Society is breaking down, ya have to move on...what knife ?

Cpl Punishment said:
Dawsonbob: great post!

Pitdog: You're saying one knife, but what if the blades I would choose really are kept in pairs?

Beit my CAK/R-10, BAD/ CGFBM or HellRazor/VecHawk? It would actually take more time to separate them to only have one than to grab the set.
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Yeah I hear ya, I was just trying to see what kinda ' one blade ' people would pick !
 
Actually, "one knife" isn't that odd of a question. If it was just me and my dog trying to escape the city it would most likely be on foot because the roads would be useless. When packing a pack for such a trip, weight is important. Being able to get by with one knife allows you to carry more of other items that might be needed like food, or a gun.

Take care of the ounces and the pounds take care of themselves. This applies to many situations where traveling light and fast is essential.
 
I'd take one of these two
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I have bigger knives but these Beckers are not too big or cumbersome to carry and not too small to chop or pry.
Need to make sheaths for them first though,lol.
(That will be one of my winter projects).
 
Cpl Punishment said:
Dawsonbob:
just as an aside, I think part of the reason so many concentrate on firearms is a lot of the people worried about "bugging out" are city dwellers. This produces two consequences:
1.) A firearm will be much more useful in getting out of a city than a knife.
2.) City folks will have limited knowledge of proper knife use in the wilds, or how important it is, unless they come from a rural background, or actively get out and practice these skills.

Whereas rural folks tend to concentrate more on what they need to stay in place, since they are already "in the sticks".
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Good and well considered response, Cpl.

I agree with what you're saying, but my perspective when I wrote that was, after hearing so many people talking about the massive amounts of firepower they would take, since firearms are — to them — the most important thing one could possibly have. Sure, firearms are important, and I wouldn't leave home without them in a situation like that, but they can't be used for some primary things: shelter, fire, making traps or spears, etc. To me, firearms — while necessary — are actually secondary to a more primitive but more primary object: a cutting tool. I take your point about firearms helping one escape from a city, but my thought at the time was to get out before you had to fight your way out.

I also agree that most city folks really have no idea how important a knife really is, nor why it just may be far more important than an AK-47 for insuring their day to day survival needs. I think a lot of city folks think first in terms of firepower because it's what they see most in films or on TV. They just somehow assume that there will be a knife to cut whatever needs cutting: they don't plan for it.

Yes, rural folks are more realistic in a lot of ways, and they're already in a location that many city folks are trying to get to — with no idea of how to survive long enough to get them to a rural location or what they'll need when they get there.

I'm rather odd, I suppose, in that even though I live in the middle of a large city (San Diego) I do have the training and knowledge to make my way out of the city to a better location. After assessing the situation and deciding to bug out, not in, I'll be gone in a heartbeat — hopefully before I have to fight my way out.
 
Going strickly by the original post, why not carry what people carry in the wilds in less civilized parts of the world?

Goloks, parangs, kukri's and machetes. The Laps do very well with large Leuku's, but then the Scandinavians usually have an ax around. If its really a SHTF thing and it has to double for defense, I don't want to fool around with less than 10-12 inches of sturdy blade.
 
I would end up dying in place...it would take too long to figure out which one to take:D

Most likely it would be the belt knife on my pants which could be one of many depending on the mood and tasks of the day (Pygmy ATAK, Dumpster Mutt, Bravo-1 or my Ratweiler)...something with at least a 4-5" blade.

Fortunately I'd have my Swiss Spirit multi-tool and a a folder or two in the pocket of that same pair of pants.

My pack would already have a 12" Ontario or possibly my inbound M43 Khukri and of course a basic Mora Clipper and a SAK Outrider:D

My wife already has her Mora 2K, Leatherman Juice and Benchmade mini Grip in her pre-packed backpack which would double as her "BOB"

Both kids currently have their mini Griptilians and a Mora Clipper in their backpacks as well. Plus my son has his mini Gerber Packaxe as well.

As a family, we would be well set:D

ROCK6
 
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well if I had to carry just 1 it would be either my Tankbuster, my RC5, Fehrman last chance, it would be somewhere in that size range to not completely weigh me down but be versatile enough to cover all bases. That said I wouldn't take just one so my 1 large 1 small formula would kick in and it would probably be my Bravo I and battle mistress :D
 
silverbullets said:
well if I had to carry just 1 it would be either my Tankbuster, my RC5, Fehrman last chance, it would be somewhere in that size range to not completely weigh me down but be versatile enough to cover all bases. That said I wouldn't take just one so my 1 large 1 small formula would kick in and it would probably be my Bravo I and battle mistress :D
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Good choices ! Any chance of some TankBuster pics, I love them !:thumbup:
 
jackknife said:
why not carry what people carry in the wilds in less civilized parts of the world?
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Yep, how many tribes have gone kill crazy with just machetes??

Mine is Brit Sheffield, bought when a kid. Can't shave with it, but it'll cleave a head. But, so will a lawnmower blade.
Got two smaller ones that zip through cactus.
 
I would just carry a small fixed blade and my edc folder. I carry extra ammo for the weight of a big chopper. If I really want a blade for defense, I take my sks with it bayonet.
 
I would have one or more handguns, as well as my M4 or M1A to do the heavy lifting.
What I carry camping would be an indication of what blades I feel would be needed.
Small ax
folding saw
Leatherman
RC-3
Randall #14

That should cover most of the bases.
 
I was messing around in the basement the other day putting a scandi on my kabar.. throwing it around and stabbing shit, the regular knife nut stuff and decided it was between the KABAR and the BK7, either would work fine for self defense n then some.
 
Cold steel Bushman. :D or the machete. The Izula will also go along, that's a given.
 
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Tankbuster or SFNO for single knife scenario. Two knives piggyback: I cant share my epic dream combo, but I'll say that one is big, one little. Both HARD.
 
Most definitely be bringing Rick's knife. I can say, look at me, I'm all pretty, with my pretty knife........
 
It is a pretty knife....

I like ROCK6's answer: I'd die trying to decide between my Fehrman LC and the Koyote Alaskan. I'd be standing there thinking, "why didn't I get Christof to make me a Leuku?" Alternating that thought with, "I bet a Gossman Tusker would come in handy just about now."
 
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