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- Опубліковано 10 кві 2023
- In a survival situation, any knife is better than no knife. But there are some features that will give you the best chance to survive and thrive.
Featured Knives
Reiff F4 and F6: kcoti.com/3GAD2uG
Fallkniven A1x: kcoti.com/3UIqV4B
Demko FREEEIGN: kcoti.com/3MxfZEL
ESEE Laser Strike: kcoti.com/41g18mN
LionSteel T5: kcoti.com/3KycQlk
Cold Steel SRK: kcoti.com/40YOckX
Cold Steel Bowie Bushman: kcoti.com/41oPOV3
Benchmade Anonimus: kcoti.com/3UsDaBT
TOPS Fieldcraft: kcoti.com/3UvANy8
Ontario Camper Machete: kcoti.com/3KBOZl0 - Навчання та стиль
In a survival situation, any knife is better than no knife. But there are some features that will give you the best chance to survive and thrive.
Featured Knives
Reiff F4 and F6: kcoti.com/3GAD2uG
Fallkniven A1x: kcoti.com/3UIqV4B
Demko FREEEIGN: kcoti.com/3MxfZEL
ESEE Laser Strike: kcoti.com/41g18mN
LionSteel T5: kcoti.com/3KycQlk
Cold Steel SRK: kcoti.com/40YOckX
Cold Steel Bowie Bushman: kcoti.com/41oPOV3
Benchmade Anonimus: kcoti.com/3UsDaBT
TOPS Fieldcraft: kcoti.com/3UvANy8
Ontario Camper Machete: kcoti.com/3KBOZl0
What is the name of the first knife shown that was attached to your jeans?
Meh. Nothing here I can't do just as well with my dirt cheap mora.
4-6 inches is big enough to rely on. WE DID IT BOYS!
Lmfao
lol! 😂 this is a fella making the video! let a woman make this video, she'll tell you size matters!
@@NEOSPORIN7777 True.I have no issue
The right tool for the job
Ask a girl if she would rather stab with a 3 inch mini katana or a 17 inch machete name tyrone, well is doesn’t matter because we can penetrate her with any size knife, why did you leave me Diamond 😭
The most safe and safe advice. “What’s the best survival knife?” “The one you have on you.” Fact!
In Victoria, Australia, it is $1000. fine for having a knife.
@@just-a-fella3212 Almost as if your government doesn't want you to be able to protect yourself or be self-dependent. Sucks to live under softcore tyranny eh? I know the feeling......
That’s too bad. I know gun laws are strict but not being able to have a knife is ridiculous. Out of curiosity, are you able to buy kitchen knives?
A big Bowie passed through the old west and made pioneers safe , so it can pass trough modern necessities
Smart, practical and highly effective this guy gets a 10 out of 10!
Not quite
You get 10/10 for being a hopeless ass kisser
I'm more than comfortable with a leather handles and sheath if they're well made. Full tang is necessary for any fixed blade imo
Morakniv 511 is breaking almost all of the rules and yet is the quintessential bushcraft knife.
The best survival skill is learning to walk in a straight line
I’d add that a square top is nice for use on ferro rods.
My sentiments exactly
I just throw a couple lighters and books of matches in my pack
A leather sheath can be used as a makeshift "strap" to sharpen your blade
just use your belt
If your belt is made of leather!@@KilsE90
Stop.
Strop.
Unlike kydex, leather won’t crack in freezing temperatures. There are arguments on both sides for either style of sheath
If it has retention clasps.... It makes no difference anyway.
@@CadillacDriver
I mean, it’s not that hard to add. It can be done if it isn’t done already
@@edanpino-xt1ph so basically you agree your initial post is pointless.
@@CadillacDriver
It applies to both. Leather has the edge in freezing and hot weather and always will. Retention can be added to leather with some simple stitching and it can be added to kydex as well. So it’s a moot point
@@edanpino-xt1ph yes, your initial post is moot. That's exactly what I have been saying.
I agree with everything except the comments regarding a leather sheath. My custom leather hold my Skookum Bush Tool very securely and has done for years!
I completely agree with you my friend. Think about all the Stacked leather knives and leather sheaths that were in the Pacific Theater during World War II, all held up fine. Furthermore, a survival situation usually lasts no longer than 72 hours.
@@glbwoodsbum2567 while leather can be perfectly fine synthetic materials will simply last longer. it wont dry out or crack rot etc. To make leather last it needs maintenance kydex doesn't.
@@Ren-lx8wv You're absolutely correct, to make leather last as long as a synthetic, could be nearly impossible. I guess that's what people like myself, and others, like about the use of old school materials. They require maintenance, but the maintenance is purely Bliss.
Here where I am it’s wet as hell and humid. I don’t care for leather sheaths.
A leather sheath that has been properly produced and oiled will last a long lifetime!
So irritating to wear a knife so high and sticking out from that kydex sheath. Nothing wrong with a good quality leather sheath. A good leather sheath last way longer than nylon.
Leather WILL ROT in moist areas. The thinnest part will give first. Good nylon will not. Nylon wrapped leather or kydex is really good, tough , dull and quiet.
Brotherhood of bushcraft one of my favs
So true knifes will never be obsolete
I agree with all this except for perhaps the full-tang part as Mora's are plenty tough without being FT ! Don't get me wrong I'd rather have FT for that extra security however I've been pretty rough with my Mora's & they've never broke on me .
Moras are plenty tough but if I were to be stranded in some type of survival or shtf scenario, I’d want full tang for peace of mind.
@@ShoahBiz So would I .
ive never broken a mora. a 7 dollar mora basic will do anything any of the hundred + dollar knives will do
@@lostlune I agree & so many people hate Mora's & knives like them because a lot of people have realized that they don't have to spend an arm and a leg to get quality knives .
good to hear that! im new to the mora line up. i bought a number of different ones last year
What a great short video. What a nice selection of fixed blades. Thanks👍🏻
My 12in Bowie every time, but the most badass carry blade is my bushman machete ❤😊
Air Force survival knife the best I have in my possession, I have 3.All cost less than knives shown,no offense.They are nice and your advise is priceless.
Terava Puukko 140 🔥
Terava Skrama 200 has been my go to.
You have excellent taste in blades sir!
Cold Steel SRK is my go-to outdoors/survival knife.
It's a solid knife
Cold Steel are quality knives for people who are attracted to gas station knives.
@@apenneukende at least the quality on coldsteel makes the price a real bargain.
Not everyone has the budget to replace a broken Benchmade or Kershaw after a camping trip went sour
@@apenneukende you're obviously buying the wrong ones. I had friends who were issued Cold Steel SRK in BUDS, I myself carried one on multiple combat deployments, but since I'm not a SEAL I had to pay for mine with my own money. The knife is tough as hell. Not sure what "gas station" you're buying knives at, but maybe stop being cheap and stay away from their budget line, don't expect any knife company to give top performance in their $10 offerings. Not Cold Steel, not Benchmade, none of them.
@@jporkchop John, your intelligence is showing.
I don’t own a Cold Steel. I don’t like Cold Steel. I think Cold Steel are advanced gas station knives.
We can all agree that gas station knives are garbage, right?
They are more important than people realize!!!!
I wish mora garberg carbon was on the list 😊
It has all the criteria. Therefore, it's on the list.
you can make due with a seven dollar mora basic
My Kabar Warthog works for me 👍
I really like the cold steel SRK. I have a skinner in San mai 3. Great knife.
For outdoor use and abuse, I love my Tops Skullcrusher and Operator 7 , just amazing blades!
Considering people for millennia have used leather sheaths and wood handles, I think I will be alright.
Depends if ur knife is made by a highly skilled craftsman or a 12 yo kid on a boat 🤷♂️
well considering people for millennia have been segregating black people, i think i will be alright
What the heck does your comment have to do with the subject of the video? Yea, we made black people stay in Africa! Grow up!@@KilsE90
@@KilsE90 what
Shoddy logic
You should carry 3 knives. A small one for defense, one for opening boxes etc, and a third in case you lose or break one of the first two.
Funny enough I do something similar.
I carry two and I call it Sword and Scalpel carry but then I always have an extra in the truck or toolbox.
The blade needs to be a high-quality heat-treated steel! I prefer leather sheaths because they don't break in the cold and kydex sheaths tend to loosen up with use!
Can I get a link to the clip point shown
Just a heads up... kydex shatters when impacted in freezing temperatures.
All solid points
Gonna be “that guy” but if I ever for some reason think I’m gonna be in a survival situation I’m bringing a hatchet AND a fixed blade
If we’re being real, how many of us have ever been in a real “survival situation”
People who goes in the wilderness most of the time (duh) and/or those who goes there in occasion. Some jobs just requires you to go out in isolated (or partially) places that if push comes to shove then it's best to have some gear than none.
There are levels of "survival situation".
Growing up, more than once we e were snowed in for over a week with no electricity or running water.
The neighbors up the road actually skied to the nearest town to get insulin, and the sheriff couldn't get any closer than a few miles away.
But we weren't really suffering, the freezers were full, there were kerosene lamps, and both our house and my grandparents had wood heat.
I live in town now, and I think if the city lost power for over a week or even if the grocery stores closed for a week there would be mass rioting with people killing each other for groceries.
I did attend military SERE school, but that is a special situation.
For what it's worth, they gave us old M7 bayonets to carry through the snow, and the cold steel SRK was a favorite purchase with all sorts of troops.
I've been out for almost 10 years but I imagine it's still pretty popular even today.
Survival vs utility is only a matter of differing levels of planning.
"Survival" knives are really just a title to sell utility knives to non utility people
Easy living has no guarantees, was put in a situation a few days ago unexpectedly , in which I was very glad that I had my survival equipment with me. It turned what could have been scary into knowing it was going to just be hard work and inconvenient. Also it was a good reminder of how very important it is to maintain a level of fitness that prepares you for difficult situations and reduces your chances of being helpless. Being older is no excuse , I am in my middle seventies.
Served in the Peace Corps, nearest shop was several hours away by foot and that was for cheap knives. I had my knives I had to use daily for everyday living and they were my only protection.
Esee makes a great knife. Been really impressed with them
Magnum Survivalist by Böker is a good one.
Kydex does and will break in extreme cold weather. I almost lost an ESEE4 because the Kydex belt clip broke.
The most dangerous knife is
1. A knife you've not used before
2.a knife that is too big (you'll only injure
yourself) real survival knives don't look
like Rambo knives.
3. A dull knife, because you will have to
use way more force to cut and when it
does give and cuts you'll be cut furthe
than you intended too. I've seen people
badly injure themselves doing that.
4. A poor quality knife that won't keep an
edge or that snaps the blade off.
Never buy or use a knife with a flat, rectangular handle. Any shape other than round or oval will eat your hands up after just a little real use.
The most dangerous knife is a rectangular handled knife with the blade surrounded by your liver.
FINALLY. Sensible, basic, knives. That actually work.
I disagree with the wooden handle aspect but all in all solid points. I've just personally had synthetic knife handles fail more, only had one wooden handle fail and it was just a screw backing out.
A tanto point is good as well
If fighting. A big knife. You can lose leverage and your wrist can be bent, but never get in knife fight.
Mora Garberg and Esee 6 are my go to survival knives
Warnklif style blades are great too because they can be easily sharpened with a single stone and you have an extremely fine point for precision work it also can be used as a bone wedge if needed you just use it to separate the rib from the spine or whatever other joint you're cutting
I bought the Tom Brown Tracker #1 in 2021 and haven't looked back. 💯
Esee LS is sooo good, you really need to experience it to appreciate it. Punches way above its weight as they say
Clean loop, and lovely concise video!
Size doesn’t matter… it’s how you use it….to survive that counts!
Enjoy surviving with your Victorinox Classic.
Is DCA in the Knife Man Hall of Fame? He is the Knife Man. People will look back on all his wonderful videos for generations to come, like Bob Ross was to painting. DCA is a national treasure and I'd like to meet him some day in person and shake his hand and see if he'd etch his autograph onto one of my prized knives, either on the handle or the blade.
I like to carry around my m4a1 Vietnam era bayonet because of its sheath alone :)
The best knife is times two
Kydex will deform in hot areas
I've nearly got everyone of those knives bar 2 ..obviously a man with good taste ..well done sir 🏴🇺🇸
Hatchet and small knife for fine work is a great option as well
Nice looping!
agree with every point except length.
4-6 is weak. 4 is insufficient for "survival" but good enough for "bushcraft"
5-8 is the real number for a 'survival' knife. 8 is the upper end of maneuverability for a man without it costing too much in fatigue.
Whats the first knife you pulled out there?
Reiff F4, I believe
Might be an odd choice, but my coldsteel throwing knife is actually my go to outdoors hiking and camping knife. Incredibly strong, easy to use, well balanced, easy to sharpen, can be used for hacking or finer work. Very nice sheath.
Cold steel true flight thrower? I had one for about a decade, served me well. I felled trees with it. Admittedly the handle was a bit painful thought
How do I get one
What are you going on about people have been using leather sheaths and wooden handles since knives first started being made and I’ve never seen them fail. Plastic screws and rivets have failed me numerous times.
I have alot of knives and don't spend the time in the woods as I used too, And still I "personally" feel in love with the Gerber Prodigy! When out of site of my truck you can bet Its on my side! They certainly are plenty of great ones out there, thanks for what you do David!
I love how the best survival knives are illegal for me to carry in Illinois. It's almost like they want me dependent and unable to take care of myself... For my own safety?
When I’m gonna be chopping through IF I HAVE TO I’ll use a wood handle.
White River camp cleaver for the win...
I have a bone valley knife, a Joker, a ranch cowboy, a jeo tec, and a Gerber strong arm. I do a lot of hiking, and the one I seem to use the most is the bone valley, and the ranch cowboy always stays on my belt anyway. I'm actually heading out to Utah in a couple of weeks for the holidays from Ohio, and I can't wait to do some hiking out there.
Excellent cut/loop
No doubt fixed blade is the best. But I have carried a Buck 110 in the woods a few times n my life but it wasn’t serious survival it was camping😂 served me well but a lot of people use knives for the wrong things. Knives r for gutting, skinning,cutting,slicing dicing utensils not for chopping wood thats for a hatchet r ax.
I've got 3 fixed blade knives, one Aitor jungle king II (one of those Rambo style hollow handle gimmick survival knives with a capsule of survival gear in the handle and a slingshot and whetstone built into the sheath), one Fiskars brand with a sharpener built into the sheath and one Noname Lidl one with a ferrocerium rod stowed away in the handle. They're all stopped at home though. When it comes to EDC there's a Leatherman signal, Leatherman free T4 and Leatherman raptor as well as a Stanley quick slide sport with a tungsten carbide coated box cutter blade and the knife blade sharpened on a regular basis as well as a tinder box with a dozen hurricane matches and plenty of tinder.
All the YT knife experts that claim 'full tang' is absolutely necessary for a survival knife (which I do agree), all have something in common. Their knives have never done any work in the field, there ALL brand new.
Keeping them brand new requires expert skills. 😸
I would love to see the saber grind come back on the SRK.
The new ones are different in a bad way.
#coldsteel
Buck 119 pro special!
Just had to subscribe
I've got the SK5 and I'm still alive there's proof even though my work from home job is tough sometimes
I'd also add decent steel that's tough and retains its edge.
While this is all good advice, if i carry my 4 to 6 inch survival knife in the suburbs i live in ill get some very odd looks
Thank you for the knowledge boss 💯
Becker “BK3”. All the way. You can do just about anything with it. It’s a bit pricey but it works.
for self defense, look for a light, full tang tanto blade. That shit pierces like it's going thru butter
What's that reiff knife that you measured towards the end??
Personally I carry what's called a butter knife it slices real good
What if you need to slice through refridgerated butter?
This is why i like carrying a fixed blade and a sak in my pocket,lots of versatility
I prefer the drop point good for piercing as in fighting 6 in is good for me
I'll keep my vintage USMC K-Bar I got at the PX in 29 Palms CA way back in 1982
Skills trump equipment. Don't need fancy name brand to be a good knife.
I actually like SRK-C, mora companion, mini pendleton hunter all under $40.
Also get a good folding saw. Banco,corana 7in
Knife, saw, ferro rod, covers most bases.
Hmmm… my opinion wharncliff would be better then drop point. Straight edge gives more control when you work with wood and sometimes it can be important.
I have a 119, CS Recon Tanto, Benchmade utility, CS dagger, SS homemade 16" disemboweler.
Blackbird SK5 is a champion.
A decent guard to not slip on the blade
I love my Mora
Leatherman is the best for me
disagree on the sheath. i trust leather more
A knife is more important than a wallet in a survival scenario. Do you loose your leather wallet?
Don't get a Ontario blackbird though, it sucks.get the brother of bushcraft one.
What sheath was that for the blackbird???
at the bottom of the blade of the edge side, I like this small section have the teeth type to help cut. I find it had to use the regular sharp don't do well as you do the sawing motion.
Pay attention- he pronounced "micarta" correctly .
reiff f6 i have love it..
good points but most plastic handles are ass for long term or heavy use. part of it is just companies being shit at ergonomics now, and consumers picking funky looking shit over practical shit
Sound advice !
So true DCA.!
#1 shown but not mentioned, FIXED BLADE.
Kydex breaks on the cold