Suggestions for bug out bag blades?

I always keep a Hultafors OK4 in my daypack. Comfortable handle, better steel than a Mora (SK5 tool steel, very tough), as thick as the Mora HD but with a better grind (higher/thinner thus slicier) and a square spine that does strike a ferrorod in spite of the black coating. Very good retention on the sheath, nice flexible belt loop, ferrorod loop. Not very large (93 mm blade) and thus not too agressive looking. Light, too. About 25 bucks. For general knife use other than killing grizzlies the OK4 is excellent.
For a bit more, the Terävä puukkos are great and you have a choice of sizes. For the ladies I'd go with either the 110 or the mini Skrama (I have the mini puukko bare tang, love the high/slicy grind but I can see the usefulness of a sheep's foot blade with a longer straight cutting edge and accurate tip, like a cutter; and they now have them with handles and sheaths).
You can't go wrong with either.
 
MtnHawk1 said:
Henry Beige, what's the other word?
I've never handled or seen a Skrama but they get good reviews from the little I've read about them. Good price, too, especially when it includes a sheath.
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I have been regularly using a Skrama for two years now. I reprofiled the edge to convex and adapted the handle a bit more to my liking (I agree with those who find that the 'knob' that separates the rear and forward grips can be uncomfortable, but it's just hard rubber, no steel as the enclosed tang is straight, so you can sand it down like wood). It was good, now it's great. My favorite delimbing tool and splitter of half and quarter logs into kindling (much like a froe). Good as a short machete, too. If you like large blades, get one, then retire all your other ones.
However, for keeping ready in an emergency bag for wife and kids it's a bit over the top...
 
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