SHTF Fixed blade

**maximus83** · 02-21-10, 01:26

Another Gerber LMF II user. It works great for camping and heavy cutting, chopping, or hammering tasks (with the butt cap). At 11oz it's a tad bit heavy although that weight helps with some kinds of tasks. For a lighter knife, I also have a SOG Seal Pup, which has an equally long blade but weighs in a 5oz.

**13MPG** · 02-21-10, 06:31

I have a Rat RC-6. It has served me well hiking and hunting.

**bgoode** · 02-21-10, 18:55

The fixed blade SHTF setup is something I have been exploring for the last 6 years

I have come to the conclusion that no 1 knife will be good enough in a SHTF scenerio. I choose to have several 3" and even sub 3" blades paired with a 5" or longer will cover all need that may arise.

I am making what I call a u.B.O.B. (urban bug out bag) in several thicknesses and have 3 sizes that are still 7 1/4" and shorter overall.

Here is the first u.B.O.B thats maybe 6 1/4" overall.

I am making another for myself thats the 7 1/4" overall size as I want one a little longer.

I also like a good larger knife in or on me or my pack. That may be a 3 3/4" to 4 1/4" bladed knife....

THE smaller knife concept take your pick..............

Paired with a larger knife

WILL COVER ALL NEEDS THAT ARISE

**bgoode** · 02-21-10, 19:06

Damn....might have went overboard on the above post but I had too many available examples to not use them. Explore what combination of sizes work and not the 1 knife scenario so many strive for.....Myself Included

**CLHC** · 02-21-10, 19:09

Not much, but could be any one of these depending. That's all.

**newyork** · 02-21-10, 20:10

Bgoode, those are beautiful. Do you sell them? What steel? I was thinking that 2 or 3 knives was the answer the more I thought about it. At least 2. 1 for chopping and 1 for fine work

**Ga Shooter** · 02-22-10, 09:21

I have been looking into this for a while myself. I have many different thoughts many of which have already been stated here. Here is my current trend of thinking: In a EOTWAWKI or SHTF case which is what most people here are talking about you have to plan out what that means to you and your survival. As Rob_S talks about so much is that could mean anything. For me it means I have left my home and I am moving to my bug out location to ride out the storm. Unknown utility service will be available unknown if riding/driving or walking. A fighting knife as I see it is mostly fantasy. If you are running a carbine or other longun with a pistol as a secondary and you are in it so deep that both have gone down b/c of malfunction or lack of ammo then a knife MIGHT prolong your agony for a couple of minutes at best and that is if you are very lucky or highly trained. So with those thoughts I look at a knif in the role of surviving off the land and as a utility knife. Skinning game, opening cans/MRE, cutting rope, small branches, fire making, etc. Here are the ones I am currently looking at feel free to chime in with your thoughts on the knives. Some of the reasons I am looking at these knives come from reviews from a sight survivaltopics.com. I am not a member of that sight but they had a lot of info on knives that I though was good.

SOG Seal Pup http://sogknives.com/store/M37.html

Becker BK7 https://www.kabar.com/product/produc...ryName=Product Search Results

Becker BK2 https://www.kabar.com/product/produc...ryName=Product Search Results

Becker BK9 https://www.kabar.com/product/produc...ryName=Product Search Results

Rat (ESEE) RC3 http://www.eseeknives.com/rc-3.htm

Rat (ESEE) RC5 http://www.eseeknives.com/rc-5.htm

Rat (ESEE) RC6 http://www.eseeknives.com/rc-6.htm