@@rognuald9007 I've several fixed blades, thinking of getting a BPS next. I've various traditional bushcraft knives.might look at some different options in the BPS range for general camp use 👍

White River is legit! Their steel is top shelf! But with confidence.. They supply steel for other high end knives also.. Such as Fobos Knives Tier One mini and mini mini.. flawless execution.

@@marvinbrock960 no doubt. In fact I just ordered an M1 in magnacut, and I'm super excited to get that. I just meant that the early 3V architects were Pete's, so also really good and a little cheaper. Back then, the Architect line had almost zero recognition, so it was exciting to find them. But White River is definitely legit, one of the best.

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@@MountainAC1 oh I see. Then next time maybe in the thumbnail. Wish you the best for you channel! Have a nice day from Russia

Me too! I hope he answers your question.

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For one who likes all the options, I’m assuming the rest of you kit is similar. As an old pack mule myself...be careful or you’ll end up with a bad back. Again assuming you actually pack all that around...

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Sorry Disagree woodsman, axe, and a rescue axe are two totally different things. Bushcraft and survival knives are no different. They both can do the same job in some situations, but are not the same.

@@MountainAC1 A rescue ax, like an ice ax, is a designated (specialist) tool and a woodsman ax is a general tool. Like a filet knife or a peeling knife are designated tools and not general tools like a camp knife. Between the camp knives, small, medium or large, there's no difference in knives in bushcraft or survival since there's no difference in tasks. In both scenarios you still have to build a fire and shelter for instance. I always say that bushcraft is going into the bush and survival is getting the hell out.

Collected Knife Tips : 1) You can attach orange paracord to your knives and other equipment so it on't get lost easily. 2) You can make a paracord lanyard to use put though the hole in your knife handle so your hand won't slip while chopping. 2) You can avoid beating on your knife (batoning) by using a folding saw and ax or hatchet. You can also fashion wooden wedges to baton instead. Normally, you'll find enough deadfall that is useable for fire making without the need for batoning anyway. 3) You can uses hockey tape or other wrap material on your knife handle to improve your grip. 4) If you choose a big survival knife, you'll still be able to do fine work with it. Anything a small knife can do, a big knife can do but a bushcraft knife should be chosen for appropriate size, blade width, grind and comfort. 5) There is a point of diminishing returns in knife toughness. Often, a knife is rugged enough that it won't break even without the thickest blade or toughest steel made. Weight may matter too. 6) Leather handles may absorb animal blood when used for hunting and can get to smell bad. 7) Before using a knife for food preparation, wash it with dish liquid such as Dawn to remove germs and residual non-food-grade oil. 8) Gloves are often a help in gripping knives, can prevent irritation from the handle and enhance safety especially during sharpening. 9) Accidentally driving your knife into dirt or muddy logs will dull it fast. So will accidental contact with rocks. One way to keep your knife safe and sharp is to always have it either in your hand or in its sheath. 10) The quickest knife to bring into action is a fixed blade knife. If you aren't happy with the sheath, you can buy or make a replacement. 11) A knife maker's reputation can tell you more than a set of specifications. The type of steel used, its thickness and type of grind may be less important that the maker's heat treatment, degree of hardening, quality control, fit and finish. 12) If you don't baton, throw, pry with or otherwise abuse your knife, it may last a lifetime and delight your heirs. 13) There are some inexpensive but good knives such as the Mora, BPS and Beavercraft lines. There are more expensive knives from KaBar, Cold Steel, Tops and Esee that are also well worth the money. Avoid gimmicky, fragile, no-name, novelty and cheaply-made knives ( and anything from China ) . Put your money into quality knives with good sheaths. 14) It is ideal to handle a particular type of knife in person before ordering one online. Ask friends what knives they have for you to examine. 15) Hollow handles that contain survival goodies are to be avoided. Full tang construction is ideal for strength. House survival kis in a pouch on the sheath or, better, in a separate belt pouch. that way, your small kit can hold more items and will be there when you need it. 16) It isn't normally good to use your knife as the tip of a spear but you can lash it to a pole to reach food, game or other things that are otherwise out of reach. 17) If you luck into an "Old Hickory" brand butcher knife, keep it. It can be used as a bushcraft knife either stock or modified. The brand was made by Onterio and is no longer produced. 18) When walking, a knife's lanyard can catch on branches and drag the knife out of the sheath. Consider that before using a lanyard. 20) If you want a defense knife, look at the Cold Steel Drop Forged Wasp, which is reminiscent of the Gerber Mark II. Otherwise, for EDC, get a Colonel Blades Lo Vix fixed blade. 21) Be extremely careful with folders but get a Victorinox Explorer and a Leatherman Wave.

@@BeefT-Sq I used the word BOB since many people use it. There's also a GHB (get home bag), etc. I just have one bag I call my Go (Grab) Bag. I keep it very low profile (grey man tactic) and only neccesary items all inside the bag. My 'survival' knife has to fit inside also since the Go Bag has to be always ready. Things you take out are likely to forget put back in. There are general task camp knives and specific task knives. When I go out to teach Bushcraft or go on a long wilderness hike myself I know I'm gonna use the knife a lot for instance for wood carving so I bring a specific task knife. When I go fishing I bring a specific task knife, etc. I see a 'survival' knife as a 'just in case' knife where I don't plan on using it a lot or at all and I'm sure not bringing an ax or saw in my daypack on a dayhike. So when I teach or practice survival it will always be a small, compact, lightweight, plastic (kydex/zytel) sheath, stainless steel blade and no leather anywhere on knife or sheath. I don't expect my students to bring some 175 dollar, full tang, heavy and big knife, so I don't use one myself when teaching. I would consider that cheating. I teach them how to work with a simple budget fixed blade knife and this includes batoning small stuff. So I recommend something as simple and budget friendly as the Mora Basic 546 or Hultafors RFR. I do recommend drilling a lanyard hole in it and bring a separate lanyard. No backpacker, thru hiker or dayhiker is gonna bring a big heavy knife, ax and saw. No person who's fully prepared for 'bushcraft' doesn't have all the heavy tools needed, meaning that a 'survival' situation is most likely only to occur with illness or injury and injury possibly because of a mistake with the tools.

Thanks for sharing your opinion! It's always interesting to hear different perspectives on knife brands.

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Depends on what you consider Prying only a moron would try to use a knife as a crowbar to pry something 500 pounds. Lol and if you like that, I guess I’ll make my next video best hatchet for an alien invasion and taking out the alien queen will that make you feel better?

Preppers bunker : I don’t know I would be inclined to believe him over you looking through your channel videos. It looks like you just go around in the woods and play in stuff here on the east coast that looks like our back 40 that my 13 year old son plays in. This guy actually does stuff in the wilderness. Just my thoughts.

I’m also sure in some other videos he’s mentioned stuff about pulling people out of burning cars, so yeah he probably knows what he’s talking about

@heathergrams7768 you didn't find my adventures, survival trips, military experience, law enforcement experience, training classes, etc in hundreds of thousands of video hours in 10 minutes? *shocked face Asking if something is presumptuous when talking about the best knife when you clearly have very little knife experience or what is best foe a doomsday event when you have never experienced a doomsday event seems to be fair to me. But hey, we live in a world of feelings I guess 🤷‍♂️

@@Thepreppersbunkeroutdoors yeah because we know police officers are so good at survival lol