Im brother and i are going hunting for the first time and i wanted to get a survival knife. Not a hunting knife, if there is a difference, but a survival. Im looking for the best bang for the buck. Ive heard Mora is a good choice. But which one? or which would you prefer? I live near a Gerber factory and have a Gerber multi tool i use for work everyday and id never had an issue with it. but im looking for something cheaper with better quality if possible. A reason why you prefer your knife over others would be great. thanks.
Corpse Dungeoneer: That why i said IF possible. I love Gerber but im not sure of their survival tools.
I have graduated from two military survival schools and am now a survival instructor.
Generally, it is desirable to have both a folding saw and a nice sharp knife in a survival situation to build your emergency shelter. If you were limited in space and could only have one - I reommend the Gerber Gator Serator. This is a knife I had taken to one survival class and it worked OK for cutting small limbs to make a shelter. With a modest amount of polishing it can be easily made into a fast acting near gravity knife. The blade is perfect for skinning animals and the seratted part is extremely agressive - more so than any other knife I have seen. I have always wanted to drop one of mine off with a knifesmith and have them install a gut hook - thanks for the question - it has reminded me to do this!!!
For hunting - nothing beats a nice sharp 3-4" blade knife - with a gut hook. Some knifes have better gut hooks than others. Look for gut hook that has a wide channel you can easily sharpen it with a ceramic dowel style sharpener. Small gut hooks tend to bind up with hair. Bigger is better.
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