What would you expect your "survival knife" to do?

need mine to:

chop, shape, and split wood for fire and shelter. this includes hammering on the knife spine to split the wood.

carve tools, utensiles, and other items to make life easier in camp.

some digging to aquire bait for fishing.

Spark up some fire

clear a path

lash it to a sturdy stick to make a spear to ambush prey.

butcher game

the sheath can carry a bunch of cordage, not to mention a pouch with some extra gear.

A good knife can be a comforting companion at night sitting by the fire on some god forsaken mountian side or in the cold night in the desert.

- Eric
 
Some good points here. I'll speak for myself: To me survival needs are different than field needs, and I'm not an expert with knives (I'm trying to learn). If the SHTF and I'm stuck out there and my life depends on my tools, I'd want something that doesn't chip, break or not do the job I need it to do at any given moment.

It's one big reason I like my Busse's kin blades. sure they might be overkill for field/edc stuff but if I had to build a shelter, cut down a good sized tree, really use my blade over days/weeks even years I'd like it to be the toughest sucker out there. I have mora's and axes and saws but I sure do like knowing my blade can do all that and more...
 
tarmix101 said:
The problem for me is the situation could vary so much. If one of my hands or arms were broke a folder such as a SAK will be hard to open.
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Heres one method for opening SAK/multis (or any pocket carried folding knife/ tool with a lanyard hole/ring)

I carry my SAK/multitools in the coinpocket in my jeans. I used an awl to put a hole in my leather belt near the pocket then i put a SAK ring through the hole and threaded one of those micro-u-clips on the ring. The micro clip on the belt attaches to the microclip i have attached to the ring on my SAK/Multis.

So i can open my SAK/Multi one handed by using the following method-
Basically you take the closed SAK/multi out of the pocket but leave it attached to the clip on your belt. While it dangles from your belt you can grasp/engage the nail nick with your finger nail and carefully open the blade. Then carefully grasp the handle and disengage the microclip with your thumb and forefinger thereby separated the SAK/multi from your belt.
Voila you have an open knife in your hand.

I carry my SAK/multi in the coinpocket so this method is convenient for me.
I haven't yet really needed to open SAK/multis one-handed. But i have tried this method, its "fiddly" and you need to be careful of the edge, but it works.

Or you could just buy a OH opening SAK/multi-tool, lol.
 
tholiver said:
Heres one method for opening SAK/multis (or any pocket carried folding knife/ tool with a lanyard hole/ring)

I carry my SAK/multitools in the coinpocket in my jeans. I used an awl to put a hole in my leather belt near the pocket then i put a SAK ring through the hole and threaded one of those micro-u-clips on the ring. The micro clip on the belt attaches to the microclip i have attached to the ring on my SAK/Multis.

So i can open my SAK/Multi one handed by using the following method-
Basically you take the closed SAK/multi out of the pocket but leave it attached to the clip on your belt. While it dangles from your belt you can grasp/engage the nail nick with your finger nail and carefully open the blade. Then carefully grasp the handle and disengage the microclip with your thumb and forefinger thereby separated the SAK/multi from your belt.
Voila you have an open knife in your hand.

I carry my SAK/multi in the coinpocket so this method is convenient for me.
I haven't yet really needed to open SAK/multis one-handed. But i have tried this method, its "fiddly" and you need to be careful of the edge, but it works.

Or you could just buy a OH opening SAK/multi-tool, lol.
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Good stuff. Much more efficient than what I would have done. Used my teeth.:confused::D
 
cut meat like a scalple

cut wood like a chain saw

point to north like a compass

identify poisonous and edible plants

purify water

call for rescue

treat injuries

You know, all of the things that a "good" survival knife should.
 
Pretty much what has been said by Guyon:D.

I carry a chopper because i like it and I have gained the most experience with it and a small fixed blade. I dont much care for the "in-between" sized knives. I like knives 4 and under and 9 and over....wierd I know. I have never had to dig with a knife, I make a stick to dig with, but with my chopper's I could if I needed too. I really just want it to hold an edge and cut well.
 
One thing you can do to make it easier to open a folder with one hand is to just add a short piece of paracord/leather strap or some other type of advanced handywork to the lanyard hole. This way you have something "softer" to bite on.
Now you have the opened knife hanging from your mouth :)

One other thing to think about when you have to resort to just one knife is that you might have to be a bit more "careful" with it than if you had two or three spares in your pack. You might have to use your head a bit more. The "extra" toughness you have with a 6mm blade or so is to compensate for the mistakes you might do when your brain starts to get sluggish. Technically you might not need more than a Mora knife for the actual "cutting", but when you are hungry, tired, exhausted or so you will make mistakes.
 
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