Knife/Survival Knife Info.

[NS0201]

You should see the gun collection.

Post it!!!

[crashdive123]

Post it!!!

There's about 6 or 8 of em on here someplace. I'll get some of the others up eventually.

[crashdive123]

Here's a few of the hand guns - post #58. http://www.wilderness-survival.net/f...ager#post43531

[Ole WV Coot]

I just gave up and started making my own. I get what I want. They are sharp and pointy and I can lose as many as I want. Haven't tried a folder yet and probably won't, too much trouble. If you have the steel, plasma cutter, belt grinder, angle grinder and forge handy ain't nothing to it. Really all you need is a dremel tool, a couple of big files,vice, torch or make a little forge and just make users you can surprise yourself. I have a decent workshop about 100yds away from the house and everything I need so it's kinda easy for me.

[Tactical Tom]

I love my KNIVES Well it depends on what 'm doing for the day.
This is my New EDC (Fathers Day Gift) Along with this knife I always have my Vic. SAK soldier ! - Spyderco Endura waved -
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Here is my short hike (couple of hours) - ColdSteel ProLite/Ontario RAT3/Vic. SAK. Guests can not see images in the messages. Please register in the forum.

[crashdive123]

Tactical Tom - looking at the time stamp on your post - what did you do? Stay up all night to open your Father's Day gift at the stroke of midnight?

[Rick]

Someone was into the presents early, I bet.

[Chiefman]

I prefer my Leatherman day to day and on hiking and hunting trips I take my Seal Elite and Seal Pup Elite knives.

[Tactical Tom]

Cold .
Steel makes several models and they are great. coldsteel.com
Their are only three problems with the traditional Kukri.
Blade,handle and sheath.
Most handals are small and slick.
Blades are not of the best metal and rust easy.
The sheath is poor leather and will rot and does not carry well.
But in spite of that they work great. They have been taken into the modern age by some makers.

I use a Cold Steel light kukri and love it. I Glued a leatherman tool and a sharpening rod pouch onto the sheath.

Problems ?
1 - blade ? The blade is made from a HD truck leaf spring = High Carbon Rolled Steel
+ Easy to resharpen & holds a good edge after use
+ Very Tough Material
- Will Rust if not taken care of ( oil regulary)
2- Handles - Yes the Handles are a little small but the Jungle Model has a rough finish on the handle so it's not so slick !
3- Sheath - SUCKS
The coldSteel model is 1/4" thick blade - The Jungl Model from Nepal has a 3/8" Blade = BEAST !

[Rick]

Got two small corn bread loaf pans from W*mart that make perfect containers for the kit itself.

That part I didn't do on mine. I looked at it and just wasn't satisfied with it. Instead, I chose to go with Pelican 1010. You could also use an Ottor Box 3250. It's about the same size. I think S3 also makes crushproof/waterproof cases. I wanted something that would keep the contents dry and safe no matter what.

[Ole WV Coot]

Guess I will have to get one and give it a try. I've never used or even held one, I still use the old `60s USA Ontario and I guess I need to retire it.

[yukon55]

i got two knives i use for survival one is a gerber obsidian,and a remington f,a,s,t.

[Rick]

I carry three knives on me. None are for survival. I don't plan to be in that type of situation.

[crashdive123]

I carry --- well you've seen the pictures.

[danmc]

I carry a cold steel master hunter in the woods. The blade is maybe a tad larger than what I really wanted but so far I've been pretty happy with it. It is a thick enough blade that I don't think I'm going to hurt it by using it to split smaller logs. Being able to split a smallish log means being able to make a hearth aka fireboard, although thats really not my goto fire source. The drop point blade, for me at least, seems to work well.

Rick said something about those gerber saws, I have to agree. I don't always carry mine, but it works like a champ. If I'm planning on doing anything where i need to cross cut a branch or smaller log, then I always take it.

Despite that fact that the knife thats in my pocket right now has a serrated section, I prefer a straight edge. I worry about bending/breaking a serration and I'm not convinced its that much use to me.

One thing I did modify on my master hunter though is I took a file and rounded the back side edges a bit. Before that I found that they were sharp enough that pushing on them with your thumb became painful pretty quickly.

Quite a number of other knives I looked at before I settled on this one had blades I liked but the back of the handle looked like it could become uncomfortable after extended use in some situations. Thats probably the final thing that steered me to this choice.

I'll note that this particular knife was right at the top end of my budget so I only looked at mass produced knives. Besides I'll only cry some instead of a lot if I break it or somehow lose it. Some of those customs are so pretty I might have a hard time using them how I want to.

[RangerXanatos]

those cold steel machetes are not worth the money i had one and warped the thing first day out..

I have the latin 24" blade CS machete. Mine is warped WAAAAY out of shape. I still use it, but I can tell that it doesn't perform nearly as well as it used to.

If I plan on going out with the intent of heavy chopping, I carry a HI kuhkuri. A .5" piece of leaf spring is not going to bend or break on you. Otherwise, I carry a CS True Flight Thrower (which I have split 2x4's with) or the ever so popular Mora. Any one of these I would feel comfortable using to find my way back to civilization if the need ever arised. But each knife has it's pros and cons. Just depends on which you feel would do the best for you.

[tonester]

i just got a RAT RC-4. its awesome. the edge is razor sharp and the grip is very comfortable. and i think the price is amazing. RAT cutlery also has a no questions asked warranty...so if ANYTHING were to happen to my knife they replace it for free!

[Rick]

Yeah, the price is amazing. $161 on the RAT Cutlery page. $80-$90 elsewhere. That's amazingly high in my book.

[tonester]

Yeah, the price is amazing. $161 on the RAT Cutlery page. $80-$90 elsewhere. That's amazingly high in my book.

yah its a bit pricey if you get it straight from RAT. i got mine from knifesupply for about 90$. the knife also comes with a nice kydex sheath with molle locks. i think all that for under 100 bucks is a deal.

[Rick]

I'm all for that 78 cent knife that someone posted a couple of days ago. $90 is like a magnet in my pocket when it comes to buying knives. I couldn't pry it out.