[pct-l] KNIFE?

[Eric]

Again, think of a worst-case scenario.  Even being a high-and-mighty
vegetarian, if in a survival situation, I'd like to think any food would be
useful to living (especially the nutrient-dense animal foods).  Again, HYOH,
but I'd much rather have a knife than anything else in a survival situation
(besides a Spot, that is!).

Regards,
Eric
www.primalpct.com

On Thu, Mar 24, 2011 at 9:21 AM, Devon Taig <devon.taig at gmail.com> wrote:

> I've built plenty of fires without a knife. I'm a vegetarian, so I guess
> I'd have to be pretty dang hungry (not to mention lucky) to spear a fish
> (perhaps if I'd brought enough food to begin with). For the weight of a
> knife, you could probably bring three lighters in plastic bags to start your
> fire. And I don't think I've ever dug a hole deeper than that which, uh...a
> cat might dig.  A knife hardly seemed like a tool of choice then anyway (and
> where is TP on the ten essentials list anyway?).
>
> So who here as actually ever used a knife when backpacking and thought that
> if they hadn't had one that they would have really been in serious trouble?
>
> River
>
>
> On Thu, Mar 24, 2011 at 9:56 AM, Eric <johner27 at evergreen.edu> wrote:
>
>> I'd definitely agree with Bill here.  You NEED a knife.  Having that edge
>> enables you to do a number of things, not the least of which is building
>> fire using a bowdrill kit if you run out of matches/striker. As well as
>> spear fishing, making tinder, digging holes, cutting foraged food, etc. etc.
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>> Eric
>> www.primalpct.com
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Mar 24, 2011 at 8:35 AM, Devon Taig <devon.taig at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Well, I'll agree about having plenty of matches / water / extra clothing
>>> /
>>> and *most* of the rest of the stuff on the 10 essentials are of course
>>> important. ...but under what circumstances will my life really depend on
>>> having a two ounce pocket knife?  Heck, for that matter when does my
>>> comfort
>>> even depend on it?  I'll admit that when I was hiking with my mother she
>>> was
>>> a little put off by the fact that I just gnawed off a hunk-o-cheese (I
>>> hadn't even brought napkins!) but aside from that, when do you need one?
>>> Trimming fingernails is not something that I really *need* to do (I'm a
>>> pretty nervous guy, so I keep em' trimmed the ol' fashion way).
>>>
>>> So when do you, as you say, "REALLY" need one?
>>>
>>> Devon
>>>
>>> On Thu, Mar 24, 2011 at 9:11 AM, Bill Burge <bill at burge.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> >
>>> > The important thing to realize about "The Essentials" is that they are
>>> not
>>> > "Essential" because you'll need them every time, or at all.
>>> >
>>> > They are "Essential" because when you DO, REALLY, NEED one of them -
>>> they
>>> > are not able to be made/improvised or "worked around" or done without.
>>> >
>>> > Making a "sharp edge" or fire, without the contents of "The Essentials"
>>> is
>>> > extremely difficult or impossible, depending on the location and
>>> conditions
>>> > - and don't give me any stories of Aboriginal survival skills...  ;-)
>>> >
>>> > BillB
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > On Mar 23, 2011, at 10:04 PM, Devon Taig wrote:
>>> >
>>> > > Funny- a pocket knife appears on just about every so called 10
>>> > > essentials list Ive ever seen. But ive never used one nor felt the
>>> need
>>> > > to carry one. I think i borrowed one once, but that was thousands of
>>> > > miles ago. Maybe Im missing something...maybe i don't really know how
>>> > > to hike...what are ya all using these things for (and no 127 hour
>>> > > stories please! Im not that unlucky).
>>> > >
>>> > > River
>>> > >
>>> > > From: Eric
>>> > > Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2011 10:16 PM
>>> > > To: James F. Miller
>>> > > Cc: pct-l at backcountry.net
>>> > > Subject: Re: [pct-l] KNIFE?
>>> > > Same here. Moraknives rock!
>>> > >
>>> > > http://www.swedishknives.com/
>>> > >
>>> > > On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 9:12 PM, James F. Miller
>>> > > <jamesfmiller at hotmail.com>wrote:
>>> > >
>>> > >>
>>> > >> We're taking a one-blade knife and NO multitool
>>> > >>
>>> > >>> Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2011 20:58:55 -0700
>>> > >>> From: gerry0625 at gmail.com
>>> > >>> To: pct-l at backcountry.net
>>> > >>> Subject: [pct-l] KNIFE?
>>> > >>>
>>> > >>> Just wondering if anyone carrys a knife besides a multitool?
>>> > >>> Thanks
>>> > >>> Gerry0625
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