Will it snap under my weight?

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This knife, is a very nice knife. It's made from CPM S35VN steel. From my research, this steel is a well rounded steel, that doesn't particularly fail in any one area. That said, it doesn't excel in any one area either.. But that's okay.

If I was sliding down a hill, or an embankment of some sort, and I pulled this knife out and stabbed it into the ground, would it hold me without breaking? Or would I fall to my death? I weigh 300lbs, thank you

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Your better off with an ice axe for sliding fall arrest :).... how steep is the slope, how fast are you falling whats the make up of the ground ect ect... the knife would be better than nothing, but if your regularly traversing terrain like this buy a secondhand Grivel ice axe 🪓 and get some mountain climbing training 😉
 
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strideruser said:
Your better off with an ice axe for sliding fall arrest :).... how steep is the slope, how fast are you falling whats the make up of the ground ect ect... the knife would be better than nothing, but if your regularly traversing terrain like this buy a secondhand Grivel ice axe 🪓 and get some mountain climbing training 😉
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I'll be in the bushes, doing woodcraft on a river embankment. If I slip and fall, I'm imagining a worst case scenario.. The knife will come in handy for plenty of uses (batoning, maybe skinning and processing game, etc.) but if I slip and fall, like you said, better than nothing but I don't want my knife snapping in half.
 
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I'll be in the bushes, doing woodcraft on a river embankment. If I slip and fall, I'm imagining a worst case scenario.. The knife will come in handy for plenty of uses (batoning, maybe skinning and processing game, etc.) but if I slip and fall, like you said, better than nothing but I don't want my knife snapping in half.
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Remember you sliding isn't like you hanging vertically (cold steel proof style). The only way to test it is to maybe set it up vertically and pull maybe half your weight through it and if it holds that I would say your good to go.... having to rely on a knife for that would be a pant sh@$er of a day out!
 
I saw a video of someone who hammered a Mora sideways in to a tree and used it for a step ladder for no real good reason.

So yes in your conditions the knife is the least likely thing to fail in that unlikely situation.
 
😁it would be more appropriate to think about protecting the body...helmet of course a safety rope is also a logical option 🧗‍♂️
 
strideruser said:
Your better off with an ice axe for sliding fall arrest :).... how steep is the slope, how fast are you falling whats the make up of the ground ect ect... the knife would be better than nothing, but if your regularly traversing terrain like this buy a secondhand Grivel ice axe 🪓 and get some mountain climbing training 😉
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A tomahawk or something? Then you could be doing bushcraft just flip it around mid fall and bobs your uncle.
 
So in your scenario you will have your knife in hand, when hanging out in an embankment so steep that you are likely to fall and go sliding down said embankment. Also there are no bushes or roots or anything to arrest your slide down this slope.

A 300 pound guy hitting the ground is no joke. Doing it knife in hand seems even more dangerous. Rather than worrying about whether your gear can stand up to action movie moves, can I suggest being in the bushes in a more intelligent location? The biggest part of bushcraft as I understand it is not doing stupid stuff.
 
I belive that your SOG Pillar,a full tang knife, will hold. But the embankment soil that you stuck your knife into will fail. Dirt generally tends to be weaker than any steel. So the knife breaking should not be your main concern.
If you really want to test the knife itself, hammer it into a tree and stand on it.
 
In this fantastical scenario, you're simply gracefully, controllably sliding down a hill or embankment or whatever? Not tumbling, twisting, bouncing, flailing about, getting battered with trees, branches, boulders, shrubs, cacti, startled wildlife, etc? OK...so you're gracefully and controllably sliding down an embankment and manage to draw your knife from your sheath or already have your knife in hand, so you try to stab the ground slow/halt your fall? And you weigh 300lbs?

If the knife doesn't break, there's absolutely no way it'll stay in your grip.

More likely though, you'll be spinning, crashing, bashing your way down. If a knife is in your hand, chuck it away so you don't end up stabbing yourself with it.
 
sharpknives23 said:
This knife, is a very nice knife. It's made from CPM S35VN steel. From my research, this steel is a well rounded steel, that doesn't particularly fail in any one area. That said, it doesn't excel in any one area either.. But that's okay.

If I was sliding down a hill, or an embankment of some sort, and I pulled this knife out and stabbed it into the ground, would it hold me without breaking? Or would I fall to my death? I weigh 300lbs, thank you

houseofknives.ca

SOG Pillar (UF1001-BX)

It's not a small knife. It's not a cute knife. The SOG Pillar is a big, burly, American-made fixed blade that's made for big jobs. Shop SOG online at House of Knives.
houseofknives.ca houseofknives.ca
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4mm. thick hardened steel is no joke .Even 4mm mild steel can handle pretty much weight .But when we talk about knife it is not that simple . knives have bevels and how high they are make difference .Anyway , first and most important is where is leverage .If half inch of tip of knife is stabbed in a tree and you apply weight on butt is one thing .If whole blade is in the ground or wood and you hold handle with hand is other thing
Edit . Of course all depend how the weight is applied .One thing is on spine other thing is side load
 
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