Hello,
Well a topic right up my alley!!!
ok where do i start??
ok i went on a Field excursion once, packing the normal Field load of Pack, sleeping equipment, , Limited food, a .22 marlin rifle, an a 9 inch Combat patrol bowie i make. it was Full flat grind , 1/4 inch stock , zone hardened 5160, with brass guard and Black canvas micarta handle and 6061 Butt cap. being that i didnt bring a Tent, because i wanted to make a Expedient survival shelter, i used the knife to Cut 5 inch round supports6 feet long to make a primative leanto, not a problem at all.
Then knife was used to cut pine limbs for thatching said shelter, and to provide a ground cover inside.
Then it was off to find Fire wood for a warming fire. Stumbling along i found some dead fall areas that provided more wood than i needed. and as luck had it they were small enough to be able to be braced against a tree trunk an snapped under foot to make sizes acceptable to carry and for the fire.
the knife wasnt used for this as it wasnt needed. On the way back to cam i spotted
the allusive Tree Squirel, that was handily dispatched by the .22 and then hauled back to camp along with the fire wood.
yes i used the knife on the squirel to great success, once a fire was started i set about cutting some forked sticks and a Cross stick to use to Cook said varmit over the fire, used the knife for this also.
But i think the best use of my Knife ws one of COmfort, you see after that fine squirel dinner i had to do a Number2 in the woods
(defecate that is) and being that i hapened to bring some tissue paper i set out to find a spot away from the camp site, i came across a fallen tree that looked like i could sling my BUTT over and do my buisness.
but as i dont like sitting on Rough Barked tree trunks, i used the Knife as a Draw knife and removed the bark in an expediant manner(cause i really had to go!!) down to the Soft underlying wood undr the bark, and completed my makeshift Toilit.
Then it was back to Getting more fire wood, again without the use of the knife.
I did use to Knife to Sharpen some smaller Chunks to build a Reflecting wall in front of the fire to Reflect heat back into the shelter ,but all in all the knife performed what it had to do. And was still Shaving at the end of the day.
I know this isnt a Romantic tale of Killing Rouge Moose, or Killer Grizzly`s, but it was what was required of my knife that day, and it performed to my need.
Take care,
Allen Blade