What knife would you take on "Alone" (History Channel Show)

I saw that one of the previous winners had great success with a folding knife. I believe he had a Cold Steel Ultimate Hunter. But he also had the Cold Steel shovel, which he used to great effect as a machete like tool, and also of course a shovel.
 
Makael said:
Such an awesome show. Watching right now on Netflix. I've seen 3 seasons twice . Very interesting..

Knife I would bring is a BK9 or Buck Ron Hood Thug.




Or maybe one of my Ruanas. 1095. Solid construction. Loong history
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How are you watching it on Netflix? I just checked and can't find it on there. Are you in the US?
 
steelhog said:
Recently I started to get into the show Alone on History Channel. It actually inspired me to buy my new LT. Wright Genesis (awesome knife a few of the people on the show have used). So as the title says - what knife would you choose and why?


PS. I cant believe there is not a thread on this already. I did a search and didn't see any, but "alone" is a really common word. If I missed something - my apologies.
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Telling everyone what else the participants are allowed to bring would be helpful information that might drive peoples' choices.

Also, on a side note, the knives used on most of the seasons can be easily Googled.
 
marcinek said:
Telling everyone what else the participants are allowed to bring would be helpful information that might drive peoples' choices.

Also, on a side note, the knives used on most of the seasons can be easily Googled.
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Can I bring an ax or bow saw to process firewood? Can I bring a weapon to use against wild animals? etc

Also "where" these take place would help. Am I in a desert? In a rain forest? Tundra?
 
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marcinek said:
Telling everyone what else the participants are allowed to bring would be helpful information that might drive peoples' choices.

Also, on a side note, the knives used on most of the seasons can be easily Googled.
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The List (also easily googled ;))

Locales through 5 seasons: Vancouver, Patagonia, Mongolia
 
marcinek said:
Can I bring an ax or bow saw to process firewood? Can I bring a weapon to use against wild animals? etc

Also "where" these take place would help. Am I in a desert? In a rain forest? Tundra?
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You are allowed 10 items, you choose, no guns. Most choose sleeping bag, food rations, bow/arrows, fishing line and hooks, trapping wire, tarp, ferro rod, axe, knife or multitool.

Yes you hunt, no endangered or protected animals allowed. This year it's in Mongolia.

Notice I said knife or multitool, with most having to make a real choice. Axe gets you shelter, knife is for a different purpose. One contestant learned the hard way that a big knife may not be what you need,.... no spoilers but man was that a hard scene to watch in the very first episode.
 
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so with that in mind, with the hard choice being between multitool or knife, If I took a knife, it would for sure but the Ontario RD4

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This guy for sure. Roughly .150 thick, 21.5 inches long(overall), 3V with a Big Chris heat treatment. I've been able to chop through some seriously thick tree limbs, as well as slice easily through the bush. It's the best of both worlds. It'd be really tiring to use this for everything, but I'd definitely trust my life to it in a situation like that.

I really need to get some more pictures of it.
 
There's a site that publishes the knife choices of every contestant for every season. There have been several LTWK Genesis, Mora companion, BK7, and kukris. A couple seasons ago contestants started bringing a Leatherman or SwissTool in place of a smaller fixed blade. Interestingly, this current season 5 is the all star season and several of them chose a Leatherman this year instead of what they chose the first time. I know there is a Wave, Super Tool 300, Charge TTi, and Rebar this year. (Next few sentences of this paragraph are spoilers.) One girl got a barbed fishhook stuck in a tendon in her hand, she couldn't remove it. She did not have a MT, but if she had she could have used the pliers and wirecutters to get that thing out.

The MT is fine here when you can still have a saw and large blade, either axe or large knife. Pliers can be very handy. The little saws are good for traps. And the flathead driver and can openers are modded before going out into a chisel and spoon gouge to craft bowls, bottles, spoons, blowers, etc. Some of these people are very creative.

Last month I took advantage of the Leatherman anniversary sale and got a Charge+ and Rebar. This was partially inspired by this show, partially by my brother-in-law, a Marine, who always has a Leatherman on him, and partially just on my evolving preferences. I've had a Wave since 2004 that is fine. The Charge+, with a CPM 154 locking blade, is especially nice.

To wrap this up, it makes more sense to name your entire system, rather than just the knife. I'd bring a 30" bowsaw, a Junglas (or any similarly sized large knife/kukri) and a Leatherman Charge. This is very close to what I use now, just a super sized saw and blade. I already use large knives in place of an axe/hatchet now, when I have access to axes anyway. No reason to change.
 
rogatsby said:
I saw that one of the previous winners had great success with a folding knife. I believe he had a Cold Steel Ultimate Hunter. But he also had the Cold Steel shovel, which he used to great effect as a machete like tool, and also of course a shovel.
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I don't recall a folder. I'll check the gear list.
 
rogatsby said:
I saw that one of the previous winners had great success with a folding knife. I believe he had a Cold Steel Ultimate Hunter. But he also had the Cold Steel shovel, which he used to great effect as a machete like tool, and also of course a shovel.
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He used a cs shovel and a victorinox multitool. o_O


. Zachary Fowler’s 10 Survival Items for Alone Season 3
  1. Multitool: Victorinox Swiss Army Swisstool Spirit X
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    *Check out TTAK article for more info
    Contains pliers, guthook, screwdriver, blade, spoon gauge, file, scissors, sewing awl
  2. Ax
    Felling ax
  3. Saw
    Crosscut saw
  4. Shovel: Cold Steel Special Forces Shovel
    *Check out TTAK article for more info
    Spetznas (Russian Special Forces) model w/ sharpened edge
  5. Sleeping Bag
    -20°
  6. Pot
    2 quarts w/ handle
  7. Ferro Rod
  8. Slingshot
    Custom-made, 2 elastic bands, 30 pieces of ammo
  9. Fishing Line & Hooks
    25 hooks; 20 lb test & 50 lb test
  10. Paracord
 
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