I'd be stuck with a Balance... :eek:Donut wrote:The one that I have on me.
Stranded In the wild,pick your survival Spyderco?
:spyder: C101PBL2, C54GPBN, C154PBK, MGREP, JGGYP, C75P3, C36TIP, C113GPGY, C127GPOR, C85GPBL, C11SBK, C10SBK, C11TR, C10TR, C28S (Wharncliffe mod), C11TIPD, C12GS, FB15P, C110GPBL, C85GP2, C141CFP, FB14P3Z, C123GPBL, C88PYL, KO4PBK, C105BMP
"For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places...Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God." Ephesians 6:12-13
"For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places...Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God." Ephesians 6:12-13
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Honestly, I always carry my leatherman wave with me so that would be the knife I would have with me unless it was a plane crash in which case I would have no knife at all. Batoning is great and all but I would be quite happy if all I had was that leatherman. It is almost always accompanied by a real folder too. Les from Survivorman seems quite happy with a multitool. I sometimes carry a SwissTool but not always as it weighs more than the wave.
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In an actual survival situation where you are going to be under metal and physical stress :
-low maintenance
-durable
-very safe
-simple to operate
-easy to sharpen/repair with natural abrasives
and similar aspects
A decent H1 fixed blade, assuming it is currently available then the Warrior.
-large guard, necessary to keep the chance of cutting yourself down when tired, hungry, stressed, etc.
-handle is designed for very strong indexing in hand
-very tough blade, low concerns about gross damage even in extreme
-easy to grind just on natural rocks
-almost no maintenance, can forget to clean it (again high mental stress) with no issues
-no small parts to break, no mechanical parts to gum up
-easy to draw and use even if cold with poor dexterity.
Survival is very different from camping, pretty poor camp knife, pretty decent survival one.
-low maintenance
-durable
-very safe
-simple to operate
-easy to sharpen/repair with natural abrasives
and similar aspects
A decent H1 fixed blade, assuming it is currently available then the Warrior.
-large guard, necessary to keep the chance of cutting yourself down when tired, hungry, stressed, etc.
-handle is designed for very strong indexing in hand
-very tough blade, low concerns about gross damage even in extreme
-easy to grind just on natural rocks
-almost no maintenance, can forget to clean it (again high mental stress) with no issues
-no small parts to break, no mechanical parts to gum up
-easy to draw and use even if cold with poor dexterity.
Survival is very different from camping, pretty poor camp knife, pretty decent survival one.
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Ideally I'd want a Bushcraft, Shempp Rock, or Serrata. I don't own any of the above however, so from my collection I'd want my CruWear Millie, 204P ParaMilitary 2, or Schempp Tuff. If I could have a theoretical folder that doesn't exist I'd want a Dyad (Larger than the current grey G-10 sprint) with the plain edge blade in SuperBlue for ease of sharpening with whatever I can find, and the serrated edge blade in H1...as the situation is theoretical I can dream right?
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Any knife, as long as it came with Ray Mears attached to it. Not in THAT way, mind. ** cough! ** See the Bears game?
The Gurkha kukhri always struck me as the ideal, with large, stout blade, plus small detail blade and sharpener in the same sheath. The Schemp Rock looks closest to me, so in the unlikely absence of Mr Mears, that would be my choice. Of course, all extremely hypothetical in the UK as there is no proper wilderness for about a thousand miles.
The Gurkha kukhri always struck me as the ideal, with large, stout blade, plus small detail blade and sharpener in the same sheath. The Schemp Rock looks closest to me, so in the unlikely absence of Mr Mears, that would be my choice. Of course, all extremely hypothetical in the UK as there is no proper wilderness for about a thousand miles.
"Rules are for the adherence of fools, and the guidance of wise men". Except in a pandemic....
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Military Kapara, Brouwer, UKPK (GIN1 CE, HH g10 & s110v), Delica IV SG, Caly 3 SE, Kiwi4, Lil Matriarch, Endura SG & SEW, Dragonfly Hap40, Manbug ZDP189 & SB, Ladybug 2, Vtoku & HB, Stretch HAP40, Squeak, Squeak Ti, Chicago440C, Ikuchi, Byrd Tern, Watu, Chaparral Stealth Ti, Manix XL & Rex45 G10, Shaman ZCarta, Wolfspyder, NC cf, N5 M4,
I own a forager, but hate the convex grind on it, so out of the knives I own I would take my home made Bowie made from 1/4 inch 5160 spring steel. It has what I would guess some would call a zero Scandi grind. I have chopped a 8 inch pine down with it ( lot of work) ,but it did it without any edge deformation. It still would cut other media fine after. It lops of 1 inch oak limbs off with one swing. I think it works well due to mass and the grind thus would work well I believe in a emergency survival situation.
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As much as I like the mules and the way they cut I'd probably take the Bushcrafter. Not many knives will allow me to work that long and hard without hurting my hands or getting cramps from too small grips. The Bushcrafter is great about not having hot spots.
Second is probably the Cruwear mule. I love the way that eats stuff. .
Second is probably the Cruwear mule. I love the way that eats stuff. .
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"Unless you're the lead dog the view is pretty much gonna stay the same!"
"Unless you're the lead dog the view is pretty much gonna stay the same!"