Which survival/shtf knife?

For the size and price what about a BK2? Trying to think of other options to recommend.
 
Nobody has mentioned the old time tested stand bye...... KaBar. With a little searching you could find 2 brand new knives for your budget!! Plus you can get them in plain edge! Don't forget they are 1095 also! :D

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collim1 said:
Thats my dream knife, but I didn't recommend it because it was out of his budget. I have wanted one for a long time, but can't talk myself into the price tag when my Moras do everything I ask of them.

I was a big Cody Lundin fan after I read his first book, and he carried a very old and worn Mora style knife. For $13 I figured what the heck, and have been impressed with the Moras ever since.

dudethatlikesblades I would also highly recommend the Mora Bushcraft if you are wanting a heavier duty knife.
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Mora's are great knives and I have the Mora Bushcraft Black and a Stainless companion. Both are excellent knives, but my Bushcraft Black rusts very easy, if it gets wet or I don't oil it regularly. Actually was the main reason why I picked up the F1 after watching the videos on them being used in wet and winter conditions. However, the Mora can take a beating and for less than half the price of the F1 used it's a good knife. I still really like my Mora's, but they wouldn't be my primary go to knife for survival. That's just me personally, but they are excellent knives and Cody Lundin knows his stuff. I usually carry my Fallkniven S1 or Benchmade Bushcrafter as a primary, F1 or Mora Bushcraft as a secondary, and have a few neck knives when I go backpacking. I'm going snow camping this season, so it'll be my Fallknivens that I bring out due to the VG10 blades.
 
dudethatlikesblades said:
I'm looking for a general purpose survival/shtf/camping knife and I've come to a few decisions: The Gerber LMF 2, Gerber prodigy, sog seal pup elite. I want a good stainless blade that won't rust under $100. if you had to pick from the knives mentioned above which would you pick and why?Your advice would be much appreciated.
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From your 3 choice list, I would pick the pup elite.
Only because I figure the other two cumbersome.
I know you're tight on the budget
But I would think you might be better off with
A knife like the okc blackbird to rough it out with you.
http://www.knifeup.com/ontario-blackbird-sk-5-review/
 
supertac916 said:
Mora's are great knives and I have the Mora Bushcraft Black and a Stainless companion. Both are excellent knives, but my Bushcraft Black rusts very easy, if it gets wet or I don't oil it regularly. Actually was the main reason why I picked up the F1 after watching the videos on them being used in wet and winter conditions. However, the Mora can take a beating and for less than half the price of the F1 used it's a good knife. I still really like my Mora's, but they wouldn't be my primary go to knife for survival. That's just me personally, but they are excellent knives and Cody Lundin knows his stuff. I usually carry my Fallkniven S1 or Benchmade Bushcrafter as a primary, F1 or Mora Bushcraft as a secondary, and have a few neck knives when I go backpacking. I'm going snow camping this season, so it'll be my Fallknivens that I bring out due to the VG10 blades.
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Is that true that the S1/F1 won't rust easily? I can relate to you a bit with the Mora Bushcraft Carbon. That's why I bought the Orange, which is stainless.
 
Fuori said:
Is that true that the S1/F1 won't rust easily? I can relate to you a bit with the Mora Bushcraft Carbon. That's why I bought the Orange, which is stainless.
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I haven't had any issues with rust yet on the Fallknivens, but I believe they were designed to withstand severe winter weather for the Swedish pilots. I also have a Mora stainless companion and haven't had any rust issues with it either. Could go with a stainless version of the Mora Bushcraft. I haven't personally done a torture test comparison because I don't usually beat my knives anyways because I usually use a hatchet. Mora does make excellent knives for the money and they're comfortable too.
 
dudethatlikesblades said:
I'm looking for a general purpose survival/shtf/camping knife and I've come to a few decisions: The Gerber LMF 2, Gerber prodigy, sog seal pup elite. I want a good stainless blade that won't rust under $100. if you had to pick from the knives mentioned above which would you pick and why?Your advice would be much appreciated.
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I'm going to echo what some folks already recommended: if you can find the extra funds for a Fallkniven, get one. They are very good stainless steel knives.

Also, look at the Cold Steel SRK (the edge is a tad thick for my liking, but it's tough as hell) and Master Hunter (very useful knife, I've got an old Carbon V model, but I bet the newer laminated VG-1 model is good as well). Both can be had for under $100.-

I think some of the smaller Entrek models like the Badger might be within your budget. Those are very good hard use stainless knives.
 
You can get the TOPS BOB for around 100.00 shipped. Excellent knife. I was just lucky enough to pick up an older Fallkniven F1 with solid VG10 blade. Simply outstanding! Small but tough and light enough to carry without it being a chore. I got mine on the bay for 100.00.
 
Monofletch said:
Nobody has mentioned the old time tested stand bye...... KaBar. With a little searching you could find 2 brand new knives for your budget!! Plus you can get them in plain edge! Don't forget they are 1095 also! :D

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Yep, they're solid. I have the black tanto combo edge with the hard rubber-ish grips. Very solid knife. Only complaint is that they don't come very sharp. I have it strapped to a pack.

I'm looking for another fixed blade or two as well and I think I'm gonna go with the esee 5 to carry on my person and also the short Becker clip point to strap that to my plate carrier or chest rig. I think two is the way to go, something big and hefty like the 5 or the bk2, plus something a bit smaller with more of a point on it for self defense and any time you don't need a huge knife.
 
get a HI kukri BVCAK. $72 shipped. small, lightweight and beefy, made of 5160 and 3/8" thick with a 5 inch blade. weighs 13oz approx.

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