survival knives (again lol)

thanks I was kind of looking to get the mora first any way and I just made Heavy and Medium duty
sections should I want a larger knife for bigger jobs
 
LtGrim2010 said:
I'm a huge knife collector and a survivalist and decided to get my own survival knife designed and was wondering where I can find a knife maker that can make my design. any help is greatly appreciated
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Might need a whole other post for that;)
 
Here's what I'd get:

Heavy duty- a short machete. Maybe a 14" Tramontina. Way better at clearing brush than a thick, shorter blade.
Medium duty- Buck Vanguard with rubber grip or Light My Fire knife at half the price and weight. The latter gives you a built-in fire steel.
Light duty- Victorinox Farmer. Has a great blade and the saw.

Joe
 
Frisky said:
Here's what I'd get:

Heavy duty- a short machete. Maybe a 14" Tramontina. Way better at clearing brush than a thick, shorter blade.
Medium duty- Buck Vanguard with rubber grip or Light My Fire knife at half the price and weight. The latter gives you a built-in fire steel.
Light duty- Victorinox Farmer. Has a great blade and the saw.

Joe
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Ha, That's basically my setup!

Just don't consider the Mora my "medium" knife, I keep it in pack as a dedicated blade.
 
sideways said:
Having a knife along will improve your odds of survival, but it is not some magical solution to all your survival problems.

A knife will let you cut stuff... It comes in handy but is somewhere far back in terms of survival priorities. Behind navigation, behind body temperature regulation, behind food and drink.

Do not get too worked up with the details. A mora will get the job done, focus your energy/money on the high priority stuff. If you are wearing cotton and using the stars as your guide while packing a 1000$ blade you are doing it wrong. Unless that is your thing in which case by all means. :D
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I completely agree with you;) and I already have that stuff because I am a boy scout:D
 
I dont agree at all, I mean I kinda do but gear wise I do not.

A good cutting tool is number one on my list. All good things come through it and nothing comes easily without it.

Top tree priorities for me are cutting tool, fire, and container (makeshift or not) for water prep.

These should be on you at all times in some form and without them you aren't prepared for anything and shouldn't be going anywhere.

And yes, a Mora is great. Honestly I'm looking at habit a Becker Bk14 be my everything knife at a small size. Take a look at it bud
 
stvpourciau said:
I dont agree at all, I mean I kinda do but gear wise I do not.

A good cutting tool is number one on my list. All good things come through it and nothing comes easily without it.

Top tree priorities for me are cutting tool, fire, and container (makeshift or not) for water prep.

These should be on you at all times in some form and without them you aren't prepared for anything and shouldn't be going anywhere.

And yes, a Mora is great. Honestly I'm looking at habit a Becker Bk14 be my everything knife at a small size. Take a look at it bud
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seen the bk-14 a while ago and it's on the list :D
 
weaponkid said:
seen the bk-14 a while ago and it's on the list :D
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Wow. My views have changed radically in the last year. Not really, just I mostly manage to get by with only a large SAK and nothing else. Carried some dollar tree wire cutters on the last trip to snip vines and things + a sawyer water filter.

The only thing I felt like I was missing was a larger saw, my bahco laplander is coming next time as its virtually wieghtless. If I need fire, I'm packing my stove but I try not to and just carry a bic in a watertight box in case..
 
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