In the austere tropical environment my one tool would be the parang. I have four original Malaysian parangs and my modern version is the Lofty Wiseman survival tool that he fashioned on the parang and golok styles to create a hybrid tool that can chop, cut, dig, and do fine work like animal dressing or trap making.
Before i start watching i personally think that a persons skill and experience level really plays a part in a 1 tool option, cant give everybody a knife and theyd be able to create different tools and equipment which are necesary for survival, i mean you cant eat your knife but can make primitive traps with it
Yes! Well said! It will indeed take an individual with high skill and experience to survive with a one-tool option. They will probably make other tools with that one tool...
I could survive with one knife if I had to. A large fixed blade would work, not the huge pointed type, a smaller point, fat chopping part, and length for swinging for larger plants and for leverage. It's entirely possible, I'd make other tools with it, traps, spears, but the best survival knife is always the one your carrying. People buy survival knives , yet tgey dint carry them with them, only when going into the woods. I have a fixed blade I can trust at all times, I live in the mountains, bushcraft all the time and teach others to, but very few people could do this, and in truth if I was planning I'd want a axe, a machete, and a fixed blade.
In a survival situation, nobody walks around with an axe or with a saw in the woods unless it is planned. Usually, people go for an hour walk with a knife at their belt or with a folder.
I enjoyed this video. I agree with the right tool for the job My choice for a one tool scenario would be my Ek mod two I've carried that knife for 50yrs A more reasonable choice would be my cold steel red river hunter. Both knives have stood the test of time and fit well with this video
My favorite bush knife is the Gerber Gator Jr. Has a very usable sawback, is a machete, good length, great grip. I keep the lower 4 in of the blade sharp for cutting and crafting. That's why for me its been my go to bush blade for many years now. (according to the Walking Dead its good on zombies too but i'll have to take their word for that)
My favorite survival knives are a Terävä Jääkäripuukko 140, a Mora Garberg and Pathfinder PKS Kephart XL. Those are my "Never-Leave-Home-Without-It" knives. They are robust. They are easy to sharp in the field. They are true full tang not a skeletonized so-called full tang
Very informative. Especially coming from someone who actually does work in the jungle. I'm a middle aged factory worker, doesn't go hunting, yet I go tent camping a few times a year. I'm not skilled enough to appreciate a "one knife tool" option so I carry: A folding saw, neck knife, keychain pliers based multiool, and a low quality, full tang 4 inch blade that's also balanced for throwing (because sometimes I get bored). I've been tempted to get a large heavy full tang saw back knife, but I prefer things to be compact and lightweight for backpacking.
Thanks for watching! I think a big knife is fun but practical application in "normal" camping situations are limited and a smaller knife might be more useful. Thanks for watching!
As a One Tool option of your selection I would take the CS Recon Scout for my northern Rocky Mountain region. I’m about to grind the top guard off mine also...not that I ever venture out into the middle of nowhere with one tool. About as light as I get is a 10oz 5.5” ish blade and a folding saw...
For where I live, I would choose a 130mm SAK, Ranger Grip 79 or Work Champ. Either would provide me with the options I’m looking for. If it has to be a fixed blade, then I’d probably go with the Condor Matt Graham Bushknife, great knife but I’d prefer a different sheath.
Since the question limits us to one knife choice, and without defining how long of a period we are "surviving"...I'm going with a 5" blade. Personally, I'm chosing one that can pry and hammer a bit as well. Esee 5 stock knife or BK 2 [with upgraded sheath and handles.] Thankfully though, I don't have to worry about this because I have several, custom, piggy-back sheaths which feature one large knife coupled with one smaller knife. This is the ideal system in my opinion.
I use an SRK in sk5 usually. It's a tough knife. When I want bigger and heavier I use my Tramontina Bowie with 9" blade of carbon steel.. The Tramontina surprised me. Has done everything I've asked of it and has held up beautifully. It has a piggyback sheath with a 5" fixed blade in it. I suppose I shouldn't have doubted the knife. Brazil and Argentina have some pretty rough country.
Why do you need only use one tool? In the military both deployed and not, as a civvie edc, and as a lifelong outdoorsman...i have allways carried at least edged 3 tools with me generally multitool, small knife and then big knife sometimes hatchete sometimes machete. If you only have one tool then you make do.
If I can only have one tool, going into the jungle or the swamp, I'm taking a bigger blade. My stainless Condor Mini Duku Parang has been a go-to, because it has the versatility to function like a hatchet, a machete, or a knife.
I have several Condor products, parangs and fixed blades, but all in carbon steel. I have not tried their stainless steel yet. But their duku pattern is pretty authentic!
@@urbanknifeguy The Mini Duku Parang was a big hit for them, so for a while they offered a stainless version - 420-HC. I snatched one quickly, because I didn't think it would stay in production long (I was right, sadly) and I thought it would work so much better here in the Caribbean.
No. It's always the tool(s) you have with you when shtf. On the other hand in skilled hands every knife can be a 'one tool survival knife'. When I go hiking in the jungle I bring a different tool than when I go hiking in the desert. I do however rule out some knives. Every knife that has a sawback or sharpened spine and every knife that has a weird edge.
@@urbanknifeguy Because I sometimes put my thumb or even hand on the spine and I hit the spine with a baton. A sawback or sharp spine as in a second (false) edge is not good. Having a double edge or a sharp swedge is only helpful with combat knives. I changed it to sharpened spine because I don't mean a flat spine that's 90 degree.
„One-Tool“ is Not so easy… At least i would combine the Blade with a ferro Rod/firesteel. (Warp Some Paracord around and put it in A Metal bottle: there it is. But them : Not one tool, Right?)
It's a myth and I wouldn't buy one if it wasn't. I'd rather have a modestly sized belt knife a hatchet, a folding saw and mu multi blade pocket knife. The way I see it there's no possibly situation where I could find myself in the wilderness with just a knife, if I could wind up there with a knife at all I could have more than that with me.
While not my personal choice, I have seen several people who use it is their all-purpose survival knife and it fits the specific category of knife patterns that I was discussing. Thanks!
