<img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /> sharp... remember that 5" is the diameter of your neck... i think i need pics as proof too

I was trying to get you to post pics by calling you a liar.
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but honestly, you could just baton the handle of the knife (not the tip) and you could get through it, even though that puts alot of stress on the knife.

is the RUKUS really that big???
(I'm serious this time)
it has a four inch long blade right?
it doesn't look all that huge to me.

OK OK OK I'll get some pics, just hold your friggin' horse!!!!

Busse Mud Razor, or Fehrman Shadow Scout.

What survival knife is best for you is reletive to your location and your skill level.
A better way of doing this thread would be to have people name their location and what they generally use their blades for in the wilderness.
me
location-central Ohio, temprate forests
what I do with my blade-baton, chop wood/ice, skin/gut, make traps, clear bush, make shelters, and light digging
current ideal blade-yard hook

The large/Full sized RUKUS actually has a 4.25" blade, but with a lot of reach.

YES - The Full size RUKUS really is a BIG knife for a folder.

There is a smaller RUKUS. Maybe you looked at the smaller one.

When open, the large RUKUS is VERY close to the same size as a Dumpster Mutt - The RUKUS is actually slightly larger than the DM!! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ooo.gif" alt="" />

The handle on the RUKUS is a lot larger than the DM's and with a larger guard on the RUKUS, but the RUKUS doesn't have a choil.

With the DM having a choil, the actual cutting edges are almost the same length.




I have been hacking on my RUKUS, so don't mind the hack marks - it is still a work in process. I only take a little off at a time to make sure I get it right. I can't easily put back what comes off.

But, I carry my RUKUS a lot and trying to slim down the handle while maintaining the blade - I wish the blade were plain edge and satin. I might buy another some day and exchange the blades.

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The funny thing about a "Survival" knife is that in one sense we (as knife enthusiasts) are always looking for the "best" knife for so many situations.

But, survival situations occur when you don't expect them.

So, your true "Survival Knife" is often the Knife you have on you at the time a survival situation arises.

If you are lucky, maybe you keep your vehicle stocked with lots of good stuff. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

Or if you are Andy, you carry all of your good stuff on your person everywhere and every day. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ooo.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

Personally, I can't justify carrying all that on me everyday/everywhere, but Andy is more prepared than I am if the need arises! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" /> - or at least he has more tools at his convenience. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />

But, for most of us, if ever in a survival situation, your survival knife is going to be your EDC knife.

...... Something to think about!!! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

If you can EDC a DM or RMD or SS4 or whatever fixed blade, more power to you.

I personally can't carry a 4" - 10" fixed blade for EDC.

My RUKUS with a it's huge blade and huge handle is still smaller when folded than many Very little 3-finger fixed blades with little 2.5" blades. There is no comparison between the two in use.

As I showed above, the RUKUS is about the size of a DM. No, it is not in the same league for toughness. But, if used properly, YES, the RUKUS can do a LOT in a survival situation or just many uses in general. And compared to comparable sized blades for carry, most any good folder can offer a lot more than any fixed blade that carries as small. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />

When folded and slipped into a pocket, the RUKUS or many similar folders and even smaller 3.5" - 4.0" bladed folders are very good EDC blades IMO and are WAY smaller to carry and conceal than any fixed blade similar in size to a DM or RMD "Including" a sheath. - That is just how it is.

As much as I like fixed blades, I carry folders for EDC. Folders just always offer the most knife for the easiest carry for EDC for me.

What I wear often determines which folders I can carry. I can't always carry something as large as a RUKUS - even though still way smaller when folded than most any fixed blade I consider worthy. So, I never really EDC a fixed blade. I only really carry fixed blades when hiking in the woods, camping, hunting, and similar.

So, I put a lot of value in quality of good folders and I am VERY picky about the features, design, quality, etc of my folders.

Anyway, if you EDC a folder and since folders can't take the same abuse as a good fixed blade, it is good to know the limits of your EDC knife and how to maximize it as a tool without ruining what might be a very important tool for survival. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />

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In that case, my best survival knife is my OHT. I never leave home without it.

I agree with knifeguy, and so the most accurate answer I can give is my Leatherman Wave.

It's always on me, and I end up using it almost every day.

In the spirit of the OP here though I'm eyeing a BCS ASH-1. Though I think I'll wait to see what Dan releases next. I have a feeling it might be something similar - for a lot less cabbage.

I've always got a Victorinox of one kind or another in my pocket and have for many years. I feel naked without one. Gotta have my SAK. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />

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OK, I'll say the DF.
I'll hide the SS4 in my belt in the small of my back so I don't have say I have it too... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" /> [/quote]

Jeff,

Once again great minds think alike. I choose The Scrap Yard Dog Father but in LIMITED EDITION series! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ooo.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ooo.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ooo.gif" alt="" />

Yes I choose the DFLE due to the lighter carry weight of it. I can carry the LE all day and forget it's on me. It is every inch a Scrap Yard Knife in SR-77 and just cause it's pretty I'm not fooled. This knife is a MONSTER!!

No task weather chopping,digging a 3 foot deep fire pit or felling trees for a shelter the DFLE is a all around kick [censored] knife. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/bowdown.gif" alt="" />

All the blood ,sweat and tears that forged the Combat Grade thick one are evident in all aspects of the Limited Edition.

I as ALWAYS would stake my family's LIFE on the blade not failing. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/bowdown.gif" alt="" />


PERIOD. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />

NO exceptions. That knife will and would do ANYTHING I ask of it and for that reason and it has such speed in hand like a fighter,and balance of a custom knife I can't help but say DFLE for me.

Also did I mention that I have a adequate sheath for carrying it in? <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />

Love you Jeff!!! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Peace,
Dave.

Dave, I think I've seen that picture before, but it cracks me up! hahah. You can never be to prepared.