Ritter RSK-1

OK boys, it's before my second cup of coffee this moring so forgive me if I ramble.
Doug is a good friend so you may judge my comments as bias but it really doesn't matter. He is a devoted "student of survival" (as myself, Ethan Becker, G-Man, most of those on this forum, and others). None claim to be experts but all can claim some knowledge on the subject and wanting to learn more. Put Doug in the woods with a group and you will not hear him telling everyone "this is how you do it". He is constantly asking everyone else for their opinions and ideas. I have yet to meet the person who has spent any time talking to Doug that didn't go away thinking they have found a new friend. When he does make a comment, I for one will listen.
As for Doug's knife designs. I have been fortunate enough to have tested both the folder and the fixed blade. I will not say they are the best knives on the market. There is no "best" knife out there. All of us have different needs and likes, so claiming any one knife as the best just can't be done. What I can say about the folder is that it resides in my left pocket each and every day. That alone can tell you how I feel about the knife. I wrote the review on the fixed bade for Tactical Knives. There are those that will tell you a knife magazine NEVER writes a bad review. Normally that is the case. They try knives that just won't "cut it" and those just don't make it in the magazine. I have tossed many knives aside because I didn't want my name associated with them in an article. When I tested Doug's fixed blade I went away happy. While testing the knife, I went harder on it than I would one of my own knives. After all, if it didn't hold up, I could always just send it back without a dime out of my own pocket. It is a true winner.
As for PWYP,
No disrespect but the pics from Practice What You Preach look a little like a knife enthusiast (( unnecessary vulgarity for this forum ))
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You're right, 98% percent of those attending are true knife enthusiast. Just like everyone on this forum. But that doesn't take away from the map and compass class, ediable plant class, firebuilding class, shelter class or any of the other activities we held this year. For six years in a row we have gathered to learn and share. Number seven is coming next April and feel free to come and join us. When it started, none of us knew each other, now we count the days until we can see old friends again.
To end my rambling I will say that Doug does not need to justify himself or his knives to anyone. He is a "good man". Here in the South, that is all that needs to be said. His knives may not be the best for you, but I have grown to depend on them. I will post information when the planning for PWYP VII is complete and you are invited to attend.
 
I honestly believe Doug is a great man - I may not have met him nor him to of met me. But for someone to devote their time to create such an extensive website brimming with free and tested information he must know something. I mean if he is an armchair survivalist i guess such a "small" company like Benchmade made a huge mistake by allowing Doug to design a knife.
Also does it really matter if hes a knife enthusiast (look up "blade"forums.com) I personally believe anyone teaching survival and does not respect a tool like a knife doesnt know what they are talking about.
 
I took my Ritter Grip with me on a 4 and a half mile hike along the Susquehanna river yesterday, below the Conowingo Dam. Had my cell phone too, in case of an emergency, like my fat butt falling over the rocks along the shore line and cracking my head open, where the cellphone would be useless :D. Maybe someone else could call my injury in :D. Anyway, I had my trusty Swamp Rat Howling Rat in my truck, but I didn't need all of that. Lots of people on the trail, walkers and bicyclists, even two kids on dirt bikes (no motorcycles allowed). Not out from civilization, but still a trusty tool to have with you.
 
Talk you in:
It's a knife! You can't have enough knives, can you? :D

Talk you out:
It's a folder. That's not a knife. That's a broken knife. (Call me unjustly harsh, but that's how I honestly think about them.) Sure, you can cut with them, but if you intend to rely on your equipment in possibly heavy use, then folders are right out. It's very much possible to survive all kinds of situations with a folder, but you'd be better off with a fixed blade in almost any of them.
 
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