CHOOSE YOUR SURVIVAL KNIFE – American Outdoor Guide

A SURVIVAL KNIFE IS MUCH LIKE A FIGHTER PUSHED INTO THE 12TH ROUND OF A 10-ROUNDER

Rather than mimic the copy-and-pasted adage that a survival knife is the knife you have on you when you need it, I’d rather give my opinion. A survival knife is a multipurpose tool. There won’t be many spoons, try sticks, or gnomes carved during a survival scenario, let alone carved with the characteristics of a survival knife.

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I’d recommend four inches to seven inches in blade length with a tang that runs the entire knife length,