Swiss Champ for Survival

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Jared Leland

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ok hear me out, it’s a folder YES but with someone who is not dumb i think the Swiss Champ could absolutely be your survival blade. I mean whatever is in your pocket when something bad happens is all you have and the Champ in my humble opinion is plenty
 
Jared Leland said:
ok hear me out, it’s a folder YES but with someone who is not dumb i think the Swiss Champ could absolutely be your survival blade. I mean whatever is in your pocket when something bad happens is all you have and the Champ in my humble opinion is plenty
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I agree that a folder can most definitely be used for survival, provided you are using it as a knife and not a wood splitting tool and/or prybar. There is a survival kit that was issued by the Marines and the knife that was included was the old Camillus Demo knife which is similar to a SAK, so I don’t know why it wouldn’t work. Unfortunately the new litmus test for a survival knife nowadays is batoning wood, and people think if you can’t hammer it through an 10” diameter oak log then it is not a valid blade.
In my opinion if you are expecting to have to survive long term in the wilderness, then you should include a saw and an axe in your kit.
 
To me survival is about keeping your head firmly bolted on. When you have a problem, you try to remain calm, evaluate your options and try to relax. The first thing is to get over the embarrassment. Then take stock, find a nearby comfortable location and start a fire. It will give you something to focus on, while providing light and warmth and helping others to find you. Once that is done, the Swiss champ has plenty of gagets to keep you entertained.

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I would like the swiss champ and a 4-5 inch fixed blade. In my experience the blades will be dull pretty soon on a Swiss Army knife but all the tools would be great for building a coconut radio.
 
I carried a Champion for a few years, l liked it. Great knife. A tad awkward, but capable.

This was before Leatherman was available. A Leatherman Wave would be the better choice IMHO.
 
The best survival tools in this day and age remain a wallet with a few hundred bucks in cash (small bills preferred), and a couple of credit cards with significant limits, and a charged cell-phone.

That said, a Swiss-Champ* is all anyone would need for a normal weekend away in the woods. But then, this also applies to many other knives as well. However, if I was thinking along the lines of something for a "survival situation", I'd be considering something large that can be used as a weapon against four (or two, especially) legged predators. My CPK Behemother is strapped to my camping/go bag for a reason.




* Make no mistake, I love this model, and have several of them.
 
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