Your Castaway Knife

I think I'm going to have a stroke if I keep thinking about this . . .

I think a BR golok or a short, stout machete would be best for shelter building, firewood harvesting, and coconuts. Normally I'm a small blade guy, but in that situation I'd rather make a big blade do small blade stuff than the other way around.

Since this is fantasy, let's pretend that when I open my golok package, it has a Vic Spirit X attached to the sheath!
 
I do like the idea of a Spyderco with the H!, but isn't it hard to sharpen ?


Becker BK7 - I can sharpen with a rock if needed
 
The producer once joked that the box that was not opened had a Satilite phone complete with GPS and a solar charger in it! ;)

I think if I had a farmer - I would be damned happy to have it.

I sure wouldn't mind a BRKT Stainless Bravo 1 with no thumb ramp.

However - I would worry about not having a decent sharpener to have with me in the field.

I think in the long run I would take one of Kosters Stainless Bushcrafters - look for the flattest abrasive rock to sharpen with - and go from there.

TF
 
Easy... My tried,true,tested,old,ugly CS LTC kukri in Carbon V. Its spent more time with me in the dirt than anything else I've ever owned. (Man o Man I can hear the keyboards a-clackin an feel the fires of hell a-heatin for my sorry ass now!! :) ) I JUST had to go and open my big mouth again! :):)
 
Talfuchre said:
The producer once joked that the box that was not opened had a Satilite phone complete with GPS and a solar charger in it! ;)

I think if I had a farmer - I would be damned happy to have it.

I sure wouldn't mind a BRKT Stainless Bravo 1 with no thumb ramp.

However - I would worry about not having a decent sharpener to have with me in the field.

I think in the long run I would take one of Kosters Stainless Bushcrafters - look for the flattest abrasive rock to sharpen with - and go from there.

TF
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3V isnt stainless, but in my limited experience it's damn close. I'd take my Koster bushy, also.:thumbup:
 
skitertank said:
ill go with doc and williams on that ss bravo 1
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Actually, if I had realized you could take a chopper, it would be the Becker Machax -Cincinnatti (sp?)

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Doc
 
In Castaway...didn't all the boxes float to the island?

Would a Golok in a Box ...Float?

depends on how much bubble wrap?

I'd hope for a Silky Bigboy Saw. to float ashore.
 
For the type of environment found on that island I would consider the new Condor bolo machete to be my first choice, if big blades are allowed. If blades that large are not being considered, then I would take the Becker BK-2. It's a very strong, versatile, easy to sharpen knife that is useful for chopping, splitting, etc., yet is small enough to be useful for more mundane tasks, too.

Incidentally, opening coconuts is best done with a sharpened stick driven into the ground (done that).
 
I'd like a stainless version for the rust that would come upon a blade. Although, I would love to have a RC 6 or the RAT chopper when it comes out. Either of those and I would be happy.
 
I've lived in Guam, The Phillipines, Hawaii and Japan, and have spent plenty of time in places like Panama, Thailand, Malaysia, etc. If it's my only blade then I would want an easy to sharpen carbon steel and I would keep it out of the ocean (use a digging stick to pry off molusks, bamboo spear for fishing in your fish corral, etc). The coconut oil lubricates and protects just fine. I would go with a 10-12" machete-type thin blade: probably a barong or a golok. His main food was coconut and fish, which a barong or golok would be great for. Yes, you could use a smaller blade and carve a splitting stick for the coconut husk (and would save having to sharpen so often) and it would be more convenient for gutting fish, but a barong or golok would be more versatile and would aid in island exploration.

If I had my pick it would probably be the BRKT Golok, just so that I know that I have a good and durable handle (in blaze orange G-10, so that I don't lose my only tool and a quality kydex sheath so that moisture in leather isn't held directly against the carbon steel) and a consistent heat treat (something you can't guarantee with native-made barongs or goloks, which in my experience is very hit or miss).
 
fallkniven A1 or a stainless bravo 1.
a saw could be very useful too. but since its just one knife...
 
kage said:
I've lived in Guam, The Phillipines, Hawaii and Japan, and have spent plenty of time in places like Panama, Thailand, Malaysia, etc. If it's my only blade then I would want an easy to sharpen carbon steel and I would keep it out of the ocean (use a digging stick to pry off molusks, bamboo spear for fishing in your fish corral, etc). The coconut oil lubricates and protects just fine. I would go with a 10-12" machete-type thin blade: probably a barong or a golok. His main food was coconut and fish, which a barong or golok would be great for. Yes, you could use a smaller blade and carve a splitting stick for the coconut husk (and would save having to sharpen so often) and it would be more convenient for gutting fish, but a barong or golok would be more versatile and would aid in island exploration.

If I had my pick it would probably be the BRKT Golok, just so that I know that I have a good and durable handle (in blaze orange G-10, so that I don't lose my only tool and a quality kydex sheath so that moisture in leather isn't held directly against the carbon steel) and a consistent heat treat (something you can't guarantee with native-made barongs or goloks, which in my experience is very hit or miss).
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glad i have another islander around....:thumbup:
 
i had originally picked out the brkt golok but if big blades are out i'd want my gameskeeper II.
 
i would have to go with this one no how many time i try another knife i come home to her
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