What's a good survival knife?
Nothing rare or collectable, but a good survival knife, that's not going to break the bank. One with a compass would be nice.
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SOG revolver 
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Gerber BMF or LMF.
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Swiss Army? Carry your compass separate. 0 -
+1 on carry your compass separate.
A compass on a knife is going to be so small as to be no better than reading moss on the trees or the position of the sun at sunrise and sunset.
Just get a good knife. If you really need the compass, get an $8 Silva, which is a good compass. If you want an awesome compass, get the Silva Ranger (~$80). Both are about twice the size of a compact[:D][:D]
I have a cheap Gerber with a 3" blade. For me, it's a trade-off between having a knife and having to carry the damned thing.0 -
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KA-BAR MODEL 5014 0 -
Cold Steel SRK. I tore down and rebuilt a hooch with this knife including (wince) hammering the nails back in with the blade, no structural* damage just marred the surface. Keep in mind this was the the Carbon V not the new steel they use. 0 -
Any one that wins the battle even if it is a butter knife. 0 -
I will go with K-Bar Warthog 0 -
Whatever you get....don't take it near the lake!!!! [:o)] 0 -
quote:Originally posted by iluvguns
Whatever you get....don't take it near the lake!!!! [:o)]
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That was funny.Everything goes in the lake0 -
quote:Originally posted by Doug Wilson
Gerber BMF or LMF.
Doug
^^^^^^What he said. LMF II A.S.E.K. Hands down. Scrapyard makes an extremely durable knife also.0 -
Yep I agree. Thats the one I have.quote:Originally posted by Spider7115
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Survival knife = Joke if you are not a Seal, Ranger or Marine. Get a good lightweight knife and keep it with your survival pack, you know, with the bandages, cord, firestarters, space blanket, tube tent and so on.
As for the compass, send me a snail mail address girl and I will send you a Silva. I don't need two.0 -
The BMF does not have all the toys in the handle, it is a full-tang knife. It comes with a separate Silva compass, and a fully functional diamond whetstone .
It's the best survival setup I've ever had.
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Everyone will have an opinion. The "hollow handle" knives have w weaker handle than a full tang knife. Rather than a Rambo Special, I carry a Swiss Army, a Leatherman, and emergency items in a small waterproof box (about the size of a cig pack) 0 -
My S&W .500 can do anything a survival knife can do - plus it fights better
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Any Mark 1 or 2 military knife. You can find the reasonalby on fleabay. You can't be without a leatherman tool. Get the compass separate. Just an opinion. Good luck. 0 -
quote:Originally posted by Cutiegirlracing
Nothing rare or collectable, but a good survival knife, that's not going to break the bank. One with a compass would be nice.
What are you planing to do? Like most of us I have knives like people having diferent kinds of golf clubs. Are you planning to clear brush to check on your crop? Kind a late in the year but...[:D] Go to a surplus place and see what fits good for what you'll be doing. When I go in to the bush I'll pack a Khukuri. The Khukuri is my beater from chopping and splitting wood to spiking down tents. It saves me some weight by not having to carry a hatchet. The things great for chopping but as for fine work forget it. That's why I'll carry something else for that.
I'd carry a compass separately since sharpening knives will throw out magnetic charge that will throw off the compass reading.0 -
Does it have to be able to Float???[:D][:D][:D] 0 -
quote:Survival knife = Joke if you are not a Seal, Ranger or Marine. Get a good lightweight knife and keep it with your survival pack, you know, with the bandages, cord, firestarters, space blanket, tube tent and so on.
Agree. Any good, durable knife that holds a good edge will do you just fine. You don't need no big "rambo" knife to lug around in the backwoods. I always carry my little 3" fixed blade knife(CRKT) on my hip and a very small emergency jacknife in my pack.
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Korean war era Air Force "Survival" knives floated. Perhaps you should try to find one of those? 0 -
i've got a Gerber LMFT II - A.S.E.K.
great knife; "After two years of collaboration, Gerber is proud to introduce one of the toughest military survival knives ever made; the LMF II. With expert military instructor Frank Heyl as our guide, and the military as our proving ground, we have created the single most important tool that you can carry. In any survival situation, the LMF II can be used to construct shelter, cut firewood, spear dinner, or slice through an aircraft fuselage; even egress through helicopter Plexiglas. When survival counts the most, the LMF II is the one tool you must have at your side." - from the Gerber Website
* Overall Length: 10.59"
* Length of Blade: 4.84"
* Weight: 11.39 oz.
* Blade Style: Single serration
* Blade Material: 12C27 Stainless Steel
* Handle Material: TPV overmolded on nylon
* Safety Knife and sheath inlcuded0 -
Buck 110 0 -
buck 110 is great for what it is but what it ain't, is a pack nife to stow & go. how about a buck lite, zytel handle.
as far as fixed blades go, cold steel SRK sounds pretty good right about now. I'd take that over the gerber LMF.
did you hear about the knife with the pink rubber handle, black leather sheath and smells like beer? it's called a Ga-Bar0 -
CGR - I have got to agree with He Dog. Most survival knives look like something out of a King Kong meets Rambo meets blades of furry movie. Get a well made knife with a stout 4 inch blade. Something you can keep sharp. I have several Randall Made knives - they are awesome knives, but pricey and now seem to lean toward collectors shelves. I sent a Randall Model 15 and Microtech UDT with my son to Iraq.
As for the compass - the Silva Ranger is the ticket. Mine has got me around and out of the woods, mountains, desert, swamps, ocean, etc for 32 years.0 -
The one you have in your pocket.When it's time to go into "SURVIVAL" mode...
Now at'ere's a knife...0 -
quote:Originally posted by p3skyking
Carry your compass separate.
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quote:Originally posted by staind460
i've got a Gerber LMFT II - A.S.E.K.
great knife; "After two years of collaboration, Gerber is proud to introduce one of the toughest military survival knives ever made; the LMF II. With expert military instructor Frank Heyl as our guide, and the military as our proving ground, we have created the single most important tool that you can carry. In any survival situation, the LMF II can be used to construct shelter, cut firewood, spear dinner, or slice through an aircraft fuselage; even egress through helicopter Plexiglas. When survival counts the most, the LMF II is the one tool you must have at your side." - from the Gerber Website
* Overall Length: 10.59"
* Length of Blade: 4.84"
* Weight: 11.39 oz.
* Blade Style: Single serration
* Blade Material: 12C27 Stainless Steel
* Handle Material: TPV overmolded on nylon
* Safety Knife and sheath inlcuded
Oh, no! Now I have to buy yet another blade... goshdarnit!0 -
If your looking for a good knife, you can't go wrong with a Gerber. If your going to be doing a lot of work around water, boats, lake property, etc, maybe you should be looking at a river knife
http://www.gerbergear.com/product.php?model=5640
I lucked out, and found one when I was scuba diving one time. Just had to clean the mud off it, don't know how long it was down there, but it looked almost brand new, just a couple scuffs on it, which came of with some light polishing. Same exact model and everything. I worked at a boyscout camp this summer too, at the waterfront, and it cut through rope like nothing.
BUT, if your looking for something that you could use if you happened to get lost in the woods, or survive a plane crash, you'd probably be better off with a multitool like this
http://www.gerbergear.com/product.php?model=7520G0
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