Save your money on that knife, they are cheap junk knives. Remember you get what you pay for. I have several “survival” knives. All the Rambos (collectible) but I wouldn’t take them in the field. Unless I had a real LILE one, mine are copies. Nice to look at and feel but thats it. Sure they will cut you and slice and dice you but not good in the field. For heavy chopping look for a older Buckmaster 184, you will not beak it. Also the 184 has a hollow handle you are looking for. Or a Gerber BMF / LMF knife. Those are two that will not let you down. Take a pocket knife with you all the time. A large survival knife is lousy for skinning a rabbit or gutting a fish. Sure you can tie it to a stick and kill a wild boar and all that but you will be smart to go after a rabbit or bird to live on in the wild. If it comes to that.
Is This A Good Survival Knife?
I'm not looking for a mini knife. I want something that has everything i need to survive in the wilderness- Something to skin fur with/cut branches/catch fish/cook fish w/ matches/ and a compass. I dont think anyone could survive with a foldable pocketknife. I'm talking about a nine incher with an emergency survival kit. If you dont think this one is fine than throw me a few links you think are good. The price cant be really high please. I want a razor sharp blade.
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October 20, 2009
October 20, 2009
Hell no man, Do not buy that knife, all those kind of knives are cheap hollywood knives. Buy a knife that is full tang, around 5 inch blade and never a hollow handle. Iv had a lot of experience with survival knives and i have yet to find one I truly like. but a cheap one From a swedish maker called Frosts Mora is good. Look them up, there not the best but if cash is a issue then they have great knives. I hope you find a knife for yourself, and after you do, go out and go camping survivorman style, only field experience will show you what kind of knife you need.
October 20, 2009
A knife is very handy and I keep one just like that
but its really a crappy knife to depend on.
Get a machete to go with your kit and you will be set.
a knife is great for my small work, and my machete I use for splitting logs hunting and other things.
this keeps my knife sharp.
this is like mine
survivalist 33 years
October 20, 2009
it looks pretty legitament, user photo, good price, but its all your call man.
October 20, 2009
he ll no hollow handles suck a ss
October 20, 2009
Hollow handled knives aren’t worth a damn!
Ever hear of a fanny pack, or even better a back pack?
No way in hell can you pack enough gear in the handle of a knife for a person to “do everything.”
If you want a good survival kit, spend $50-.00 to $100.00 on a good knife from a reputable maker such as Buck, K-Bar, Cold Steel, or Benchmade. It won’t have a hollow handle, and it won’t have a saw back.
(FWIW, sawbacks on a knife are either totally useless because they blade is too wide for the teeth to cut, or the blade it thin enough for the saw to work which makes it too thin and breakable for real knife work.)
After you get your knife, assemble a survival kit. You can do a bare bones kit in a fanny pack. You can fit a small first aid kit, a good compass, area maps, matches, tri-ox tablets or fire-starterr cubes, some toilet paper, fish hooks, line and a few lures, a wire saw, some needles and thread, a couple of space blankets, a poncho, a few granola bars, and some water purification tablets.
If you step up to a backpack you can add some real food in the form of MRE’s or jerky, flares, and emergency radiohand-crankeded) a small tarp and some rope to make a shelter, a good hatchet, some dry socks, and maybe a change of clothes.
Those are survival kits, and they won’t fit into a knife handle
October 20, 2009
From the photo that looks like a United Cutlery replica of the current US bayonet. At best it has 420 stainless steel in the blade, and the grind is going to be formed such that it will not cut terribly well unless you spend alot of time with a file and stone.
This kind of design has some really inherent limitations in strength and performance which means that a knife you would really be willing to trust your life to is going to cost something like 10x what this one does.
You would be better off finding a good waterproof belt pouch for $10 or $15 to put your own survival kit in, and then look around for a full tang large knife from a more reputable manufacturer. In the price range you are talking about maybe a Becker, Ontario or TOPS knife might work for you.
Thinkingblade
November 23, 2009
Hey, if you’re looking for a good survival knife, check out K&K Survival Knives. They have some great prices and lots of information on how to choose a good survival knife, as well as survivaltopics.com. The only hollow handled knife they sell, is the Cold Steel Bushman, which would be an exception to the rule. “Unlike most hollow handled survival knives, there is no joint or seam between the blades and handles that requires a mechanical fastener. Instead, the Bushman’s blades and integral handles are each expertly cold forged out of a single piece of 2.5mm thick SK-5 high carbon steel. ” K&K Knives sell this knife for a little over 20 bucks right now, and that’s the best price you can find for a good survival knife! I have a Becker BK2 that I got from them and it’s the toughest knife I have! I would rather spend a bit more money and get a knife I can depend on, than get the wrong knife, and it not be able to save my life!
KJ
