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

I would grab my Sebenza Ingingo.
I would have a job to get it in carry on luggage , as KNIVES are banned. We dont all work for Fedex .

No chance of getting your trusty blade from your suitcase , 'cos it would be at the sea bed with the rest of the plane . Sorry Guys !!
If the plane fell into the sea , chances are you would be picked up soon as nowhere is far away from help.
 
dandan said:
I would grab my Sebenza Ingingo.
I would have a job to get it in carry on luggage , as KNIVES are banned. We dont all work for Fedex .

No chance of getting your trusty blade from your suitcase , 'cos it would be at the sea bed with the rest of the plane . Sorry Guys !!
If the plane fell into the sea , chances are you would be picked up soon as nowhere is far away from help.
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Don't try to get all realistic on us. I don't think there's such thing as a castaway island any more either. ;)
 
archieblue said:
Seems to me that the only really useful thing on a multi tool would be the blade, then a saw... MAYBE pliers.
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I'd opt for the Victorinox Swiss Army Hunter model. I chose a large, locking SAK mainly for two reasons .......... corrosion resistance, and easy (re)sharpening. The saw would be handy too, of course. And the screwdriver/s would be great for prying open oysters to slurp.
 
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colubrid said:
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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The small metal files could be useful if you could find parts from the plane. The pliers useful for dental problems and for other misc things. The saw is small but could be useful for cutting for building a shelter. Last you have options if anything breaks. A large folder can basically cut some stuff that could easily be down with a multitool. If you would pry with it--then you would already be in trouble because of your brain and not your tool. Survival wouldn't come down to what knife you had. It would come down to skills and mental mind set.
 
Yah, multitool first, Leatherman Wave/Charge/Surge - hopefully there is wreckage to salvage - if I got my multitool out of my luggage, then I may have everyone else's luggage and a 747 to scrap. Single blade - Spydie Salt or the H2O Griptilian. But if I were Tom Hanks in that movie, I'd want a machete. If only he had found a Pelican case with 2000 123s to power that flashlight...

mercurial
 
ive spent exactly 100% of my life on small islands (or in between them) and honestly, a SAK is the furtherest thing from my mind! no hard steels either, depending on the size of the island and location, you might get volcanic rock, and chances are you'll find some small hard stones, but nothing to shout about as far as sharpening is concerned, that being said, i have sharpened 154cm with rocks found in the streams here (in Barbados) and i happen to really love 154cm... i wouldnt feel underknifed if i only had my griptillian, so i guess that'd be my choice !
 
a knife that will look good after 10 million years when it has become encased in sandstone or limestone (beside your fossilized skeleton.) i'd say a nice stainless steel blade and titanium framed locker will be good. make sure the knife has a year and maker's name stamped on the blade.
 
if i had to choose a folder it would be the cold steel rajah II. I've had one for a couple years now and it requires very little maintenance and holds a nice edge. I have a good habit of being very hard on knives and work them to the max and the rajah II can take a licking and keep on ticking.
 
My Swiss Champ first or my ZT 0200.

I swear that ZT 0200 feels like a fixed blade, and fits my hand great. There is also no danger of the hand slipping forward on the edge even if cold and wet with blood, seawater, fish entrails, or coconut milk. Just to test it, I've stabbed trees with jabs so hard it hurt my hand and there is NO SLIPPAGE.
 
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