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Fixed Blade Ignorance

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#1 ·
I am admitting my ignorance to fixed blade survival knives, and I am seeking knowledge and experience. I want a fixed blade knife I can baton with, I can jam in a tree and stand on the blade and not break it, use it for sparking a ferro rod, and quarter a deer with. Essentially, bomb proof, you couldn't wreck it if you tried blade. Does it exist, and who makes it?
 
#59 ·
Get a hat hatchet for splitting firewood. A knife is for cutting.

BTW, if it don't throw a spark, its not a survival knife. So go with carbon steel, not stainless steel.
You are correct.
The big prybar is is not good for fine work and the fine work knife isn't going to work for splitting wood.


To be honest, I usually end up with more.
The Axe, Hatchet, Hawk.
The gutting knife.
The Swiss Army/Gerber/Leatherman tool....It is there for other uses, but it has knives.
 
#60 ·
While not the latest in tactical "gear" a simple multi-use Victorinox SAK (or comparable multi-tool) and machete with a sturdy sheath (and file) will take care of 99% of anything you may encounter in the backwoods of North America.

Hatchet? Dangerous at best.

Axe? A very good choice but only if you have been taught how to correctly use it.
 
#71 ·
Your profile says that you already have a Glock knife.

My mentor, former paratrooper, bought Glock knives for himself and his girlfriend. He had them re-profiled. They are carried on the outside of their packs. Ok. Bombproof and you already have the knife. You can dig holes with the same.
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