Utility Knives as your EDC Knife and Emergency Survival?

[SpyderEdgeForever]

To start, when I say "utility knife" I do not mean a general definition like a knife used for utility purposes. I mean actual knives manufactured with the name "Utility Knife", such as telescoping industrial knives, with snap-off blades, both fixed, folders, and out the front. What are your thoughts on using these for EDC purposes and also as emergency survival knives? Would the main drawback be the lack of stiffness and the fact that most of the blades are very thin and too flexible?

Stuff like Stanley, OLFA, and other brands, both low and high quality, and everything in between. I noticed there are folding utility knives that fold like a pocket knife but still have the sliding snap-off blades.

I saw one of the steel types used in some of the more higher quality versions: SKS 2 Tungsten Carbon Tool Steel.

What down and upsides would there be to using a Utility Knife as your EDC tool?

How good would it be for food preparation, processing meats, vegetables, and breads?

[jpm2]

This is the only one I'd give consideration.
https://www.bladehq.com/item--DUSTAR-Kn ... ity--20719

[RocketJ]

I have a Gerber EAB Lite folding utility knife on me almost all the time, and use Irwin or Lenox heavy duty blades. Very solid little knife, and I probably use it more than any knife I own. I doubt this type of knife would be much good for food....not enough blade length.

[Evil D]

I carried the Gerber EAB for years before buying my first Spyderco. It served it's purpose just fine. The interesting thing was how I managed to get by with that flimsy little blade, when nowadays people expect their folder to be able to split wood and pry up nails from 2x4s. It was nice not having to worry about dulling the edge and replacement blades were sold pretty much everywhere for pretty cheap. I had a little 100 blade dispenser thing i kept at work and the blade could be swapped out using a penny. I still carry it any time I'm somewhere that doesn't allow knives because it will usually get dismissed as being harmless.

[jmh58]

I have a friend that is an ultra-lite backpacker. He uses a single edge razor blade for all his cutting need.. Just the blade.. Has been for yrs.. John :)

[The Mastiff]

I have that Dustar. I bought it because I like M2. It works about like the others.

[ThePeacent]

well not for food or gardening, but when I have pallets, boxes, straps and plastic wrapping to open I like using a folding Utility knife with replaceable blades



that way when I have a big chip, I break the blade that gets stuck into the wrapping and gunk or anything like that (like cutting on top of ceramic tiles, or opening gravel packs and sand bags), it's cheap, easy and quick to replace