Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunter's Campfire What Knife do you carry in your BUG out Bag?

I generally try and keep a few things in the vehicle in case I get stuck somewhere. There's an awful lot of desolate road in my neck of the woods. Especially late at night. Hit a moose or bison and your vehicle isn't going anywhere. Cell service is real spotty too.

My bug out bag is my truck. There are estwing axe, a shovel, Snow shoes, Waders, Sleeping gear, Tent, tools, knives, tarps, rope, in it 24-7-365.

This one stays in my truck nearly all the time unless I'm using it or hunting. Always goes back in the same place.

Buck 119. 6 of them.

For the price I think they are one of the best on the Market. I don't have that many, but I do have 3 or 4, among others.

Basic flip open lock knife with a serrated blade, glass breaker and seat belt cutter.

You can pound nails with them if needed.

That's a beauty!!!

Cold Steel SRK, Kershaw Volt II, Swiss Army knife.

I just keep a Fiskars axe, and a Silky Katanaboy 500 behind the seat on the truck. And a shovel, prybar, and log chain in the back.

Have a few hard-use knives that can handle most knife jobs.

Becker - BK2, BK9, BK11
Ontario - RAT 7, Falcon, EOD, Blackbird SK5
Couple of KA-BARs
ESEE 4

Calm down pilgrim. Twas said in jest.

My Emerson Folder is on me fairly often.




That said I am really a fan of Mora fixed blade knives for general purpose use, and have them in various sizes. In fact the last 1/2 dozen elk I have skinned and processed have all be done with Mora knives:

You can see the Mora stuck in the top of the elk in this pic.



They make a little Mora called the Eldris that weighs almost nothing, that I keep in my chest pack. It goes hiking, kayaking etc. Cool little knife and super sharp.









One that is a folder, that really would make an outstanding "Bug out bag" type knife if the Cold steel Pocket Bushman. RJM got one for me as a gift. I just looked and realized that I don't have a pic on my IMGUR account. Something I need to correct. It is a large folding knife, but surprisingly thin, and pretty handy considering the size. I am not into large knives, but I REALLY like the Pocket Bushman quite a bit and often carry it as a second knife at work.

Hehehe.

No wonder everyone bitches about how unfriendly the world has gotten.

You probably just knocked over one of their range markers FC.

Yes second generation San Mai. 85' and the Original Sheath.

I impulse bought a Buck Selkirk.


The sheath was garbage and fell apart in seconds, but I kind of like the knife.

It is robust. If it got too dull, you could beat someone to death with it.


I will get around to building a leather sheath for it.

Peoples is so wound up now adays Jim.

I've been looking at that Eldris. I've got a Mora Companion, it's a tough little knife too for the cost/weight.

Heavy or light,

Phew! Thats a hunk of iron!