Survival Knife Based On Price/Quality Point ??

knife_randy said:
Little off topic,Does Buck make any survival knives?
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Well....Les Stroud seems to be a big fan of the Buck 119. And they did make that hollow handled sawback Buckmaster 184.....many consider that one as "survival" as it gets.

So I suppose the answer is "yes."
 
Jeremy Horton said:
a endura 4 and some baby wipes
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That is a great response. I have a friend who went on an extended trip....about a year...part on a ocean going sailboat, part in Central America. Very, very primitive.

I asker her afterwards what she would now never go anywhere without. I figured a good hat, or a SAK....wrong.

Baby Wipes.
 
my endura,, that i modded into a millie blade, and convex grind...... on the daily this is the survival knife,,, i also keep a 24" short sword in the car,, and a Ak,,,, and those Clorox wipes next to the toilet are not,,,,,, NOT ,,,,,,,,, baby wipes do not use them ...



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What I'd buy/use would depend on the budget & expected use:

Under $100 - survival in the bush:
Condor Machete + sheath, Mora Carbon & SAK.

$100 - $200
Add a BK-9

>$200
minus that BK-9 and get an ESEE Junglas instead.


Note: That is 3 knives for under $100 or 4 knives at the dearer price points - I prefer more than one if given the choice for the extra versatility of having different sizes & grinds as well as the security of backup knives if one breaks or is lost somehow.
 
No love for the Ontario made Rat RTAK-II? Despite being under $100 it is one of the best survival knifes made. I've seen them as low as $60.
 
GingivitisKahn said:
1) Becker BK-2
2) 3 or 4 Becker BK-2s
3) 4 or more Becker BK-2s.
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Sounds like a plan ! Although I have been giving some attention to the old Becker Brute as of late. It now has micarta slabs and had a mag bar and small match safe taped to it since day one. The container is stuffed with super rich fat wood and cotton balls stirred into melted paraffin wax. I used an axe file years ago to put a large penetrator tip on it. Why all this? I was in the very far north without a firearm. Their were Wolves and blackies around the community and I was always humping a fishing rod through the bush, often on many long hikes. The Brute was as close to a ''survival'' knife as I've come, at least in a relatively self contained package anyway. I have built a decent shelter in the winter snow, with nothing but the Brute. I have lately made the commitment to make sure that my other outdoor FB's are also rigged with these basics. I want to know that any FB that I grab for a switch, or specific purpose, is a self contained fire making unit. I'm seriously considering another BK-2 because they just rock, but I want micarta on the next one. The Ka-bar Potbelly that just arrived is my immediate focus. I really like that big pouch on the sheath. I blackened the draw string and tossed the piece of cord that came with it. I'll likely cut the draw cords and replace that honkin yellow retaining clip also. Love the knife and sheath, hate all that yellow malarkey.
 
BabyJWuu said:
Hello group,

I would enjoy reading your recommended survival knife under these three monetary categories: (1) <$100 (2) $101 to $200 (3) >$200
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1: take your pick from the range of Mora knives. with a $100 budget, i'd get five or more Clipper 860 or 840 models.

2: Fallkniven F1/S1/H1/A1/A2, take your pick depending on needs.

3: Fallkniven F1/S1/H1/A1/A2. these are already some of the finest pieces of steel ever honed to an edge and held by man, so why spend more than you have too?
 
I do not think you have ever owned a carbon steel blade because they do not have to be oiled and cleaned after each use, and they are not going to rust into nothing, either.
 
upnorth said:
Sounds like a plan ! Although I have been giving some attention to the old Becker Brute as of late. It now has micarta slabs and had a mag bar and small match safe taped to it since day one. The container is stuffed with super rich fat wood and cotton balls stirred into melted paraffin wax. I used an axe file years ago to put a large penetrator tip on it. Why all this? I was in the very far north without a firearm. Their were Wolves and blackies around the community and I was always humping a fishing rod through the bush, often on many long hikes. The Brute was as close to a ''survival'' knife as I've come, at least in a relatively self contained package anyway. I have built a decent shelter in the winter snow, with nothing but the Brute. I have lately made the commitment to make sure that my other outdoor FB's are also rigged with these basics. I want to know that any FB that I grab for a switch, or specific purpose, is a self contained fire making unit. I'm seriously considering another BK-2 because they just rock, but I want micarta on the next one. The Ka-bar Potbelly that just arrived is my immediate focus. I really like that big pouch on the sheath. I blackened the draw string and tossed the piece of cord that came with it. I'll likely cut the draw cords and replace that honkin yellow retaining clip also. Love the knife and sheath, hate all that yellow malarkey.
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I wanted a Brute in the worst way but now I think I'm more into the BK-9 (one of which I plan to acquire in the not too distant future). Great stuff though - can't go wrong with Becker.
 
PDE said:
I do not think you have ever owned a carbon steel blade because they do not have to be oiled and cleaned after each use, and they are not going to rust into nothing, either.
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From my experience this is not a recommended practice.

Better safe than sorry because what you expose the blade to makes a big difference.

Correct they wont rust into nothing but steel such as 1095 will corrode overnight and dull the edge.
 
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