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Lie the title says, I have $60 and will get more in two weeks or so, anybody have anything have any suggestions. I'm currently in the market for a survival knife that's short, but any suggestions are welcome.:D
 
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Don't you want a good knife not a cheap $60 one you will eventually not care about once you lay eyes on your nice knife?
 
$60 will buy you a Delica, I recently added one to my edc and its a fun little knife.
 
"Survival" covers a multitude of possibilities. What will be the primary use of the knife? What are you planning to survive? A couple days in the woods? A week in downtown Detroit? What does short mean to you? 3" blade? 8" blade? You want a folder or a fixed blade? With more details you will get better advice.
 
Get $10 more and buy a Becker BK17, BK2, or BK9. And for those saying that a $60-70 bushcraft fixed blade isn't fancy enough, trust me, Beckers are all the fixed blade that you will ever need. If you use an expensive knife for batoning/chopping/etc., you will cry when it gets beat up. Becker or ESEE? Nah. They don't get beat up--they get used!
 
I'd say try out the Schrade schf14 or schf13 they seem like pretty decent mid-sized survival knives and for only $30.
 
spydercobenchmadekai, you are among the most helpful people on this forum! I understand we are both young knife users.
 
Thanks! And Becker or ESEE will do anything that a knife should do, for less than or around $100 each. Come on over to the BK&T sub forum--we don't bite, and there are lots of nice and knowledgeable people yonder.
 
Get an Izula with kit. In your price range, an excellent excellent blade with a nice survival kit w sheath and fire steel that comes with it.
 
So I have some $

Got some money, what'd I do? I bought some quicksand, the deal fell through.

Lie the title says, I have $60 and will get more in two weeks or so, anybody have anything have any suggestions. I'm currently in the market for a survival knife that's short, but any suggestions are welcome.
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Becker BK16 would be a good choice for around $70. Or if you can't wait for two weeks, get a Condor Bushlore or Bushcraft Basic for about $30 and save the rest.

Are you familiar with Scandinavian-style knives like those from Mora, Ahti, or Marttiini? A Marttiini Lynx will set you back about $35. Mora knives cost a bit less than that, and Ahti cost a bit more.
 
spydercobenchmadekai said:
Get $10 more and buy a Becker BK17, BK2, or BK9. And for those saying that a $60-70 bushcraft fixed blade isn't fancy enough, trust me, Beckers are all the fixed blade that you will ever need. If you use an expensive knife for batoning/chopping/etc., you will cry when it gets beat up. Becker or ESEE? Nah. They don't get beat up--they get used!
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I agree a $60-70 good quality fixed blade can be found. But I disagree with saying you'll cry when an expensive knife gets beat up. Go check out the busse threads those guys love showing their users and abusing their blades! Plus I love using my own busse's and kin :)
 
But to the question at hand I would recommend a RAT-3 they're a pretty good bang for your buck!
 
I like it. (15, 16, and 17 share the same sheath.) Here's a picture:



Top to bottom:
BK17 (duh)
Ferro rod, case, and striker
Mini-Altoids tin with cotton balls and vaseline, Esbit cube, and fatwood
Buck 425 Mini-Buck
 
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