What Do You WISH Survive! Offered?

forte_defense

forte_defense

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I love my Survive! Knives. I have more time behind my 4.1 than any of my other models, and it has earned a place on my short list of preferred knives. There's nearly always one with me.

Having said this, there are times I wish my S! knives could do certain things better.

I'd like a GSO 4.1 blade with more flex possible without losing any toughness... And this is a limitation of the steel, not the design. It isn't ideal to filet a fish with a rigid piece of steel.

I would like a "Necker 3" designed with less emphasis on utility, and more capable of skinning an elk or deer. I often look at my Necker 2 and wish the handle remained the same, but the blade was flipped over, and the knife redesigned with a belly rather than a straight edge. The 2.7 might address much of this, but I envision a 2.7 blade with a Necker 2 handle.

I think the new 4.5 will be closer, but I have often wished for a S!K knife with a more classic Woodlore feel... Without being a Ray Mears clone.
 
A larger selection of micarta handles. Oh wait, that's coming! :)

GSO 20, as stated in our GSO 20 thread (come by and post if you want it too!)

Maybe a MUK, slicy with a lot of belly.

Ooh! I know. An option to have a sharpened swedge on the 7/7 as the original had. Something to separate the 7/7 further from the rest to show how/why it's special besides the significance of it's name.
 
A true scandi-ground 4" blade.

A machete that is a nice middle ground between speed and chopping ability.

A tomahawk head designed to be used with a handle or without if needed so it can be carried easily in a pack.
 
Hats for sure. An operators style like the 215gear hats sans Velcro on the back with a Survive! Flame logo on the front.
 
I apologize if it came out wrong. I was just wondering what you wanted out of the tread. Wasn't trying to bash on it at all.

Hats are most certainly on the list. Directly below a false grind 7/7 starter! I agree with you xx_xx. The reason I started eyeing the 7/7 was because of the background behind it. Once I seen a fde coated false grind I was hooked. Once my starter buys are done that is my grail to find.

A machete would be awesome too. Nothing fancy just a hard worker. I figure that's right up Guy's alley.
 
A leather sheath for the 4.5 bushcrafter. Would this be something I'm alone on? When I hear bushcraft I imagine people going to the basics. I think a basic leather dangler would be a nice addition for this one. At cost difference of course.
 
I wish they were still making the GSO 5. I discovered S!K too late to get in on that one, and it is proving difficult to find now.
 
NorthernArcher said:
I wish they were still making the GSO 5. I discovered S!K too late to get in on that one, and it is proving difficult to find now.
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NorthernArcher, I'd encourage you to look at the soon(ish) to be released 4.7, which is the knife they replaced the 5 with. However if you had your heart set on a 5 i know the guys here will help keep an eye out for you and you could also check out the facebook fan page! Happy hunting.
 
pjandyho said:
..... a slimmer full flat grind on either 3", 3.5" or 4" blade.
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I could get on board with this. I keep looking at the 4.1 and seeing a contemporary kephart-style blade if it were full flat ground. It might be a winner in FFG 1/8" 20CV. But Guy has a great warranty that he stands behind, and I can just see someone taking such a blade and beating on it like I might do with a 4.7. Different blades for a different purpose, use and care for accordingly. So that might get it nixed. Still, it would be a great slicer and would offer some extra height over the 4.5.
 
Hard Knocks said:
I could get on board with this. I keep looking at the 4.1 and seeing a contemporary kephart-style blade if it were full flat ground. It might be a winner in FFG 1/8" 20CV. But Guy has a great warranty that he stands behind, and I can just see someone taking such a blade and beating on it like I might do with a 4.7. Different blades for a different purpose, use and care for accordingly. So that might get it nixed. Still, it would be a great slicer and would offer some extra height over the 4.5.
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I don't foresee any issues happening with an FFG type knife. Just take the Esee 3 for example. It has a thinner blade spine compared to the Esee 4 and Izula. Some have said that it is not suitable for batoning duty but yet there are a few who have proven that the Esee 3 had not given them any issues at all after constant batoning for a couple of years. I am not saying that we should put the knife through hard use, but rather saying that a thinner grind may not be as fragile as we thought it would be. But then again, what do I know? I am just but a novice when it comes to knives. Lol!

Maybe S!K could list down an advice on the ordering page that such a knife was designed more for finer camp craft and bush craft work and is not suitable for batoning and prying? I don't know, just laying some ideas out. Would really be nice if the 4.5 bushcraft is made with FFG or Scandi grind.
 
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