Survival Pack

It's a good piece of kit. Heavy enough without being too big, good shape, no silly serrations and what have you
It batons well. I believe in small partial serration. It has virtue in certain regards. Personal preference in tools is certainly appropriate. Note the very small serration on the fixed blade I have. It’s far back and small enough so as to stay out of the way unless needed. Same thing on my OTF auto. Serration shines on tough cordage.
 

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It's a good piece of kit. Heavy enough without being too big, good shape, no silly serrations and what have you
Vets from the MACV SOG era love that KA BAR, I have heard a couple of stories of it’s effectiveness when up close.
 
In view of the geopolitical situation being destabilised over the weekend, I’m unpacking and checking my survival backpack contents and adding gold and a bigger knife!
And what situation would that be if I may ask?
 
These don’t count as ā€œzombieā€ knives?
They don’t! The legal definition of a ZK is very ambiguous, although the one thing they all have in common, I’ve noticed, is that they’re very cheap and poorly constructed; often >$26.98. I don’t know how the law works here, to be honest, and I do wonder if Border Force see the ~$539.63 price tag and make the assumption they’re unlikely to be used by teenage thugs šŸ¤·šŸ¾
 
It batons well. I believe in small partial serration. It has virtue in certain regards. Personal preference in tools is certainly appropriate. Note the very small serration on the fixed blade I have. It’s far back and small enough so as to stay out of the way unless needed. Same thing on my OTF auto. Serration shines on tough cordage.
I can see the argument for that, it's just if I need a serrated tool I have bowsaws, pruning saws, if all else fails there's the little saw on my Swiss army knife, which is legal carry The ka bar- ,which most certainly isn't- also comes in handy for some wood carving jobs, and I don't want serrations for that job
 
I can see the argument for that, it's just if I need a serrated tool I have bowsaws, pruning saws, if all else fails there's the little saw on my Swiss army knife, which is legal carry The ka bar- ,which most certainly isn't- also comes in handy for some wood carving jobs, and I don't want serrations for that job
That fixed blade I showed is meant to be a one knife to do it all.
 
One of those little solid fuel 'stoves' that are just a framework that you put little tablets on and set them on fire
 
What does everyone have in their survival/EDC/Go bag? Anyone willing to do gear dump with pics? I could start if anyone has interest…
I’m unpacking, checking and listing mine tomorrow, so I’ll post the contents of mine!🄳
 
In the event of some sort of Western Hemisphere Conflict (non-nuclear), is ā€˜survival’ realistic? No clean water, no electricity (good luck EV drivers), no reliable information, never mind no access to daily life-preserving medication. Would you want to live in such a world?

At best, I see my survival pack as a three or four day ā€˜comfort buffer’ whilst I migrate to an emergency shelter centre, should I choose to do so, which, thinking about it, is very unlikely; can you imagine the sheer number of people going to these places and the conflicts one would have to endure from frightened men ā€˜protecting and providing for their families’?

Putting together a survival pack is, for me, a bit of fun (mainly revolving around curating large cool knives 😈) and I have no illusions that I’d be able to survive an apocalypse, so I hope diplomacy and cool heads prevail.
 
In the event of some sort of Western Hemisphere Conflict (non-nuclear), is ā€˜survival’ realistic? No clean water, no electricity (good luck EV drivers), no reliable information, never mind no access to daily life-preserving medication. Would you want to live in such a world?

At best, I see my survival pack as a three or four day ā€˜comfort buffer’ whilst I migrate to an emergency shelter centre, should I choose to do so, which, thinking about it, is very unlikely; can you imagine the sheer number of people going to these places and the conflicts one would have to endure from frightened men ā€˜protecting and providing for their families’?

Putting together a survival pack is, for me, a bit of fun (mainly revolving around curating large cool knives 😈) and I have no illusions that I’d be able to survive an apocalypse, so I hope diplomacy and cool heads prevail.
Well I live in a very rural area with lots of wilderness so I have some hope of short term survival. I have food, fuel, medical supplies, water and filters, batteries, solar chargers, wood stove, hunting and fishing gear etc. I guess my main concern would be serious injury or illness. I live on a hill a mile from the ocean with many creeks and rivers very near. Wildlife is abundant here and we have a very stable microclimate. Unless a personal catastrophe occurred, I could certainly last a month without leaving my home.
 
Rule of three applies here, 3 minutes without air, 3 hours exposure, 3 days without water, 3 weeks without food…
 
The plastic bag the kit is wrapped with is also a piece of equipment. Very few things in this life are truly waterproof and plastic bags, correctly folded, are one of them.
 
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