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I'm wanting to get someone a nice survival knife for Christmas but only want to spend around $100 USD what are some of yalls best recommendations? Would like something full tang
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I'm not trying to be argumentative against the other posters in the thread but I would like to know what type of "survival" we're talking about? If this person is say, in the Rockies, for more than a week, they will need a substantially large knife for 'survival'.I'm wanting to get someone a nice survival knife for Christmas but only want to spend around $100 USD what are some of yalls best recommendations? Would like something full tang
The "One Tool Option" has never been my MO. I will always have a folder with me and it's usually a SAK. Which SAK depends on how long a hike is and if I choose to carry any other cutting tools with me (saw, hatchet, and so forth). The little saw blade on the 111mm Trekker is quite useful for modest cutting (stakes, walking stick, small limbs, and so forth), but a larger folding saw will certainly do the work easier. You just have to carry it. I would really have to consider hard to choose a bigger than 6" bladed knife in the woods in almost any general situation. If I chop and know I'm going to chop, my choice is often a machete to have along. Everything depends and you can't be prepared for every scenario. It's fun thinking about it however. It is true that if you choose one blade, it should probably be a large one simply because it is more versatile (but not necessarily convenient to use).If you spend more than a week anywhere without a proper hatchet, saw, or machete you are underprepared. I wouldn't want to build a shelter with a Mora, but I could. If you can carry a 7" beast of a knife on your side, you can carry a small hatchet and a knife 5" or less and be better prepared for a wider variety of situations. My day trip knife is a Victorinox Huntsman and I never feel under knifed. Oversized "survival" blades are cool but highly impractical for anything but chopping. They are just too long, and too thick. Take a small hatchet. I feel like a "one tool option" is a seperate topic and the only good arguement I've ever seen for one is Andy Tran talking about his camera equipment being too heavy and bulky for him to want to carry a hatchet and a knife. Your mileage may vary.