Women's survival knife

It looks like I'll be getting her a fallkniven (maybe the A1) because of the slender handles and light weight. Thanks
 
I own an A1 and it is a larger knife than you might think. For a women I would lean towards the F1 in Fallkniven line or one of their folders or newer smaller fixed 3G bladed knives, they have some nice ones. But I would also look at some of the Bark River knives, they have some thinner nice SS blades and A2 blade knives that are in the 4"ish size blades with some nice smaller handles. Good luck.
 
Hi there!
I have just joined this forum as I thought you would like a womans perspective on this thread! I have recently bought an esee 6 and I love it. My backgrounds is that I am very comfortable using knives as have always done hunting, camping and woodland work plus have always had to chop my own wood,axe work for firewood. I live in the UK so the surivial aspect of the knife is probably not such a priority for me but having said that I did want a knife I could 100 per cent rely on. I have very small hands and the knife fits me perfectly. Although the esee 6 weighs 11.8 oz it is so well balanced it doesnt feel heavy in the hand. I baton, feather stick chop and food prep with this knife and it performs really well. With a flat grind it doesnt 'bite' as deep as the scandi on my mora but thats ok as it has the robustness instead. I did think of getting the esee 4 but I am glad I chose the esee 6 as it just feels so right for me. I know this is an old thread and you have almost cetainly sorted your knife decision now but thought I would add my perspective anyway as coildnt see any womens views on any websites. Cheers
 
Ditto the ESSEs I have had a "3" for years and its fantastic... but I'm not a huge fan of non stainless or large belly. Bark River Rampless Gunny. Personally I'd go with the S35VN flavor. If you can find a FFG Strider MFS, they are fantastic knives as well. There are also a handful of makers on the forums that are excellent.
 
A kabar Mark 1 or a Cold Steel Kobun would be good for a woman's survival knife. The kobun has a thinner handle that would fit smaller hands better, and the lightweight "secure-ex" sheath is sturdy, easily concealable, and comfortable to wear inside the waistband. Great carry knife for the price, the steel holds a great edge. The kabar Mark 1 is a great survival knife aswell, but the handle and pommel make it difficult to carry. A cold steel pocket bushman is a great folder, but a survival knife ought to be a fixed blade in my opinion.
 
My wife LOVES her pink Izula I got for her, she takes it everywhere and when we go camping she uses it for all kinds of chores.
 
michaelm466 said:
ESEE RC-4 Or Fallkniven F1 have smaller handles, both nice knives as well.
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Great choices. The Bark River Gunny would also work. I have large hands, not fat or beefy, just large palms and long fingers. I had to put larger scales on the RC-4 to make it work for me. The 4 as it is would work well as would the F1. I have and use both of these knives, and my wife uses them a likes them as well.
 
timberweasel said:
A tool is a tool is a tool. I say get her something you'd want yourself for an optimum survival type knife. I don't think there should be a difference; the fuel wood's not gonna give a damn if you're chopping it with pink scales or not... ;)

Just my 2 cents. Carry on.
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:thumbup: I agree.
 
Well I'm a woman so for what's it's worth I use a Ka-Bar Becker BK-7 but I also like the BK-2. On the other hand Buck just came out with a new line of knives in which they collaborated with Haley Heath, designed for smaller female hands and marketed towards females. They are danged pretty, I don't have one yet but might have to get one soon.
 
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the only knife a women needs to survive lol jk
 
How about a Kabar Mark 1? They have been getting great reviews in all areas of wilderness survival and are fairly inexpensive. Also, the Fallkniven S1 is a hard knife to beat with a great comfortable handle that's easy on the hands.
 
Of all the knives we looked at my wife picked the KA-BAR 1217 Full Size USMC Fighting Knife 7 inch Plain Blade, Leather Handles. But her's is the US Army labeled one. She liked the grip. It weighs less than the RD4 and BK2 and the blade is thin enough for accurate slicing. The 1095 Cro Van should take anything she can dish out!
 
I know this is an old thread, but I think the Fallkniven f1 is the blade to pick. I gave a bk2 to my girlfriend which she loved, she has average woman size hands, the bk2 was just too heavy for her and the handle was difficult to get a good purchase on. We wound up on a Tops fieldcraft brothers of bushcraft as a primary for her and the esee izula in pink with scales as a backup. I think because you used the word tropical I would stay away from that particular model Tops knife as it has a large exposed metal part on the blade that is not coated, and it would likely rust in a tropical climate. The Fallkniven f1 is great for a lady because it meets all of your requirements and the stainless steel is more resistant to rust, the big downside is that the blade could chip of on you, but if you keep it out of the dirt you should be okay.
 
Original H.E.S.T. fixed blade knife by Rowen. They are still on the market. Best small fixed blade.
 
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