SHTF Fixed blade

[newyork]

What fixed blade do you carry on your 1st line gear or will you use in a shtf scenario? How much is too much money? Rat for low $100s or Spartan/Strider in the $3-400s? When does "You get what you pay for", not hold as much water?

[one]

I've always been pretty happy with my Strider EBS. It's fairly compact but large enough I've gotten good use out of it in a work role.

I have been thinking for a while about going to a longer bladed knife. I'll be watching this thread to see what suggestions some have in a 5" or 6" style that they've been happy with.

[sohjah]

Mine...



Busse SAR4.

[Ak44]

I use a Gerber LMF II, it's not bad for $80. Very hefty knife, I use it for camping and when I have to carve up pumpkins for our Machine gun shoots

[Vic303]

It would probably be two of them--one an Ontario Rat-3, and the other a Spydie Muleteam 6 with micarta scales.

[EzGoingKev]

My Grayman has held up pretty good.

[mattjmcd]

I am not a huge Strider fan, but I do have an MFS that sees a lot of action hiking, on the range, and tending to the vineyard. Unlike the ubiquitous tanto profile, it has some belly and a fairly useful profile. It is not so big as to be a boat anchor on the belt or vest, either.

Another "real world" knife that I like is the CRK Professional Soldier. I'd like to see more/better carry and mounting options, but the blade itself is pretty good- basically a fixed blade Sebenza.

[JediMindTricks]

It depends what you want out of the knife. Over all there's much more you can accomplish with a longer blade than with a smaller blade. Small blades are great for general utilitarian purposes, and have the edge on detailed work, but a larger knife can chop, and cleave for easily (think survival situation in the woods were one might need to chop small trees down for fire wood, or baton logs to get to dry wood).

One of those Busse combat 10" knives, or the new RAT "Junglas" knife will fit the bill as a general all purpose utilitarian knife. In all reality though, one should adopt many knives to be set. I know some might want to reduce weight but I am a believer in having a small fixed blade utility knife, and a larger work horse.

Personally as far a large knives go, nothing is better than a Bowie. Reason being, is that it can do what all large knives can do, but it's a premier fighting knife. There is no better knife in a trained fighter's hands than a bowie, and this is because of the false edge (clip point) as well as it's over all design. If one is skilled with this knife, than all the other tanto bullshit, and the like don't even compare. It's a true fighting knife. Something to consider for a all purpose SHTF knife.

[spr1]

cevtv,
Is that sheath the one that comes with the Emerson now? I bought one when they first came out and got an Eagle combo nylon/kydex one. I would like a smaller sheath for it.

[cevtv]

cevtv,
Is that sheath the one that comes with the Emerson now? I bought one when they first came out and got an Eagle combo nylon/kydex one. I would like a smaller sheath for it.

Yes, it is. They do still have the nylon sheath available (minus the kydex insert), but this is the current production sheath.