Best fieldcraft/survival knife? cold steel bushman

[hunter63]

You know It was really hard to read all the survival tips touted by Blade II......I mean beside a crappy spell checker.

Maybe his next learning experience should be navigation?.....
FTR works well for me (Follow The Road)

[Rick]

I suppose, to be fair, if you are lost in Kentucky, walk in a small circle for a long time it might seem like you are 50 miles from civilization. But, yeah, that navigation training might be a good start for him.

[kyratshooter]

I suppose, to be fair, if you are lost in Kentucky, walk in a small circle for a long time it might seem like you are 50 miles from civilization. But, yeah, that navigation training might be a good start for him.

Navigation in KY??

1. Sit down on a rock or log.

2. Shut your mouth for 30 seconds.

3. Walk toward the sound of traffic in the distance.

Alternative method;

1. Take out compass and shoot an azimuth.

2. Walk in a straight line until hit a road, seldom more that two or three miles.

3. Wait for a car to come by and jump up and down. People, in KY will still stop to see what the problem is and call the cops for you. (of course they have a gun in their hand down by the car door where you can't see it)

The other alternative is to wait for dark and climb a tall tree, then look for the "golden arches" or Walmart Supercenter lit up in the distance. If you mark the direction and leave at daylight you can probably get to the Micky D while they are still serving breakfast.

Now there are lots of places where you can go and just sit alone in the woods without being bothered for as long as you like. But that is not lost, and it is not survival.

We call that camping!

[Coppercup]

The other alternative is to wait for dark and climb a tall tree, then look for the "golden arches" or Walmart Supercenter lit up in the distance. If you mark the direction and leave at daylight you can probably get to the Micky D while they are still serving breakfast.
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That was funny!

But sadly that is the case just about anywhere East of Denver. Thanks for the laugh!

[Rick]

Hey, I'm trying to give Mace a break. Maybe he's deaf and can't hear cars. Maybe he lost a boot and was walking in circles. Maybe he had no compass. Maybe he was singing the Green Anaconda song. Green anaconda...green anaconda. Now that will be in your head all day.

[canid]

Oh, he's missing a compass, alright. I hope he finds it, and realizes he doesn't have to impress to get along.

[Lamewolf]

Why not just sharpen the stick?

That's what I said - "If you want to throw a spear, use the knife to carve a point, then fire harden the point and throw that."

[canid]

That's a bit of an unfair comparison though. An actual bladed broad pointed spear of the sort obtainable using such a knife as a point is an entirely different implement than an un-bladed wooden point, hardened or not. They have wholly different capabilities.

The argument against risking loss or damage to an important tool and the suitability of that tool compared to another for a given purpose should not be conflated.

[crashdive123]

If you throw the whole stick instead of just the point it will fly better, further, have a better chance of taking down your target.

[canid]

Oh, good grief. You win this round.

[hunter63]

Wow, this surviving stuff is ....Hard.....

Even harder if you aren't all that bright.....Not that there is anything wrong with that.....
Takes all kinds.

Guess you have to "Ax" yourself....are you better prepared that a 7 years old girl?

http://nypost.com/2015/01/02/little-...h-in-kentucky/

[kyratshooter]

It seems that 7 years old is the mark for successful survival in the KY wilderness.

http://www.wlwt.com/news/crews-searc...gorge/35743612

I guess this means that if one is over that age surviving for any length of time is not a real big bragging point as long as the weather is not bad and the temperatures remain tolerable.

And these kids did not even have the benefit of a BK-anything or their own "Battle Mistress".

I'll take a 7 year old with good sense as a camping partner over a loud mouth "know it all" any day.

BTW, do you know what the first thing most kids do when they hit the woods? They pick up a stick, and that stick becomes a very important part of their experience from that point on. It is almost instinctively bred into us over the last 2 million years.

The next thing they do is try to find an adult who will sharpen the end of it for them!

[hunter63]

BTW, do you know what the first thing most kids do when they hit the woods? They pick up a stick, and that stick becomes a very important part of their experience from that point on. It is almost instinctively bred into us over the last 2 million years.

The next thing they do is try to find an adult who will sharpen the end of it for them!

I still do....

[kyratshooter]

Are the adults willing to sharpen that thing and turn you lose with it?

[crashdive123]

As long as he doesn't run with it......that whole "you could put an eye out" thing.

[hunter63]

Naw, that was the Red Ryder BB gun.....LOL

[Rick]

Either way it's all fun and games until someone loses an eye.

[crashdive123]

Then its time for look like a pirate day.......just don't scratch with the hook.

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[hunter63]

As long as he doesn't run with it......that whole "you could put an eye out" thing.

Run, Huh?.....Not much running......these days.

So will I put my eye out..... "shuffling?".......Or just have a "Oh Ship" moment.

Usually put a rubber tip on the sticks these days....makesa good quite walking stick...

[Wildthang]

Just read this thread...........OMG