The Knife - An Important Survival Tool: by Sgt. D

In order to keep as wide and audience as possible, we will rotate the topics that we talk about.  We also believe in providing information in bite size chucks.  I have been training people for decades, and it is easier for people to learn and retrain information in smaller amounts.

One of the most important tools for survival is a knife.

My opinion is that you should plan to care more than one.  How many knives your decide to carry is up to you and your situation.

Knives can perform to a number of different survival related jobs.  We will explore these later in later posts.  We will just talk about the basic design of knives for now.

Remember: Look for quality and value in the tools you choose.

There are basically two major categories of knives:

Fixed blade knives
Can be stronger that a folding knife.
Requires some kind of sheath to hold it when not in use.

 


Folding bladed knives
Can be easier to carry, because it does not require a sheath.
Some folding knives have a lot of tools that could be useful.
May require two hands to close.
Can be more dangerous to handle because it could close unexpectedly.

Note:  Multi-tools will be discussed in a different post.

One of the next considerations should be weight.  If you are stationary it is not much of a consideration.  If you have to go mobile then the questions of weight starts to become more important.  If you have a vehicle, it becomes a question of how much space you have, and how much cargo you need to move.  This question of weight really becomes important if you are carrying everything you need.  So keep this factor in mind.

Start thinking about your survival knife, so you will be ready "If It Hit The Fan".