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paulwesley

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what would be the best survival knives for flying (you never know) i know a good axe is freferable and most of the survival kits you can buy have some garbage knife but you do need one or two. cmon you experts i know some of you guys know
 
paulwesley said:
what would be the best survival knives for flying (you never know)
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Just bring a collection of knives, including a large bowie or Rambo knife to the airport and show it to the security guard. He can tell you what is suitable or not. :D

Naw, but if you're talking about a private plane or something, take whatever you'd take on a camping/hiking/hunting trip where you think you may have to live off the land. Busse, Strider, Fehrman all have good reps.
 
You have to ask where you might be put down.

If you're flying in say LA to San Francisco, California, your choices might be a bit different that if you're flying say Anchorage to Barrow, Alaska
 
I use a Benchmade 710S as my EDC for flying. I also have a Leatherman Mulit tool. Grumman AA5B Tiger.
 
I currently carry an original Leatherman Supertool in my flight bag and a Vic Soldier and small reg Sebenza in my pocket. Beech C90A.
 
Have a hatchet (not a steel-shaft estwing, a wood shaft) and a leatherman multi-tool. Then the knife need only have a 4"-6" blade for moderate cutting work, or for use as a spear. These 3 items (hatchet, multi-tool, fixed-blade) should always be included in your emergency kit when flying in a private aircraft, no matter what the flightplan is.

That said, there are many reliable fixed-blades with a 4"-6" blade.

Here is a short list of possible knives:
1) From SOG Knives: Seal Pup, Northwest Ranger, X-42 Field knife.
2) From Ka-Bar: Short USMC, Worthog.
3) From Swamp Rat Knives: Bog Dog, Bandicoot, Howling Rat.
4) From Camillus: Becker Companion, Becker Crewman Utilty, Pilot Survival.
5) From Buck: Special, Woodsman, Pathfinder, Vanguard.
6) From Cold Steel: SRK, Outdoorsman, Master Hunter.
7) From Chris Reeve: Aviator, Mountaineer, Jereboam MK VI, Green Beret.
8) From Ranger Knives: RD6
9) From Trident Knives: TCFM, Oberland
10) Any of the Grohmann Belt Knives.
11) An appropriate Mora knife, although it may not be durable enough.

Actually, that is sort of a long list. It just goes to show that there are many possibilities. Just remember: if your plane goes down, and you survive the crash, you want equipment that you can depend on.

TheSurvivalist
 
Timberline Aviator:

Positive Features:
- Kraton Handle covering
- "Full" tang
- Kydex Sheath

Negative Features:
- Releatively expensive ($80-$100)
- Nameless "440" stainless steel blade
- Tanto point (not good for wilderness applications)
- Short 3.4" blade
- Non-reflective (you want to be able to see the knife in the dark)

A better knife could easily be had for less money. The Navy Pilot Survival Knife by Camillus, for example, at $40


TheSurvivalist
 
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