Your Castaway Knife

Busse CGFBM.

INFI doesn't have to be sharpened often and is easy enough to do when it does.

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Tropical island surrounded by salt water and fish........something with H-1 from spyderco would fit the bill. I'd want a Spyderco Rock Salt or the Aqua salt, both have H-1, so either one would get my vote :thumbup:

Remember, he was stuck on that island for 3+ years so having a rust proof knife would be mighty handy :D
 
Old Painless said:
I know you all are tempted to put other life-saving gadgets into the scenario, but count yourself lucky that in my scenario the box with your knife-of-choice isn't the box that Hanks decided not to open :eek:

I figure, he found a cave pretty quickly, so I wouldn't need a huge chopper to build a solid shelter.
He was there for a while and those skates took a real beating so I wouldn't choose a SAK.
He didn't bushwhack much (at all?) so I probably wouldn't go with a golok (as awesome as they are. Although, exploring the island would be a no-brainer after you realize rescue is not coming... hmm...
Golok would make finer work just too difficult.
A bushcrafter would be nice to make my own tools etc... but I still might want something beefier for all those danged coconuts :grumpy:

I think I might open that box and pull out my Ratweiler
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if i remember correctly the cave shelter was an ocean cave...volcanic rock erodes quickly with water...i wouldnt rely on that as my "go to" shelter.

having grown up in hawaii im pretty familiar with island living. and although in the movie he didnt bushwhack....say he did and found a better shelter...

and the golok has been proven in deep jungle areas to be THE knife to go to.

as the golok is great at building shelters and is easier to chop with if need be as well as baton.

im sure anyone can do anything with a golok that you can do with a bravo1 short of stabbing something.

i know form personal experience that a golok is easier to husk a coconut than a bravo1.

rust woldnt be an issue with coconut husks around to clean it off as well as the oil to lubricate it.

as for finer work...what sort of fine work would you be doing on a desert isle? small islands like that usually have no small rodents or pigs to snare/trap. youd get protein from fish and fat from coconuts...hawaiians did it for hundreds of years....also find edible roots.

ive found that keeping the golok stationary and moving your media around it is the best way to do fine work, rather than moving the knife.

dont get me wrong i love my bravo1 but for this situation the golok would win IMHO....i like this thread!:D
 
J's Knives-N-More said:
Tropical island surrounded by salt water and fish........something with H-1 from spyderco would fit the bill. I'd want a Spyderco Rock Salt or the Aqua salt, both have H-1, so either one would get my vote :thumbup:

Remember, he was stuck on that island for 3+ years so having a rust proof knife would be mighty handy :D
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Good point. I am hoping for a Spyderco Catcherman instead...
 
12" Tramontina. They come with a varnish type finish on the blade that will hinder rust. They won't hold an edge all that long if cutting seasoned wood, but more than long enough for green tropical plants.
 
dougo83 said:
:p What kind of blade would you want to have now? :D
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im not sure if youre putting down my post or not:grumpy:, but id still go with a golok. if you use,clean, and lubricate your blade daily then rust is not a problem.

i think picking a blade with moving parts isnt very wise.
 
mcjhrobinson said:
im not sure if youre putting down my post or not:grumpy:, but id still go with a golok. if you use,clean, and lubricate your blade daily then rust is not a problem.

i think picking a blade with moving parts isnt very wise.
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This is why we have smileys...like the two I used
 
Hi all,
This is what I would hope would be in a box that floated up to the shore where I was sitting. Only because this is what I carry and use every day.

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In this pic the sheath is turn over to show where the smaller knife goes.

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the small rod looking thing is a knife sharpener. The orange matche safe has a
firesteel rod a couple of big eye needles and some hooks fishing line and some cottong/pj tinder in there to.
The big knife is called the Recon and the smaller knife I call the Whitler.
Even though I made the knives out of carbon the is no shortage of oil from game and fish and plant life that could be used for keeping the rust off the knives. Carbon steels have been used for a long time in the tropics and will be for a long time to come.

Well that is what I would like to see in a package that floated up on the beach.

Bryan
 
tonym said:
Does anyone make a satelite phone knife???
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I'm with Tony on this one - here's what I would take:

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On a serious note - I'd probably take my BK9. I really think an RC6 would do the trick but I've never handled one so I can't say for sure. I love my BK9, it's just a tad heavy to carry all the time, but would do the trick.
 
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