Knives & blades for survival

[Blackhawk2001]

I've recently replaced my Kabar BK-6 with a different style from TOPS, but then, I'm a knife junky and my wife dragged me into Smoky Mountain Knife Works this fall. . . I'm using an Ontario Knife Company ASEK survival knife in the same role on backup rigs.

 

[Sailor]

One word: Morakniv

I like stainless for survival purposes. At < $15 each they are a phenomenal buy. Sharpest knives I have ever seen right out of the box. I have, quite literally, shaved my face with one of these as an experiment, and while it doesn't do as good a job as real razor, it does the job. The edge is durable, too. For the price, you won't find anything else remotely close to this quality.

They're so inexpensive that I have them everywhere - my truck, wife's car, the bike, the BOB, bedside table, garage, my hunting backpack (in blaze orange, no less), camping kit. I build little survival kits for my (adult) kids' cars and always include one of these as well. For $15 I just add one to an Amazon cart occasionally when I'm buying something else.

I keep 4 in my hunting bag, they are the best for skinning and boning out deer.

The suck at throwing sparks with a ferro, needs a 90 deg spine, and I prefer a full tang in a survival knife.

 

[jlutzcurtis]

If you're looking survival knife under $100 and something short in size, then you can check out the Puma SGB badlands Micarta. It's a great survival knife.