Knife/Survival Knife Info.

[Fog_Harbor]

I'm not even sure I should give my opinion after all that. I stick with Ka Bar for the most part. I think I'll leave it at that.

[ZTGuy]

I'm not even sure I should give my opinion after all that. I stick with Ka Bar for the most part. I think I'll leave it at that.

Hi F.H. Ka Bar makes an excellent product. I have a few in the fold.

[Sarge47]

Hi F.H. Ka Bar makes an excellent product. I have a few in the fold.

See...I knew you weren't a "numpty". Actually Owl Girl hit it right on the nose, it's not the knife, it's the price. Don't worry Sox-Man, I'm not gettin' up in your face about all this, not with all the knives you carry. Take your Hummer of a knife afield if you want, and if you lose it you'll simply bless the person who finds it. I fully realize that a custom hand-made knife is always going to carry a hefty price tag, and I'm not going to pay it, even if I did have the $$$, which I don't. I'm sending my "Colt Jungle Commander" back to A.G. Russell for a full refund of $50 because I'm dissatisfied with the steel quality.(420) I'm gonna use the cash to buy the Ka-Bar Bull Dozier. I found a place that sells them for $65. (www.tomarskabars.com). If I were to buy a custom, hand-made knife & price was no object, I would look seriously into Busse or Bailey, I think their knives look really cool.

[ZTGuy]

The Ka Bar Bull Dozier is an AWESOME knife......so is pretty much anything from Busse....Good luck Sarge.

[Sarge47]

The Ka Bar Bull Dozier is an AWESOME knife......so is pretty much anything from Busse....Good luck Sarge.

I'm glad you reccommend the Ka-Bar Bull Dozier. This Dozier cat must be a great knife-maker from what I hear! As for Busse, I would probably buy Ontario 1st; just can't see spending that much green on a single blade...but then that's me, maybe I'm part Scot!

[FVR]

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Need I say more.

Guess I will. Here is one of three Caveman Kabars. Just sent #3 out.
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[ZTGuy]

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Need I say more.

Guess I will. Here is one of three Caveman Kabars. Just sent #3 out.
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Very nice.............love the old skool stuff. Outstanding blades!

[carcajou garou]

Strider you can't go wrong with Buck knives as with many other name brand makers also, so handle/use as many as you can and let the feel in your hand be your guide. Try to start with a blade lenght of 4-6" and get good with it use it a lot. Not all knives will be the best at all jobs, certain blade styles excel at certain functions, with experience you will be able to judge better, I like the Buck #105 cost effective not overly large but will do a passle of work.
Enjoy the experience.

[HOP]

i think that the best choice for a knife is one of reputable quality with good warrenty then you pick one they offer that seems to fit your needs and functions well to include your ability to sharpen it then use it to its capabilitys. I have many knifes big and small but find myself returning to a couple most of the time that do what I need relialably.

[magiclight]

are the SOG Seal Pup knifes really any good ?

[Fog_Harbor]

I'm glad you reccommend the Ka-Bar Bull Dozier. This Dozier cat must be a great knife-maker from what I hear! As for Busse, I would probably buy Ontario 1st; just can't see spending that much green on a single blade...but then that's me, maybe I'm part Scot!

I'm German Eng-ScIrish.

I Have folders for my mini kit, but do you REALLY recommend then for field use? I mean one small pin failure, and you're pounding stones!

[spiritman]

I Have folders for my mini kit, but do you REALLY recommend then for field use? I mean one small pin failure, and you're pounding stones!

I recommend having both if my opinion counts for anything. I mostly use a folding knife unless I have to do some chopping, then I use my fixed blade. Other than that it can handle everything. Because they are so useful and so many ppl are interested in knives, engineering keeps getting better.

[Sarge47]

I recommend having both if my opinion counts for anything. I mostly use a folding knife unless I have to do some chopping, then I use my fixed blade. Other than that it can handle everything. Because they are so useful and so many ppl are interested in knives, engineering keeps getting better.

I'm going to agree with SM here. Some survival books talk about having a folder out in the field for fine work like whittling, fashioning snare triggers, etc. I agree with Foggy about fixed blades being surperior than folders for exactly the same reason he says. However, experts like Bob Newman, Dr. Ron Hood, and J. Wyne Fears, recommend carrying both. Good call SM.

[eddiec]

I use Leatherman knives now, but when I was a medic, I used primarily Spyderco blades. They are tough, simple, and hold an edge pretty well. (I'll be waiting for that endorsement check from the Spyderco Co. any day now...)

[James_G]

CRKT M16-14T = The absolute best knife that I have ever owned

I have carried it wile traveling and working all around the world, in the Jungle in Indonesia in Iraq and everywhere in between. I have abused it like no other knife that I have owned and it is the ONLY knife that I have never broken

I would never carry another brand of folding knife

[kufitar]

You might want to check out Scandinavian puukko knives... simple and practical tools and really meant for heavy use! Here's a good information page about different styles and maker's.

http://finnish-puukko.blogspot.com/

[survivalhike]

Other than the Leatherman brand of multi-tools, which have something for every situation, a good straight blade knife is essential. I don't know why people think that they need to pay $100+ for a good knife when they can get a K-Bar knife. I bought my K-Bar from GI Joes online shop and paid about $50 for it. My friends in the Army and Marines used that knife on a daily basis for everything like pounding in stakes, cutting rope, prying lids off of ammo cans, and occasionally killing enemy soldiers. These knives have a true "to hell and back" reliability, and won't cost you an arm and a leg. At the local gun show out here, the K-Bar demo is amazing. They first show you how the knife is so sharp that it can cut through a piece of paper cleanly. Then they take the same knife to the hood of a car and stab right through it about 20+ times. Then they go right back to the paper and it cuts just as cleanly. They repeat this demo with the same K-Bar all day long. When I showed my friends my k-bar I would do the "shaving" demo on my left hand. I finally stopped doing the demo because I didn't have any hair left on my hand or the lower half of my forearm. Finally, if the USMC and the USAF trust their soldiers lives to a particular knife...I think I will too.

[Nomad]

I have to say imo brand name means little to me, what type of steel used is very important. Most brand names use good steel, theres only a few types typically used for knives. you'll have to look them up. My personal fav is a Bear & sons folding hunter i use for gen purpose chores. Then theres my KA-BAR skinning knife i only use for well, skinning. It's size and shape fit my hand like a glove, holds a great edge too. Both cost a little over $50.00 wouldn't trade them for anything else!

[Samaritan]

Try the Randall Made Knives "Attack-Survival" or the "Astro." I have owned the Attack-Survival model since about 1978 and it has absorbed an enormous of abuse. It has helped me out of more than one tight spot and never missed a beat. It is heavily built, very well made and nearly unbreakable as is the Astro Model.
Good Luck !

[U.S.Marine2111]

I know this post is a little old but I ran across a site I thought was relevant: http://www.knifetests.com/page6.html That link is for a torture test of a KBar, so far very impressive, but I'm only about 7 minutes into the video and there has only been one hardcorps test so far. There are four or five vids demonstrating the beating the Kbar receives, however as I'm in Iraq at present it takes a substantial amount of time to download them in their entirity, so I can't give you much info on the Kbar at this time. This site also thrases other brands of knives as well.