Survival Knife

Tough decision. At the moment, I would probably take my Dozier Wilderness knife. But I keep buying blades and may change my mind in the future. Just remember, if you're alone... one knife, but if you are with others (wife, kids, etc.), they each can carry a knife that you provide them that could cover a multitude of purposes.
 
I've handled it more than enough times over the years, and engaged it in light bushcraft with positive results, as well as it holds an edge like a razor and is easy to touch up, plus it's a LILE so that's all the insurance I need.

Cheers,
Serge
 
Fallkniven A1...without hesitation! Have a BK2, RC5, Bravo, ESEE 6, and an S1. My A1 has seen the biggest beating of them all. Easy the grip is beat! But the Convex edge is superior, the VG-10 makes it good in wet situation, the simply minimalist sheath functions so well I originally laughed at it! The Grip is my favorite of the bunch, eats up shock, great grip when wet, cold, and soft enough no blisters. Easy to sharpen and has held an edge better then I thought! I have used all the others quite a bit as well but this once is my favorite! Oh and the size makes it just right...It out chops my BK2 and my RC5 all day! Baton wood like a champ!
 
If I was in a survival situation, I would probably not have a chance to choose. Right now, I have a swiss army pen knife on me, a Meyerchin folding rigging knife in my bugout bag four feet away from me, and a swiss army tinker in a cooler within arms reach.
 
I think I'd have to go with a BK2. It might not be the best at anything, but it is versatile enough for everything. It also, is strong enough that I would trust it to do anything without failing, and that confidence is important to me.
 
Another vote for the Randall 18. And no, I don't find that the stainless gets dull unusually fast. Besides, you've got a sharpening stone in the sheath, right?

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That is a silly question. If I was able to choose, then it wouldn't be a survival situation, would it? I'd be in a store...

And if I was out in the brush, I'd have a 3" - 4" fixed blade hunting knife of some sort and a 10" folding saw.
 
One more point... don't listen to these people. That knife right above this post (the pic), the one with the massive 10" blade, powder coat, and sword hilt? That's the last knife you want in a survival situation.

First: the powder coat is only useful for combat, it makes the blade less visible to enemies. For survival tasks like making wood shavings, it will drag and scuff. It serves no purpose other than hiding the blade flash from other humans. And anyway, you may actually *want* to use that blade flash as a crude signaling device or mirror for picking splinters, etc.

Second: That sword hilt is also only useful for combat; it protects your hand and wrist from human attackers with blades, like on a bowie knife or sword. But that back finger guard on the spine will get in the way and become very uncomfortable, very fast, when you are carving, batonning, whittling, etc.

Third: that sharpened spine at the top near the tip is ALSO only useful for combat (like most of the features on that knife, right?), it can be used for thrusting and other fighting cuts, like a dagger or short sword. But in a survival situation, all it will do for you is to be one more edge to worry about and increase the chances of you cutting yourself accidentally.

And a lot of these points apply to a lot of these ridiculous suggestions. These are combat knives. Not survival. Please keep that in mind. I don't want you to get one of these ridiculous things and actually have to use it in a survival situation. There are good survival knives out there like the Fallkniven F1, Cold Steel SRK (non-coated version), etc. Consider those.
 
That "massive 10" blade" is only 7.5", by the way. Otherwise, I can't say I disagree with you. Except to note that, for many of us, a survival situation probably would be a combat situation.
 
Hopefully, the sharpest survival tool you have is between your ears. If such is the case, just about any 4" - 6" fixed blade will do.
 
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First: the powder coat is only useful for combat, it makes the blade less visible to enemies. For survival tasks like making wood shavings, it will drag and scuff. It serves no purpose other than hiding the blade flash from other humans. And anyway, you may actually *want* to use that blade flash as a crude signaling device or mirror for picking splinters, etc.
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I don't want to start a big discussion about coatings and fighting knives, but don't be so sure about all those "survival knife principles".
I mainly agree with you, and if you say "bushcraft, camping, general outdoors activities" or something like that, I totally agree with you.
Just to say nothing is SO sure as you point it, even the coating! I already had to change my uncoated knife for a coated one because of the strong sun: it reflected so much on the blade that I could carve and whittle comfortably, not even with sunglasses. When it happened to me I didn't want to go to the shadow because it was very cold (but still very strong sunlight), in a survival situation it may happen the same or you can't simple move to shadow.
Nothing is the "best" or fits everyone. For example, even in this topic there are people praising Fällkniven A1's handle: I have one and what I most dislike is the handle because it does blister my hands if used for chopping. Nothing is so sure... and in a survival situation, even less.
 
my busse BWM with a remora taped to the sheath for scalpel work. The busse seems to get sharper as you use it. Sounds funny but INFI would aid in survival. I'd like to get a second busse like a SAR 6 or a boss jack as a buddy for the bwm.
 
+ 1 for A1

soapboxpreacher said:
Fallkniven A1...without hesitation! Have a BK2, RC5, Bravo, ESEE 6, and an S1. My A1 has seen the biggest beating of them all. Easy the grip is beat! But the Convex edge is superior, the VG-10 makes it good in wet situation, the simply minimalist sheath functions so well I originally laughed at it! The Grip is my favorite of the bunch, eats up shock, great grip when wet, cold, and soft enough no blisters. Easy to sharpen and has held an edge better then I thought! I have used all the others quite a bit as well but this once is my favorite! Oh and the size makes it just right...It out chops my BK2 and my RC5 all day! Baton wood like a champ!
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sinjans said:
my busse BWM with a remora taped to the sheath for scalpel work. The busse seems to get sharper as you use it. Sounds funny but INFI would aid in survival. I'd like to get a second busse like a SAR 6 or a boss jack as a buddy for the bwm.
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Sorry...that's two knives. And you are only allowed to have one knife on you in a survival situation.

Hey....I don't make the rules.
 
If I get off my duff and remove the powder coat from my RC-5 (ESEE5), it would get the nod; else, it would be my recent BK2 with it's Micarta grips and it's slicker blade coating.

Stainz
 
I read thru this thread , and I see a lot of impressive brand names being dropped .
I think , for myself , Id not be shopping for a mass produce knife , personally .

My first choice would be this .. no brand , something I made for myself that I have also used for several month + camping trips , and it works well for me .
Ive taken this camping / bow hunting / fishing .. the saw back is a real saw .. makes short work of most anything you try to cut with it , tho it does tear up a baton some when you are beating on it .
Its just a repurposed hi speed steel power hacksaw blade , with a iorn bark handle . I think of it as poor mans infini .
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Ive also spent a fair amount of time with this as my main blade in the bush too ( I didnt make it , its just a philipino machete I bought ) , earlier someone inferred that a small blade is needed for smaller tasks as preparing fish and small game .. it is not that hard with a larger blade if you get to know your knife . BTDT this thing will pick splinters as well , just a bit more care is needed to do so than usual , Ive used it to skin game to prove the point , and prepare fish for the same reason , but it will also easily get poles for a shelter , do hatchet work , split stuff easily enough , and be a draw knife as well .. and its just a lot of fun to swing around as well .

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Im sorry I cant really contribute to the naming of brands and models , this is what I have that Id take , and know would do what I need . BTDT with it already , and its earned its place with me .

Both these knives will do the job for me , but so would a lot of others too , mostly its about the skills and abilities you have not the brand name of the gear you carry . Well this is my opinion anyway .
 
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