[pct-l] KNIFE?

[Paul Robison]

When I get home tonight I will weigh my izula...it weighs less than most Swiss army knives. ...from a survival perspective a single blade, solid knife piece is a MUCH better choice than a multi-tool.

Obviously is the izula were available in vg-10 it'd be a far beter product but it would also cost 150$ instead of 40.  Worth every penny though... I asked ESEE if theyd make a custom one in a high quality steel for me and they said no : (


As for times when I would have been screwed without a knife,  absolutely!!!  But never in a thru hiking situation.  And never where a Swiss army knife could have helped... Typically in pine forests where I had a hatchet and a 6 inch fallkniven for tree downing and shelter building.

For the PCT any Knife will do really... A folding spyderco is cheap and effective

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On 2011-03-24, at 12:50 PM, Gerry Zamora <gerry0625 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I will have 2 knives with me my multitool which im guessing I wont use much
> but as I don't really care about grams or oz not when it comes to being
> prepared anyways.  But it seems like most carry a simple swiss army which my
> mulitool pretty much covers.  I was thinking something that can help cutting
> wood for a fire if needed a bowie/survival type not a 14" blade but
> something with size and the weight behind it to make it usefull.  Thanks for
> all the suggestions so far been alot of help the youtube video answered
> other questions for me too thanks paul.  I like your other videos as well
> wish I would have seen them a month ago could have saved me a Lynching.
> Just looking to see what people carry.
> Gerry0625
> On Mar 24, 2011 9:33 AM, "Ken Powers" <ken at gottawalk.com> wrote:
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