

Best Folding Survival Knife: Helle Bleja.Best Hunting Knife: Benchmade Steep Country.Best Bushcraft Knife: Helle Didi Galgalu.
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Best Full Tang Survival Knife: Gerber Ultimate.Best Overall Survival Knife: Morakniv Garberg Carbon Steel.It is small enough to keep in a bugout bag or survival kit and could help in a pinch if you’ve dulled your blade after hours of surviving with it. A good mobile option is the Fallkniven DC4 whetstone. For those of you that plan on being away from your home sharpening tools, there are some less cumbersome options but, as with everything else mentioned earlier, this requires planning. If you’re interested in learning about knife sharpening this way, there’s dozens of videos on YouTube and a ton of crabby knife sharpening "experts” on Reddit who would be more than happy to preach their gospel to you. This can be an involved but rewarding process that I won’t go into too much detail about. I sharpen all my knives (kitchen and outdoor) on a Japanese whetstone. Second: Keeping your knife sharp is important. We’re also steering clear of most search results you’ll find on Amazon-if you ask me, the last thing I want to rely on in a survival situation is some bootleg blade from Bezos. Survival situations can often involve low visibility, so having a camo knife would be a dumb idea. First: I’m favorably predisposed toward bright orange for knives and outdoor tools when that’s an option. There are some survival knife considerations that don't specifically pertain to pure function. You’ll need some ingenuity and know-how to achieve both, but a good knife will make the job a lot easier. The two most important elements in most survival situations are fire and shelter.

(Sorry Team Zombie Apocalypse Survivalists, no carbon steel machetes on this list.) What should I look for in a survival knife? For our purposes, let’s say you’re a little more prepared than that, and you’ve gotten a specific knife to help you survive, or practice surviving. This could, in theory, be the simple pen knife you keep on a keychain if the situation is dire enough.

So what makes a knife a survival knife? Well, as unhelpful as it sounds, a survival knife is any knife you’ve suddenly become dependent on to survive. Your dad’s old folding Buck knife oughta work well enough in most casual situations, too. A Swiss Army Knife will do for most lightweight backpacking needs. When venturing into nature, carrying a trustworthy pocket knife is highly recommended-it is one of the 10 essentials, after all. Avid Field Mag readers know we tend to believe a less-is-more approach to outdoor gear design is often the best path to success, but when it comes to knives-particularly, survival knives-sometimes more is more. In its simplest form, a knife is just a sharp edge with a place to safely hold it. The knife: A foundational tool of human civilization.
