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I just don't get the breaking knife thing. I've spent a whole lot of time in the woods and I rarely even need to use my knives. Anything I DO need to do with a knife, I can do with a SAK. I've never needed to baton, and I've built plenty of fires in the rain. I rarely even carry a fixed blade, although this has changed since I discovered these lightweight moras. (They weigh almost nothing, so why not?)
I have never broken ANY knife, fixed blade or folder. For you guys who have broken knives-- do you seem to break other things too?
What I can't figure out, is why someone would use a Mora, like they use their Busse, expecting the same results and then whine about the poor quality of the Mora. Just doesn't make any sense to me.
I have no idea why one would expect a relatively thin knife to endure all of the things that a relatively massive knife can handle. I guess expectations differ.Maybe there is no cure for stupidity?![]()
Just to keep it simple, NO.Would you stake your life on a Mora?
BUT MORE IMORTANTLY...
The idea of planning to use a knife for self defense is dumb. A wooden staff, baton, club, whatever, is much better. A firearm is better still.
Using your head to avoid these encounter is best, and is only vary rarely unsuccessful.
The purpose of a knife is to cut. This includes making/shaping other tools. Why split big wood with your knife?
Why do pull-ups on your knife handle? (save it for the gym, Arnold)
I will bet cash money that a person using a Mora, who understands it's strengths and weaknesses is far less likely to break or lose his knife, or hurt himself, than the guy chopping up the woods with his big bad Busse.
Yes I would trust my life to a Mora.
No, a Mora is never my only knive in the woods. No knife is ever my only knife in the woods.
I have no idea why one would expect a relatively thin knife to endure all of the things that a relatively massive knife can handle. I guess expectations differ.
However, referring to those with whom you disagree as demonstrating "stupidy" is unlikely to convince them -- or the undecided. But it will likely have other consequences.
I didn't mean it that way at all. I didn't mean that you were stupid, I meant that people who insist on using a Mora for the job of an axe are stupid. Sorry for any confusion.