I personally do not believe there is a best choice when it comes to what type knife you should carry. As I have said before, I believe it is wise to carry more than one. Here are my thoughts on folding knives.
Pro
Easier to carry.
Easier to hide.
Can have multiple blades or tools
Can be very useful with smaller tasks, that would be hard to do with a larger field knife.
Con
Can be weaker than a fixed blade knife. The joint between the handle and the blade creates a weak point.
Can close unexpectedly. (See warning below)
There are other points about folding knives that I believe are just my personal opinion.
The handles tend to be smaller than fixed bladed knives. I think a thicker handle give greater gripping power for the user than the thinner handles do.
Because the handles have to be open to allow for the folding blade, they tend to collect dirt and are more difficult to clean.
There are those knives that do lock open. This can reduce the chances of the knife closing unexpectedly; however it will not always prevent it completely. One issue that I have found are with knives that use a "Liner Lock" to keep the blade in place. This lock is used in knives that are intended to be closed easily with one hand. The point where the liner comes in contact with the base of the blade can become worn or polished, and this allows the liner to slip out of position allowing the blade to close.
The other method of holding a knife open, that I am familiar with, is the "Buck" or "Spyderco" type of lock. I have never had one of these knives, which were properly locked open, close on me during use. The one issue some people have with this kind of lock is that they are hard to close with just one hand.
Become familiar with the tools that you intend to use in a survival situation. The survival situation is going to be hard enough without having to learn about your tools at the same time.
Fore warned is fore armed. IIHTF
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