survival/wilderness knife recomendation

If I may, . . . . the hatchet is a wonder piece of kit for a bob and can be purchased cheaply. The hatchet and four inch fixed blade is an awesome combination!
 
Is it best to carry 3 knives? one folder and one small fixed and one large fixed blade?
 
I would get a small axe and pair it with a 4" heavy duty fixed blade.

My choice is the RAT Cutlery RC-4. The longer RC-6 is also a good choice if you desire a longer blade. For me, the RC-4 is perfect.
 
I also agree that the RAT RC-4 is the best all around knife for your purpose.
 
If a chopper is what you're after and having a blade material be somewhat stain resistant is what your wanting I'd suggest you look at Condor Knives. They have several terrific knives that would surely fill the bill perfectly.. Most are constructed of stainless and they take and hold a great edge.. I've thrashed on a few personally and I can give them the total seal of approval. Value and performance..:D
 
kmm said:
The whole point with a survival blade is that it should handle almost anything reasonably well.
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But why?

Well, because the assumption built into this advice is that you can only have one "survival knife" in your kit, because of weight and space constraints. I believe this wisdom comes from the air force, where it obviously applies.

But in other applications, where you can afford the weight and space to pack more than one knife in an emergency kit, it makes sense to do so. Why have one knife that does everything, without doing any one thing particularly well, when you can have three, each suited to a particular use?
 
My original "big" knives were a gerber prodigy and a short 5-1/2" ka-bar, since I'm married I have to something for my wife. I got the SRK thinking that will be more rust resistant than the ka-bar and I can keep one of them in my car. I'm thinking my area had more tsunami and hurricane warnings so rust might be an issue keeping them stored. I'm still new to knives and have more folders and than fixed blade knives, now to figure out which to take and which to leave behind.
 
Mora 2000 as a knife and a Martindale Golok #2 on budget. The Martindale is very versatile.
If you want to spend more get a Fallkniven F1 or a RAT and a GB small forest axe
Or buy them all and have fun.

BTW if it's really a BOB blade i would opt for High Carbon steel. You can sharpen it with ease with a file and use a hammer to straighten it. If the rust bothers you soak it in vegetable oil, but you won't die from eating some FeO.

Carbon steel has provided people with very sharp tools for thousands of years.
 
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Ummmm. Helloooo People. Bark River all the way. bravo-1, Aurora, Canadian Special, Fox River
 
The Fiskars M95 is a really good knife and it's not too expensive.

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Marion David Poff said:
Short answer, the RAT Cutlery RAT 7 is a good knife, from good guys, who have went and done that.... That model has essentially no compromises, which cannot be said about the other two.
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Just to clarify.. The RAT 7 is not a Rat Cutlery knife. It was designed by the RC folks, but made by ontario. Heat treat, fit and finish, warranty and business morals are what makes Rat Cutlery better.
 
Below are the basic KaBar, Buck 119, Bark River Boone, and Marble's Ideal (short).

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I used an old KaBar for years. Corrosion wasn't a problem - and it kept a decent edge, producing firewood, kindling, walking sticks, etc. Les Stroud, TV's 'Survivorman', used a Buck 119 (420HC SS) Special in several of his week-long exploits. Mine has served me well - now, as a kitchen knife, along with it's longer big brother, a 120 General. The BRK&T Boone is fun - too pretty to use - well made - and sharp. The Marbles Ideal was available in a longer bladed variant. It and the Boone were made in MI - with convex edges.

Cost? KaBars are ~$60-$70 now. The Buck 119 is $37 at WallyWorld. The Boone and Ideal ~$100-$140.

Stainz
 
RAT RC5 or Becker BK2 companion.The BK2 can be had for quite a bit less.Both knives are beasts and would not fail.
 
As good as many of the previously mentioned
knives are I still believe you'd be far better
off with a good chopper and a victornox knife or
tool. I love the 4-8 inch blades alot but find
little use for them if I have the chopper and
and multi knife.
 
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