Personal Safety
Top Ten Uses for a Survival Knife
No matter how prepared you are, it's always good to know how to use your resources in the most effective ways possible.
A good survival knife can help you out in a crunch in unexpected ways. From shelter to cleaning game, a knife is a truly versatile tool to have around.
By familiarizing yourself with some simple tips and techniques, you can make your already very useful knife even more beneficial to you in crucial situations. Take a look at these tips and tricks to fully master your survival knife.
First thing's first- Get yourself acquainted with what survival knives are all about.
Now that you know what you're working with, here are the top ten tips and uses of survival knives.
1. Warmth
Keeping warm is vital in survival situations. Learning the skills to use your knife for tinder gathering and fire starting could be the key to your survival.
2. Bow Drill Fire Starter
Creating a bow drill is made much easier with a good survival knife and some know how. You'll have a fire going in no time if you master this technique.
3. Shelter
Using your knife to cut down materials to create a shelter will keep you out of the elements.
4. Rope Making
Rope is invaluable in a survival situation, and having a knife that aids in you in making your own would make your survival all the simpler.
5. Carving Tools
In a situation where hunting is necessary, fashioning a tool to do would be vital. A survival knife could be used to carve many tools in a survival situation.
6. Preparing Game
Knives can be very useful in the preparation of game.
7. Cleaning Game
Preparing your game to cook is made much easier with a good survival knife.
8. Defense
Having a weapon on hand when encountering predators could save your life.
9. Preparedness
Never leave home without your survival knife!
10. SOS
Knowing how to use your reflective surface to signal your distress could be your way to safety.
Here's a video showing some of these techniques in action!
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Preventec47
February 28, 2014 at 6:12 PM
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website http://www.knifetest.com no longer
exists.
would be nice to know who made the
“standard issue pilots survival knife”
Ron Sansbury
March 1, 2014 at 9:31 AM
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Thank you for your knowledge and care.
Ron
Suresh
May 2, 2014 at 12:06 AM
Images describes more than content and these top 10 uses of best survival knife.
Thrower
June 7, 2014 at 3:42 PM
Nothing new here. These are very basic things you can do with any knives really
Jay
January 11, 2015 at 5:23 AM
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August 17, 2018 at 6:40 AM
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