Use your head, not your knife!

archieblue

archieblue

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So... the elusive... my knife is better than yours conversation is erupting into an ugly pissing match once again.. tisk, tisk....

The reason human evolution has not granted us claws is due to something much more effective in becoming the dominant organism on the planet. We have big brains.

The discussion of using a knife for anything other than cutting stuff is nonsense. In the case of extreme emergency... YES, you may panic, and grab the first tool that comes to your clouded mind... People that put themselves in this type of situation often are, or should be trained to stay clear and calm, and use a tool that fits the job better. The skill is called improvisation. For me, as a Wilderness First Responder Medic, I HAVE been opened up to the skill of improvisation. 9 times out of 10, there are tools around us all the time, you just have to PAY ATTENTION.

I'm not gonna type out ten scenarios, and ten potential applicable improvisational tools.... but fellas:

Use your head, not your knife.
 
Agreed, improvisation is something we need to learn. Or maybe we've just forgotten. I think I learned a little bit even in boy scouts.
 
archieblue, you need to git yer first reponder butt over to the wilderness forum and jump in more often! :D
 
The whole catch 22 thing with this discussion is:

A knife is the most useful improvisational tool one could EVER have handy! I reckon I mean using a $400 tool for such as discussed (meaning something that would damage the edge, pivot and possibly the usability of the knife) vs. something cheap/free if the situation is not a TOTAL emergency!

Rat Finkenstein...perfect and valid point! I have batoned a bunch with small fixed blades, and do all the time even in a non-emergency situation like camping (even though I have a good supply of white gas, and a stove) when smaller dead branches are not readily available... Lets say I was in need of kindeling and I only had an <insert robust folding knife here> on me... first, I would try to find smaller branches of varying levels and grass or moss or something... then if it got cold and dark with no luck, yes I would CAREFULLY use it for batoning. Under any situation of survival, I would do my best to keep my knife as sharp and functional as possible, and avoid the unnecessary use of it altogether... (this unfortunately includes knifesurbating!)
 
My knife is still better than yours at non knife applications...
 
OK archie, just for you, I broke out the old "Spot the knife" quiz photo :D
findknife.gif

Careful, it's tricky.
;)
:D
 
keep your knife sharp and your wits sharper.



lame slogans aside, if men evolved beyond pissing contests, what the hell would we do after drinking all that beer?
 
Sorry to intrude...

Could someone *please* explain to me why "batoning" is the end-all be-all to a knife's usefulness?

Let's say three (3) examples would suffice to demonstrate a viable need for using a knife to baton a log.

Waiting in NJ....

Thanks!
 
Mongrel said:
Sorry to intrude...

Could someone *please* explain to me why "batoning" is the end-all be-all to a knife's usefulness?

Let's say three (3) examples would suffice to demonstrate a viable need for using a knife to baton a log.

Waiting in NJ....

Thanks!
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I guess you don't live in a tent, then I take it? Me neither. If I want to baton I'll either secure a hatchet, or I'll snatch an upskirt peek-a-loo @ the drum majorettes as they execute masterful twirls & throws.

Remember: If you cannot baton lumber with an Osprey Abalone you aren't a real he-man type.

Busse may well be the world's best helicopter crewman's knife, but I work at KFC.

Extra grease in the flour...that's the secret ingredient to an awesome biscuit.

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