Posted this on Bladeforum but thought it would make an interesting subject here as well !

With the spate of world disaster type movies recently and all the talk of pandemics etc I got to thinking of what knife would serve ya best ?

So lets imagine for a minute that the Sh*t has hit the fan, it might be a huge natural disaster such as flooding, it may be an attack from another country or it may be a lethal pandemic. Society is now breaking down, there are looters everywhere and your home is no longer a safe option you have to hit the road !
Your go bag is ready, you have grabbed a few small valuable possessions and now it comes time to choose your steel-No time to pick and mix, just grab one and get out quick !
. Let's think what this knife may be needed for:
Food preparation.
Defence from violent attacks( there may be looters desperate for supplies and trying to take yours).
Possible building of shelter( You might need to hide out in the wilds for a while for this to blow over ).
Breaching of doors ( Maybe ya find a cabin in the woods or need to breach an abandoned store for supplies).
Fire preparation ( no explaination needed).

So ya see this needs to be a versatile tool, what kinda knife would you choose ? This doesn't have to be one you own it might be one you'd like to own or even one you'd design ! Let's hear what blade size they are as well !

If I can only have a single knife then it's going to be a 6" blade. Originally I thought that either the S6/S6LE, Skinny Ash, or Hell Razor would be my choices. However, when considering door breaching a thicker knife would be important. That leaves the S6/S6LE for me. The ASH1 would work too though I would prefer one of the skinnier flavors like the SE/LE.

SYR. It's large enough to chop with but small enough to do the little things with and it has the thickness it needs to ignore the possibility of breaking it.
Besides, I have a SOG Powerlock attached to the sheath already with a fire steel and small whetstone packed into a double M-4 mag pouch.
I'm used to the Ka-bar as my all around field knife so this is a step up but roughly the same size. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

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Prost.

because of this thread, i'm going to have to keep a SAK in the pocket on my DFLE/Battle Rat sheath (they have to share since i only have one). the day this occurs, i grab that sheath, and whichever knife is in the sheath is the one coming with me. i think right now it's the DFLE.

i will miss my FBM...and M9LE....and Rat Daddy....don't get me started on my beloved khukris....

Yeah, that one pretty much changes everything. i might have said endura or LTC, but i want INFI or SR77 for that job.

I would think a tarwar would breach a door. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

+1

The battle rat would be tempting for the self-defense/shelter building but the CT is easier to bring along if it's only 1 blade.

S6. or my nmsfno. jurie's out.

There usually is a folder on/in my pants (Terzuola, Spderco Delicia). The sheath for the Dumpster Mutt would have a fireteel attached. That's on a belt with a leatherman as well. Grab my bag and belt and I'm in the wind.

NMSFNO - if the shtf, there would be no more scrap yard warranty, and I've proven I can damage res-c... I fixed it with some gorilla glue, bit would rather go full tang if I'm fighting off Zombie hordes.

As far as self defense, no knife would be anywhere near the top of my list of tools. I'd rather carry a baseball bat. If I gotta get close enough to use a knife, i'm probably getting injured no matter what, realistically.