so many times that we've not only committed the construction steps to memory, we've lost the instructions.

How's that for breaking a metaphor?

Preparedness is near the center of this hobby. Knives have been with us for a long time, even if their only use in your life is to deal with stubborn snack bags. For many, a knife represents a Dumbo feather: a talisman of safety against the frustrations of a pre-wrapped life, and things that would try to "unwrap" you.

The "realistic" answers are quite boring, and depend on your location, and destination, when this sudden, largely unforseen, ender-of- civilization happens.

If I'm doing my usual stuff, my goal is going to be to get away from other people, but a knife which can be used to keep those other people away from me stands the chance of being not very useful to me if I do manage the "away from other people" part.

If encouraging other survivors to play nicely is something I want to do, then the first "knife" is going to be a machete. I'm going to back it up with a prybar and a hammer, because I've found many things that would want pried or hammered, and I don't expect that to change. If the hammer is actually a "camp hatchet", so much better.

The second knife would be something like the 110 that I mentioned earlier, or a trapper-pattern of some kind, because I don't know duck-diddly about wilderness survival, but that's what Nessmuck used.

I think.

If we're writing the script for a post-apoc survival story, then it's Zombie Tools and Busse, for the win!

But only if you want to be boring.....
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Profound ! ……and now I’m even more confused about the structure of this excellent thread. 🤣🤣🤣 I’ll keep milling through my options and post soon. “Two knives for S.H.T.F.” will be my guideline.
 
AriesTheCam said:
CPK Behemoth and HDFK.. I'll actually have them as well. My go bag is never more than a quarter mile from wherever I am. I make it a point. I can sprint across a quarter mile in less than a minute if I really move. I also always have a gun. Even when I'm not supposed to.. screw them.

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Yup, having owned and used both, I’d agree that this combo will do just about everything a knife will do. Well played sir.
 
Bobthebrewer said:
I would throw all my eggs in one basket and go with a Carother’s EDC knife and a Carother’s 10” chopper. I have the EDC and I have the 10” chopper on preorder so I can only hope the shtf holds off until I get the chopper 🤨
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Good choices. Nathan makes some immaculate stuff. Truly.
 
EMCEE said:
Yup, having owned and used both, I’d agree that this combo will do just about everything a knife will do. Well played sir.
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They really don't seem to take any damage no matter what I chop them into. The only thing really is the stonewash is all smooth looking now from scrubbing tree off them with a brillo pad. I pair em with my GP100 since it's also nigh indestructiblea as gun standards go, and .357 is easy to reload.
 
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