What to Look For in a Hunting Survival Knife

As many experienced hunters know, it's not always a good idea to shop for hunting or survival equipment solely based on price. Imagine being out in the bush and being placed in a survival situation and being equipped with cheap, inferior survival equipment. You will be wishing that you spent the extra $20 to buy a better hunting survival knife.

Likely the most important item that an outdoorsman can carry is a good hunting survival knife. If placed in danger by a wild animal or needing to use it to survive, a good survival knife can make the difference between surviving and perishing.

The problem is that not just any knife will do the trick. Sure there are all kinds of cheap survival knives on the market that claim to be able to do everything a more expensive knife can do, but for less money. Unfortunately when it comes to knives, low price also means low quality.

Considering that many hunting survival knives have hollow handles that are attached to the base of the knife by a number of means, this in itself could become a problem if you were forced to use the knife in a real survival situation. The most important design feature of a good hunting survival knife is one where the blade and the handle are one solid piece of steel. This will ensure that the handle does not fall off when the knife is put to the test. Many cheap knives look good until they are put to the test and they fail. In a survival situation, whether your knife performs well or doesn't will mean the difference between life and death.

The other option that is important is having a serrated edge on the top. This will help with a number of tasks that need to be done like sawing through small branches for firewood.

Although a fixed blade knife is not as handy as a pocket knife since it won't fit in your pocket, it certainly will perform well for you if the situation arises. Ideally carrying 2 knives would be better, but if limited to a few items, a fixed blade hunting survival knife will be your best option.

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