Survival Knife

**money** · Posted On: 5/31/2009 11:27pm

I'm a pretty small guy, so I'm not really looking for a big rambo style blade - I think 5" or so blade length should be long enough. Pricewise, no more than $50-75. I am pretty sold on the SOG I listed unless someone sees a problem with it or a blade that would be much better for the price. (can get it for around $50).

**Jim_Jude** · Posted On: 6/01/2009 12:56am

Originally Posted by Money

I'm a pretty small guy, so I'm not really looking for a big rambo style blade - I think 5" or so blade length should be long enough. Pricewise, no more than $50-75. I am pretty sold on the SOG I listed unless someone sees a problem with it or a blade that would be much better for the price. (can get it for around $50).

Oh no, the SOG Seal Pup or perhaps the Cold Steel SRK are right there as great survival knives, not too big but big enough & the price is right.
Sounds like you've got your heart set on a great knife! Now go get it!!!

**Jim_Jude** · Posted On: 6/01/2009 1:14am

As I was saying, though, you might want to think about a small knife & hatchet combo:
Mora 2000

& Wetterlings Small Axe

If you look at Ebay, you may find this combo for around $70 or $80 (considering S&H, too) & you'll be closer to two tools that are better made for the job than only one that will do each job at best well, at worst a mediocre job.

Consider this: having two tools for two different jobs will make things easier for you, and will save time in the long run. Plus, not many bigger knives will do what a small knife can do, but a small axe can do what a big knife can do, so it can reasonably pull double duty for what you need the big knife for and perform as a small axe or hatchet.

Just think about it.

**IMightBeWrong** · Posted On: 6/01/2009 5:02am

Originally Posted by Robstafarian

Would that be this? This is the version of same with a partially serrated edge (which might be more useful when camping, I have no idea).

Yup, that's the one. I sold off my old one which looked just like that but not serrated. I wish I still had it. Best full tang blade I've ever owned overall.

**Robstafarian** · Posted On: 6/01/2009 11:22am

Originally Posted by Money

I'm a pretty small guy, so I'm not really looking for a big rambo style blade - I think 5" or so blade length should be long enough. Pricewise, no more than $50-75. I am pretty sold on the SOG I listed unless someone sees a problem with it or a blade that would be much better for the price. (can get it for around $50).

To follow up on my previous post, here are links to the smaller versions of the knives I linked when I responded to zaohu:

The SOG Seal Pup is available from the previously linked vendor here.

In case Jim_Jude has interested you in small axes, here are some from the same vendor:

I can't comment on the quality of the items, but I will attest that the vendor is top notch.

Note for those of you who've missed my numerous disclaimers in other Armory posts: I'm not a shill for Bud's Gun Shop; I just use the site as a reference because it's easy to find items very quickly (and their prices are typically among the best).

**IMightBeWrong** · Posted On: 6/01/2009 3:18pm

Axes are great, but being the avid backpacker I am I would honestly never take one. They're just too much weight. I'd rather have a strong blade and hammer it through what I'm cutting with a large branch or something. The less weight you can carry, the better. Its a lot more important than you think. Tons of items you might think you need that you don't.

**Zendetta** · Posted On: 6/01/2009 5:17pm

Those Gerber axes are excellent, and suprisingly light. DON'T get one of the models with a knife or saw stashed in the handle - its kind of cool but they'll slide out during heavy use.