The Point – The point of your knife determines quite a bit about how your knife is designed to be used. There is two factors to blade style, the point and the edge. Related: Tools You Will Need When SHTF Blade Style Pocket knives are perfect for those smaller cutting tasks that a fixed blade knife may be a bit much for.
This article is going to focus on dedicated survival knives but I bet most readers here carry pocket knives on a daily basis. A folding blade can still be a handy tool for survival, provided it’s durable enough to do the job. With this being said there is no rule saying you only need to carry a single knife. The right fixed blade will take everything you can toss at it. A dedicated survival knife should be a fixed blade. A fixed blade can be used for batoning wood, digging, hammering, along with the typical slicing, dicing, and stabbing a knife is commonly used for. They are stronger, longer, and better suited for survival tasks and even self-defense. The first question we have to answer is will the knife be a fixed or folding blade? Conventional wisdom says a fixed blade is the superior choice.
I’ve gathered what I think are the most important features to have in a survival knife and hope they can guide you to choosing the proper knife for you. A survival knife is not something you want to get skimpy on. A survival knife is a must have piece of gear for any serious prepper. One of the pillars of a survival kit is the knife.
