What do you think about that knife?

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ZIVANOVIC

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Böker Arbolito El Héroe

Somebody call it neck knife, someone determine it as a hunting knife.
What do you think, can you use it as a camping/survival knife?

Blade steel
Böhler N695

Blade coating / finish
Stonewashed

Handle
Wood

Sheath
Leather

Weight:
133 g

Overall length:
170 mm

Blade length:
75 mm

Blade thickness:
4 mm

Country of origin:
Argentina

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Hi Zivanovic, and welcome to Blade Forums.

First off, I’m no expert on camping or survival knives, but I wanted to give you a comment.

If the only knife you have in a survival situation is this neck knife, then it’s the best knife in that situation!

Usually a camp or survival knife will have a longer blade with a spine you can baton to process firewood and kindling. One of the first keys to survival will be to stay warm. Once warm, then you can stab a zombie thru the brain with a neck knife.

I’m not putting down your choice, just that it’s not the first choice many would make for survival.

Folks who know far more than me will be along soon to offer expert advice.

Welcome and enjoy your time here!
 
:) 75mm length is under 3" . IMO , That's more neck knife / small backup belt or boot type than serious camping /survival .

But better than nothing .

My idea of a camping / survival knife would be minimum ~6" and preferably larger .

It's sorta cute though ! Looks like maybe comes with a horizontal belt sheath ? Kinda nice . :cool:
 
It’d be good back up knife for camping, to either a larger knife or a hatchet. I also like to have a smaller blade for the food side of camping, as it’s not going to be any fun filleting a fish with a hatchet.


Survival.. not quite that either. Back up or one to carry with you daily seems to be it’s niche, in my opinion at the very least. I always carry a small fixed blade whenever I walk my pup through the forest that borders my house, it’d be really good for that!
 
Since I am more apt to have a SAK in my pocket than anything else in a quick developing survival situation (say an large regional earthquake). I guess that's my survival knife. I honestly can do just about everything I normally do with a 3 inch fixed blade, especially paired with a SAK. I'm pretty comfortable with just a SAK for day to day stuff. Now if I am reacting to a developing survival situation, that's where I choose a knife between 5 and 6" long to carry as mentioned by DocJD DocJD . Break out all your stuff which includes a knife or three! Sit tight. Use your No. 1 survival tool... your brain.
 
22-rimfire said:
Since I am more apt to have a SAK in my pocket than anything else in a quick developing survival situation (say an large regional earthquake). I guess that's my survival knife. I honestly can do just about everything I normally do with a 3 inch fixed blade, especially paired with a SAK. I'm pretty comfortable with just a SAK for day to day stuff. Now if I am reacting to a developing survival situation, that's where I choose a knife between 5 and 6" long to carry as mentioned by DocJD DocJD . Break out all your stuff which includes a knife or three! Sit tight. Use your No. 1 survival tool... your brain.
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That’s why it’s so hard to recommend a “Survival” knife to anyone. It’s a term everyone associates different situations with. Myself, when I think of a survival knife, I think of me sliding off the road in my truck on some mountain in the middle of January. I’d want the tool(s) to survive a night or three if it came down to it. Someone who lives in a desert climate or South America would consider their top choice to be entirely different than mine, because only they know what types of scenarios can happen to them.
 
This is my EDC pocket survival knife.

3.25" blade and will do just about anything you demand of it, in a survival situation.

Turn on the Eng closed captions and watch this amazing (albeit long) video.

 
Hi Zivanovic, and welcome to Blade Forums.

It is a nice little knife with a neat, little sheath but it is small for a survival knife in my opinion.

If you are looking for a inexpensive survival knife, a Mora is always a solid option.

If you like Boker, I'd rather have a Boker Arbolito Trapper, Dano, or Bushcraft as a camping/survival knife.

Are you limited on the length of a knife due to local laws?
 
McFeeli said:
That’s why it’s so hard to recommend a “Survival” knife to anyone. It’s a term everyone associates different situations with. Myself, when I think of a survival knife, I think of me sliding off the road in my truck on some mountain in the middle of January. I’d want the tool(s) to survive a night or three if it came down to it. Someone who lives in a desert climate or South America would consider their top choice to be entirely different than mine, because only they know what types of scenarios can happen to them.
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The slide off the road thing is why I keep a fair amount of stuff inside my pickup which includes straps/tow rope and so forth. This approach works as long as the pickup doesn't catch on fire. That has happened to me in the mountains in the past (not the fire part). I was pretty helpless to get my vehicle back on the road without at least one other person. Dangerous situation which if I did it alone, could have resulted in a several day survival situation and a long walk out. I learned my lesson on that event. I don't play 4x4 with a 4x2 any more ever. Ultimately after hours of messing around myself some bikers showed up and I flagged them down. It didn't take a lot of help, but I needed more eyes and some muscle power otherwise my pickup was likely going to slide off the road (about a 15-20 foot drop into rocks and trees) and require a wrecker and possibly totaled. I started carrying a handyman jack after that when I'm out in the mountains exploring alone. You can do a lot with one of those.

Survival situations can be so varied from an immediate life or death thing to a several days of dealing with the elements, to simply a huge inconvenience where you aren't likely to be in danger of dying but it would take days to get yourself out of the situation. Hence, for some it means having a big chopper, an axe, chain saw, a machete, a SAK, hand tools, or simply a fixed blade of some kind.

I was in the Smoky Mt NP cruising around and a lady in a small van drove off the edge of the road and dropped with the van sitting on the frame..... wrecker time? No cell service.... Well, with some effort from a couple of us guys, we got her out without damaging her vehicle. I had a new pickup at the time and didn't have any towing stuff with me; that changed after that event within a few weeks and my next mountain visit. A lot of little unexpected things can happen or you can assist someone else who is in a jam.

We learn from our life's experiences and from doing stupid things that get us into jams.
 
ZIVANOVIC said:
...Somebody call it neck knife, someone determine it as a hunting knife.
What do you think, can you use it as a camping/survival knife?
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I think the knife would work just fine for many purposes. We all have our concept of hunting knife, neck knife, survival knife and so forth based on what we normally do, expose ourselves to, and where we live relative to the potential dangers there. Frequently, our concepts of knives or the kind of knives we seek change over time. Some might choose a smaller knife simply because of legality or ease of concealing or carrying the knife.
 
When I think of a survival knife, I'm thinking 5 to 7 inches of something that can take a lot of abuse, like a Busse or Carothers knife.
 
The problem OP is everyone has different idea's when it comes to camping and the levels of comfort needed.

There is lots of cases where people got lost in the woods and a small pocket knife saved their lives. You might not be able to cut a log in half but there is many other things you can do.

IMHO it depends on where you live and how much camping you actually do?
For example where I live you can't exactly go out in public with a huge knife and not expect to be hassled by the Police. I come across huge brand new knives for sale all the time that people ran out to go adventuring with, and ended up never using them.
A 3" knife blade can be used in both daily tasks and when camping for cutting rope, opening tin cans, fire kindling etc. It's a bit more versatile.
 
That exposed tang is going to become uncomfortable in a hard use/ prolonged use situation in my opinion.

I have a knife like that where the scales don't go all the way to the edge of the tang and it is not my preferred knife for an extended wood carving session.
 
What level of camping?
Dear God, what level of survival?
Around here we call that a hiking knife. A companion knife.
You could certainly get thru a camping trip with it, not ideal though.
It is however interesting, and I love small fixed blades. I'm gunna grab one and find out.
 
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