Survival Knife for under 120 dollars.

I will definitely consider the RAT knives. Is the RC-5 any good? Also why is the cold steel bad? Watching the video of it it seemed quite good.
 
I think you'd be very happy withe the RAT 4.

I also have a SOG Seal Pup and enjoy that knife, it's a good value for the price in my opinion. But if I had to choose it would be the RAT.
 
Would the RC-4 allow for chopping wood if it was an absolute necessity? Also where is the best place to get it.
 
RC4 is a great knife. Make sure to get the RAT Cutlery and not the Ontario one, tho.

The RC5 is due out this month, and will be a great knife to get.
 
Big philly 1 said:
I THink you should give this one a real good look. Because I believe That It wount Let you down. Now, This want designed to break concreate, Nor go threw car doors, which i know it can I seen it done 2 times. Also this is a better version of the rat 7 minus alittle. Also Its made Here in THe USA.

Heres the knife
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yes yes!
 
Hammer27 said:
Gerber LMF II ASEK

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=619762
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I had thought about it for a while but I am not a big fan of that serrated edge, if it had been one side fully solid and then with a little bit of a serrated edge on the reverse side I would consider it. Although its still a pretty dang good knife considering the butt of it can break through plexiglass.

I also have read that the handle for it isn't all that great and has a tendency to get destroyed from a simple cut held the wrong way.

One question I have about the RC-4 is the handle, is the micarta going to stand up in a wet environment or under water maybe? Also will the blade do well in water as well? I know it isn't a dive knife just curious how it would hold up. I want a knife that will be able to do just about anything in a survival situation for a long period of time if it has to. Like I said before I plan to carry three sharp objects at all time, the knife, multi tool, and small camp axe. (thinking about a Gerber Axe with saw in the hilt)
 
Fallkniven F1 or S1, one of the RAT knives are good choices. I doubt you can find any of the Scrapyard knives on the secondary market within your budget.

To answer your other question: micarta is completely impervious to water. You're not going to hurt it other than by burning it off.
 
Fallkniven F1 or S1 or A1 (you can get a used one for the price you're willing to pay)
you will not have to worry to much about rust.
I have the A1. amazing knife!
 
lcampbell89 said:
I will definitely consider the RAT knives. Is the RC-5 any good? Also why is the cold steel bad? Watching the video of it it seemed quite good.
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RC5 is awesome. a 5.25 inch long, 1/4 inch wide blade beast of a knife.


Cold steel is caught a bad rep for not having the best business ethics, overpriced and over hyped blades too. (Course that's my opinion).

lcampbell89 said:
Would the RC-4 allow for chopping wood if it was an absolute necessity? Also where is the best place to get it.
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It could do it, but it would take a while. Battoning (SP?) with it would work great if the piece of wood isnt a lot wider than the lentgh of the blade. The RC6 or RC5 would be a better chopper overall. I think www.ridgeknifeshop.com is the best place to get RATS. Good customer service, and low prices.

lcampbell89 said:
One question I have about the RC-4 is the handle, is the micarta going to stand up in a wet environment or under water maybe? Also will the blade do well in water as well?
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Micarta is one of the most durable handle materials out there. It will do just fine getting wet. The blade is a carbon steel, so in the water, it will rust quicker than stainless steels. Just remember to keep oil on the edge after drying it off from water use.

lcampbell89 said:
What do you guys feel the benefit of 4" 5" 6" and 7" blades are?
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They are better choppers/battoners, but most of the time, you can get by with a knife blade the size of an RC4 for outdoor use.

Hope this answeres some of your Q's. Head over to the Rat Cutlery sub-forum and check it out.
 
I was looking at knifeworks as well because they have pretty good prices. Also I read somewhere that the Ranger RD-4 is also good. Is it better than the RC-4?

And thanks for the answers Jake.
 
I would go with a SOG Seal series. My seal team elite has moved to my primary survival tool.
 
Ranger is a division of Ontario. So If you arent a fan of the goings on between RAT and Ontario (like me), I'd go with Rat Cutlery
 
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