What folder would you pick if you were a castaway on an island

A Spyderco Pacific Salt would be ideal, since fishing, swimming, diving might come into play. And H1 would probably sharpen on stones better than some steels.

A Vic Trekker, or like knife that includes a saw would have obvious uses as well. As with the H1, improvised sharpening on stones would work better than some super steels.
 
I think people advocating SAK are crazy. You don't see people living in hunter-gatherer conditions (stone age) or early copper/bronze age cultures making little tiny knives of just a few inches. 90% of the time you're gonna want something a minimum of 3", probably 5-6" is better. Especially if you're going to be sharpening on rocks, a SAK will just disappear after 20 coarse sharpenings. Plus all those other tools are almost worthless, bottle/can openers? Cork screws? Even an awl is nearly useless in a place where there are no animal hides, maybe it could be useful for coconuts or something.... About the only other useful tool would be a saw, but a 2" saw?

If it were me I'd want a very resistant blade in a bright color, of a large size that could basically become a fixed blade (strongest lock possible). An opinel isn't a terrible choice as the wood swelling isn't an issue if you never fold it anyways, and you could probably carve out your own handle if the first one broke. But the blade strength leaves something to be desired.

I guess it would also be nice to have knife with a large blade and large saw. The saw would become dull over time and perhaps useless, but you could remove it and use it as a spear maybe, and while it's still sharp it would help immensely in building yourself a decent dwelling out of wood.
 
drbobguy said:
I think people advocating SAK are crazy.
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Well, to be honest, I'd definitely want a fixed blade as well. And since we're dreaming, an axe, full-sized saw and a bunch of other tools. But since the OP said a folder, one of my recs was a larger locking blade Vic with a saw. A Vic saw is miles better than having no saw, and quite a useful tool if you respect its limitations.

Given a choice of one, per the OP, I'd probably go with the Pacific Salt. But I'd miss having a saw, I just know it. Well, I'd miss television, women, cars, restaurants, etc, as well, not necessarily in that order.
 
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A CS rajah II or recon 1 tanto (I would also like to have a heavy duty multitool like ST300 or Swisstool)
 
I too would go for a Spyderco Salt under those circumstances.
But the folder I'd most want with me if I was marooned on an island, would be the lady contortionist I saw last night on "Britain's got talent" :D
 
A SAK or multitool ???????????


I would bet that after sitting on that desert island for a month , I bet you wished you thought it through and brought the largest beefiest folder alomg instead. And i am not talking EDC size folder!

A multitoold would have little use on an island and would get eaten up with sharpening the tiny blade in a short amount of time given how much you would actually USE a knife..

I would think the first things are to cut wood, make rope to build shelter. Then clearing brush, making fires, hunting, fishing, gattering and cutting vegerables and fruit.

what uses could one have with a multitool unless they found a car or dishwasher or similar electric appliances to tinker with?? HA HA HA-...which would be useless by the way..
 
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parbajtor said:
I too would go for a Spyderco Salt under those circumstances.
But the folder I'd most want with me if I was marooned on an island, would be the lady contortionist I saw last night on "Britain's got talent" :D
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But after a couple nights would you rather have had the knife or still her?

I mean, she may be a contortionist, but she could also be emotionally unstable and drive you insane.
 
colubrid said:
What folder do you wish was in your luggage when the plane went down?
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Some multitool. A plane is made of metal and synthetics, with tons of screws. And if I have my luggage to fish out my folder, I will likely have access to other luggage, along with other parts and equipment from the plane. So a multi with plain and serrated blades, saw, awl, metal file, screwdrivers, pliers, etc for dealing with wood, cordage, making tools, salvaging plane parts and luggage for shelter, making fires, signaling effects, playing with the tons of electronic devices with gps, cell and FM radios, blinky lights, batteries, etc. Also working with the various debris that lands on the island shore from ships on their constant trips along shipping routes, doing whatever I can manage to get off the island.
 
If limited to only one tool I'd probably take my Leatherman Charge. If I could have two it would be the Charge and my Tri-Ad Voyager XL.
 
One of my SAKs for the toothpick, tweezers, SS utensils and durability (never broken one myself). Otherwise it would have to be either a Spyderco Salt or a Svord. I'd want to keep things simple for long-term use with no real maintenance/replacement abilities. But I'm sure as the years passed, I'd end up with rocks doing much of the work of a knife.
 
I think I'd be happy with a Buck 110. I don't really need much more in a folding knife. If we're dreamin' anyway, then I'd pick ram's horn handles, nickel-silver bolsters, and the now-discontinued BG-42 blade steel. :cool:
 
fmajor007 said:
Well, if it's a "folder", presuming a knife of some sort and the rule allows for multi-tools then the obvious answer for me is my Leatherman Wave.

It's a pretty limiting scenario, but then again true "Survival" scenarios usually are. The Leatherman Wave gives me something for nearly everything - *locking* knife blades, a good wood saw, scissors, pliers, wire-cutter, some screw-drivers, a file and a can opener. I can do alot with this. I *prefer* more specific-purpose tools, but this is what i'd choose if i could have only one *folder*.
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I think I would want a Leatherman Surge with a my sheath which has 4 extra saw blades. Although if limited to an actual knife it would be CRK large Sebenza.
 
To say that a SAK or multi-tool would be a poor choice in such a setting does not make complete sense to me. Although it is true that a cap-lifter is worthless in a scenario where there are no caps to lift, and a screwdriver is useless when there are no screws to turn, one can well imagine using/re-purposing these tools to accomplish other unforeseen tasks--things you might need a chunk of steel for but not necessarily a sharp edge... Just my 2¢.
 
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Extrema Ratio RAO.

Did anyone see the test on knifetests.com? Amazing
 
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