Which of my knives is best for survival/bushcraft?

When I carry a neck knife, whether its a BK-14, or my Skookum, I still would carry a 5"-6" blade, just in case I would have to baton in a emergency situation.
 
I dont know the therm Bushcraft/survival, if it kontains something I dont understand. But the things you want to do with the knife as listed in your post I know plenty of.
I live in north Sweden and Im often outdoors. I huns moose, fish a great deal and go for longer walks in the mountains. I also use knifes a lot in sparetime work on my vacations building my houses. And I am kind of a moonshine farmer, caring for my small farm boutht fencing for cows and working my wood.
I have friends around doing just about the same so I think I can say on good solid ground that a mora is wellsuited for a user knife. You have to abuse it hard to destroy a mora clipper for instanse.
If the mora Classic you mention is the one with a light birch handle and laminated steel coming in a pressed fibre sheath that one would be my choise. That type of mora as in the red woodhandle knifes has been the standard knife here for at least 100 years and before the massproduction of moraknifes that was the typ of knife the village smiths did since the vikings here in sweden.

that said I use that type of knifes myself but I have done them myself to give myself knifes I can realy feel good about.Here is one example. I show witerpictures as the cold wether makes me want to have good knifes as there is a component seriosity being far in the wilderness in cold wether.


But also a good slipjoint as this Case trapper does the job quite good.
 
I'd seriously consider a good folding saw to supplement whichever knife you chose. Personally I would go for a Mora or the Buck. Good luck
 
As much as I like Buck, I would not go with the 119. The clip point and hollow grind reduces tip strength. It looks like a baton chewer, too. Also, hollow grind makes for a weaker blade cross-section. I'd go with one or two Moras. They are light but tough knives.
 
Honestly, the best knife for whatever situation, is the one you have on you. Sure there are knives that are better suited for certain tasks but if you do not have it on you... it is not going to be completing those tasks at all (As others have said). A Mora is light, slicey, easy to sharpen, not terribly hard to maintain, cheap, and a proven blade. Did I mention it was light? I am not trying to preach to the choir but you can throw a Mora in a bag and not have to worry about if it is going to weigh you down. I tend to always have one in a bag no matter what knife I intend on using or carrying. Out of all the knives listed, you really just have to do the dirt work and find the one that fits you best. If you have the Mora Clipper already in the bag I'd say keep it, toss in another blade, and find what fits. Head out and have some fun. Realistically you could round it off better with a MT or a SAK to give yourself just a little bit more capability, but you may find that having an MT doesn't help you at all. Maybe a folding saw is better? Maybe a bottle of whisky is better? All in all we can share experiences but it is really up to you... and that is what is so much fun.
 
One of the biggest factors for me in picking an emergency type knife is the grip, and preferably a lower guard. In an emergency situation you might be hurried and thinking of something else, or have lowered capabilities from cold or injuries. The safest, cuttingest, strongest knife is the one that comes with me. The last thing I need in an emergency is loss of the use of a hand from slipping up onto the blade.

Normally it's not an issue but I've been pretty hypothermic before, and had some minor frostbite a couple of times. Safe, use with gloves, strong with no stress risers, and no, not a "sharpened prybar". Steel wouldn't be stainless unless ocean environments are expected.
 
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