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Wilderness survival knife
– important tool
Your wilderness survival knife is an invaluable asset in the wilderness. You always need a knife. Not only in a wilderness emergency situation.
Fixed blade knives
Your survival knife should be a good, strong fixed blade knife that will do all likely tasks efficiently. It will be used for cutting, chopping, carving, skinning, etc. A strong knife is essential.
Unfortunately you can find a large number of relatively cheap, poor quality wilderness survival knives. These tend to have a weak point where the blade meets the handle. Remember your knife is your most important wilderness tool. Go for high quality.
Tang
Your knife must have a full tang. The tang is the portion of the blade that extends into the handle for maximum strength. If the handle breaks the tang can be wrapped with cloth, strap or whatever.
Handle
First, do not get a hollow handle on a knife. In time, it will break. That's also the reason you should avoid a survival knife with compass in the handle. You need a solid handle.
Your wilderness survival knife's handle should be contoured to fit your hand and have a grooved surface. A smooth handle is slippery when wet, making the knife hard to get a grip on and dangerous. A finger-guard that extends beyond the blade in either direction will prevent the hand from sliding over the blade if a slip should occur.
Folding pocket knife
A good complement to your strong fixed blade knife is a multi-tool
folding pocket knife.
I recommend you to get one.
Knife Safety
If you face a wilderness survival situation your safety can depend on your knives. Practice good
knife safety
and keep your knives clean and
sharp.
Favorite knife
Would you like to write a review of your
favorite wilderness survival knife? Go ahead!
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