Serious but small survival package!

mikeymoto said:
Doesn't it matter where you're gonna go with your survival kit? Like Wayfarer says, you won't be using those fishing lines/sinkers/hooks in the desert...
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Lots of snakes, lizzards and birds in the desert, so maybe the hooks and line would come in handy for small game snares, traps and maybe even as a means to snag them. Though, I'd probably want several feet of surgical tubing instead...:D
 
many thanks for all this helpfull replies:thumbup:. i,ll try to get some of this stuff together and create a well package with the most important tools inside.
 
a fire striker, some dry tinder maybe a small compass or a whistle.... some micro our tabs afix some para cord and a space blanket to the sheath... I'm sarting to shy away from the fishhooks and a lot of the other gear myself.... I think if you want to go bare bonesyou need a knife, 2 ways to make a fire, (other than primitive ways (ie bow drill) cordage, and a vessel that can hold water and be used to boil... everything else can be improvised using the above tools ( with a little ingenuity) primitive man had a lot less... a space blanket or poncho makes it even better....
 
I hate to rain on the parade-- not that me being an arsehole is new-- but you'd be better off selling that Rambo wannabe knife and getting something smaller, yet stronger and more useful. Attach a pouch to the sheath of the knife to carry your survival goodies (or attach the sheath to a medium sized pouch). Those hollow handle knives are generally, the bottom of the heap as far as strength and quality.
 
nemoaz said:
I hate to rain on the parade-- not that me being an arsehole is new-- but you'd be better off selling that Rambo wannabe knife and getting something smaller, yet stronger and more useful. Attach a pouch to the sheath of the knife to carry your survival goodies (or attach the sheath to a medium sized pouch). Those hollow handle knives are generally, the bottom of the heap as far as strength and quality.
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If your talking to me, then you should pull your foot out of your mouth. I hardly think a Chris Reeves mountaineer II is a wannabe rambo knife.
 
nemoaz said:
I hate to rain on the parade-- not that me being an arsehole is new-- but you'd be better off selling that Rambo wannabe knife and getting something smaller, yet stronger and more useful. Attach a pouch to the sheath of the knife to carry your survival goodies (or attach the sheath to a medium sized pouch). Those hollow handle knives are generally, the bottom of the heap as far as strength and quality.
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I hardly think a Randall #18 is a cheap,weak or wanna be knife either . I have yet to hear of a Randall or a chris Reeves knife breaking. I have heard of a Seal team member who's randall #1 that stopped an AK47 round
 
Yup, both are great knives. Still, my personal preference would be the oversized serrated, toothpick tanged, crossbow converting, 2" sawbacked ramboo blade. :D
 
IH8U said:
If your talking to me, then you should pull your foot out of your mouth. I hardly think a Chris Reeves mountaineer II is a wannabe rambo knife.
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It is because for a lot less money you can get a lot more blade. The only reason one would want that blade is for the hollow handle, thus its a rambo wannabe.

If Reeves put an inch or 2 and a decent handle on that knife it becomes practical.

Skam
 
Only reason?

While I'm not a huge fan of hollow handled knives, I do have to say Reeve puts together a nice package. Hardly makes anyone a Rambo wannabe. He does offer...

A2 Steel

KG coating

Excellent strength

Fantastic customer service

Nice knurling/checkering on handle (not the best for prolonged use but excellent for secure purchases)

Free sharpening for life

Razor sharp out of the box


Again, while I don't carry the Reeves and prefer my Bark River, I would say there is more to the knife than simply the hollow handle. You get what you pay for and if you are willing to pay for any of his knives, you won't be disappointed.
 
Are you like twelve, nice resort to name calling.

The mountaineer is practical no matter how you look at it. Its a fine quality blade with a bonus of the hollow handle. It is extremely well made and warrantied for life. If your gripe is the cost of a CR go talk to the Busse boys. besides, its not my usual carry and in fact the wife has been carrying it since she saw the "when cougers attack" show. My regular carry is this...

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skammer said:
It is because for a lot less money you can get a lot more blade. The only reason a retard would want that blade is for the hollow handle, thus its a rambo wannabe.

If Reeves put an inch or 2 and a decent handle on that knife it becomes practical.

Skam
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as usual the almighty survival guru speaks and we should all listen. :jerkit:

skammer (aptly named) is god's gift to survival training. educate us all on what a proper knife is skam....what do you carry in the woods??
 
grobe said:
as usual the almighty survival guru speaks and we should all listen. :jerkit:

skammer (aptly named) is god's gift to survival training. educate us all on what a proper knife is skam....what do you carry in the woods??
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How about you bless us with your in depth take on the subject. You seem to be opinionated enough to fit in here. My preferences are well noted, your turn.

Explain to us your preference for the RD7 over a hollow handled knife and why that is. Let me know when you are teaching a course as you seem to criticize enough to know something.

Skam
 
IH8U said:
Are you like twelve, nice resort to name calling.

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The name calling was not called for granted.:foot:

I did not say Reeves does not produce quality blades. The hollow handle blades are not some of his best designs. I have used one and its not practical for long term use under stress. The handle is just not user friendly. They are high on the neat factor however.

BTW, you can get many Busse products with much better designs for much less than the blade in question.

Skam
 
"IH8U" thats one slick rig ya got there,those Bravo-1 rock thanks for posting pics of it.
 
IH8U,

Bark River is my go to rig too. Here is my current Fox River that was a gift from a great friend

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And my baldric rig with firesteel and lots of 550 cord in different arrangements. The Fox River in this pic was my old standby for a long time as the patina shows.

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Nice piggyback setup you have going. Mike's firesteels are pretty comfortable in the hand and nicely designed to be user friendly.
 
STAGE 2 said:
Anyone who thinks Reeve knives are "ramboesque" is stooopid.
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to me , that particular rambo style knife with hollow handle , is definitely a rambo style knife

it looks like an upmarket kinda high $$ version of a rambo knife , but still definitely a rambo style knife .

Im not a fan of hollow handles tho . just been my experience that the cylinderical grip isnt great in my hand , and if the knife is lost , the kit is too

Im guessing if it was a high $$ reve made rambo style knife that was lost , the kit in its handle would be just as lost as if it were a cheap "genuine" version

I see no need to be name calling because the style of knife is associated with the name of the character in a movie who made it famous ..

its not always the knife that makes or breaks a situation , its the guy whose hand its in that makes the difference .
 
My only hollow-handled knife, a Hackman, was made eight years before the first Rambo movie -- and years after Randall made his first Model 14.

The first Reeve hollow-handle knife was also made years before "First Blood."

So who's who and what's what in the "wannabe" field so far as makers go is fairly clear.

I don't like it much because I - just me - don't like the cylinder-shaped handle. Others like it just fine.

As for name-calling, ......... :thumbdn:


(AND IT DON'T CONVINCE.)
 
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