Survival Common Sense Blog | Emergency Preparedness
Survival Common Sense Blog | Emergency Preparedness
Which survival knives work best for different emergency situations, or hunting, fishing, skinning, rope cutting, general purpose? Leon Pantenburg reviews many top shelf survival knives and puts them through extensive field testing.
Ever wonder what to do with that hole in the knife handle? It can be an important safety feature. Here’s how to use it.
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Buying anything off the internet can be a nightmare. When purchasing something as personal and important as a bushcraft or survival knife, you can’t afford to compromise. Before you invest, here are some suggestions:
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Looking for some inexpensive, quality meat cutting knives? Check out this mountain man do-it-all utility knife “Green River”. Here’s a look at those knife patterns, and how they shape up today.
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Once a certain price point is reached, there may not be much difference in knife performance. Is a high end and/or custom knife worth the money?
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Best survival knife guide: Some knife designs work very well. My father, a WWII infantryman, learned this after he acquired a Hitler Youth knife. It became his hunting knife.
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For small game and fishing, you need a light, handy knife for gutting and field dressing. That’s what the Bark River Bird and Trout Knife was designed for.
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It doesn’t matter how good the steel is, at some point, your knife will get dull. Here’s one method to sharpen that blade.
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Every one-piece knife needs an edge guard or sheath for safety if it is going to be used outdoors. Here’s how to make a quick sheath out of a paper towel roll and duct tape.
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Everybody should have a good survival/hunting knife. The Fox River, made by Bark River knives, might be a good choice for you.
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Here are the knives we checked out this year. If you’re considering a new knife for hunting season, or Christmas, you might consider one (or several) of these.
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