Pocket Blades? Worth it? Survivalist Talks how they Can be Useful!

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[@MrGratefulEd]

If I don't have a pocket knife with me it's because I forgot to put my pants on.

[@crypto118]

LOL Same here

[@marcrud1250]

Pretty much

[@benterwellen]

Please put your pants on

[@JJoker69]

Amen

[@enricopasetti6684]

Agreed. Amen bro.

[@michaelmerrick5472]

I have carried a pocket knife of some style everyday for near 70 years and it's been used for about every cutting task imaginable including skinning deer. I love my belt knives too but only carry one while hunting or camping.

[@fredsmythe4731]

Swiss army knife on a braided bank line lanyard, always with me. In school, shop class, you had best have one,,,over 50 years I have carried a pocket knife

[@randybradley7427]

I've carried a pocket knife since I was 5 yrs old. Feel naked without one. They are very handy tool.

[@randymartin5521]

I carry a pocket knife all the time, for most of my day to day chores it's all I need around the house or out and about running errands. In the outdoors, whether that's working in the yard/garden, camping, fishing or hunting, I rarely use it but it's there if I need something for smaller tasks where a 4 to 6 inch fixed blade is just a bit unwieldy.

[@PiraticalBob]

The pocket knife actually antedates the 1920 era, going back to the Civil War. The knapsack kit of the Civil War infantryman almost always included a jackknife for the common cutting chores - - food prep, eating, cutting plug tobacco for chewing, whittling, clothing/shoe repair, etc. Early in the war the Southern infantrymen all carried bowie knives and large belt knives, but quickly discovered that the weight of these led to quicker exhaustion and weren't used in battle (they had bayonets for that). By the time the war ended, the single-bladed jackknife of medium size was found almost universally in knapsacks, both Union and Confederate.

[@ARAW-__-]

I spent 2.5 months living outside, on the road, with just a sharpened broken piece of hacksaw blade. When you have nothing, even a broken piece of glass becomes your primary tool.

[@victorzaidan6493]

How come you say something like that and don't say anything else? We would like to know more about this story, at least I say for myself, I would like to know more.

[@ARAW-__-]

So, long story kinda short, I encountered some hardships and lost my home and then job. Booked a flight to Asia to recoup, figured it would be more tolerable than spending winter living rough in France. I stayed for 2 months in countries that forbid knives, and where I've been previously controlled and searched multiple times. During those two months, I only carried a piece of hacksaw blade shaped into a kiridashi, made on the spot. I used it for personal defense (never had to slash or stab anything/anyone, but it got close), general utility and repairs, and cooking. I mostly ate precooked meat, and raw veggies. I'm one of those extreme ultralighters so focus was on being far away from people, but relatively close to civilisation. Never went 3 days without buying food to give you an idea. Slept in jungles, bushes, beaches, a truck beds, stadiums, parks, alongside rural roads, kids playgrounds... After that I moved to Malaysia, bought a 18" Tramontina machete, found a rusty 14" parang, and walked to surrounding countries. Total was a bit more than 6 months living rough. The duo 18" machete and tiny utility blade was was a killer combo. No in between 🫡 If you look up "ARAW Kiridashi" you might find what I actually carried ever since.

[@Martial-Mat]

@@ARAW-__- Wow

[@ARAW-__-]

@matbroomfield thanks man. It was hard, but I got the opportunity to get my life together, so without the hardships, I don't think I'd be the same person today. That was 2016, so almost a decade ago. 🫡

[@FERALDOG4]

It’s true. I’m an Instructor and I carry mostly 2.5-3” blades, and a small folding saw. I split wood with a wedge that I carve out there. I go ultra light.. Apache Scout-style.. I own an axe but don’t like to carry any extra weight.

[@ahabstar]

Speaking on outdoors tasks, a pocket knife has been a finesse tool. The scout with blade, can opener, bottle opener and awl is evident for it’s functions. The trapper with the Spey blade is for gutting and skinning. The canoe and cattleman are good for whittling detail work. Then you eventually get into the SAK and various models and tool sets. Huntsman, Camper and Farmer models been better choices for outdoors. But ultimately the difference between a knife and a true tool is the sharpness and overall experience with it.

[@clintonroushff7068]

It's hard to be Pawpaw and not carry a pocket knife. My youngins would disown me! Lol SAK is always a standby, my EDC is a Barlow 2 blade.

[@darrinrebagliati5365]

I always have several pocket knives: usually a 2 blade, a SAK clone, a Leatherman type multitool, and a locking folder. In the bush, I often have an hatchet/tomahawk on my belt but my fixed blade is usually in/on my pack and usually only gets used for cleaning fish. IMHO Pocket knives are highly underrated by people that want to spend money on fancy 'named' fixed blades. Because they aren't flashy. Because they can't be seen and therefore don't enhance their 'appearance' as manly men. Great vid! Thanks!

[@gerardmartyn7596]

Always have a pocket knife type varies according to the day Great video 😊

[@Magnum_Express]

when i do my week long winter camping trips, I always bring a hatchet, a good fixed blade, and at least 2 pocket knives. My EDC just for familiarity and one solely for food prep, a green Opinel no. 8.

[@jeffmccausland3569]

I always carry an Opinel #8 or #10 in the woods.

[@thomasmusso1147]

Much underrated blades. Mine is a Nbr 8.

[@PenntuckytheCrag]

Right on time Dan. Been carrying a dual blade old timer lately

[@MusicChannel-uv2bx]

What I love about swiss army knives for a pocket knife is how freaking light they are. Most people don't realize it because they tend to just think of all the tools on a large swiss army knife, but a bantam with the cambo tool, tweezers and tooth pick is 1.1oz and their 2 layer knives are like 1.6oz. For comparison a small 2 blade trapper is often 3.5-4 oz. It's not much in the long run but for somthing that you just keep for whittling and utility it will litterally disappear in your pocket.

[@joeyhardin1288]

My grandfather always said "A man that doesn't have a knife isn't worth his salt." So I carry a pocket knife and a pin knife chained to my keys.

[@Jackknife1951]

Actually, the simple folding knife goes back to the roman times. A simple friction folder and stayed that way up through the 1600's and 1700's. In the 1700's, the back spring started to make its appearance and became the pocket knife as we know it in the 1800's. You can still buy the simple European friction folders like the smaller Opinels and MAM's from Portugal, and some from Eastern Europe. From the late 1500's on, the simple folding knife becomes very popular for daily use. In Spain it was the predecessor of the navaja, which became a locking blade in the late 1700's and early 1800's.

[@michaelw2288]

During WW2, the KBAR was a utility/fighting knife for US forces. British forces had no equivalent. They had a heavy duty folding pocket knife along with the bayonet or fighting knife, and in jungle areas, a machete or kukri.

[@nunyafuckinbizniz]

The US also had the Demo Utility knife.

[@chadfitch3293]

I am an apartment building maintenance worker I really like my folding pocket knife I clip it to my pocket I use it all the time. Takes about 30 seconds to sharpen it.

[@JPMerolla001]

What ive done for a long time. Is carry my basic pack. Than inside that, a small bag with all the the 5 c's. The bag is small about 6" diameter round. 11 inches long. This also serves as my main fire kit I should point out... but it also has 99 cent emergency space blanket. 99 cent pancho. Spare small titanium cook pot with solid fueled stove. A 1/4 lb roll of #36 tarred bank line. Spare medium thickness wool socks. 1 ciffee. 1 package ramen. And I had a small swiss army knife I kept in there. But now I just carry a cheap 2" blade. Fixed blade. Prob 5 inches overall. It's like a half handle. I refer to it as a scouting or day hike bag. Also usually keep a hank or two of paracord in there as well. And lastly 1 9$ aluminum body keyhole saw. One end pocket has the roll of babblank line as mentioned. The opposite pocket holds a belt / strap so the bag can be worn as a fanny pack. Or shoulder bag. Or just attached to any molle system. So if I ever lost everything. I could at least make it 1 night in most conditions/elements with just that bag. The bag probably weighs 7 or 8 lbs. And my total weight is usually 25 to 30lbs. So I think....Well worth the redundancy. But yea. Good spot for a small fixed blade knife.

[@clarklindquist8137]

Personally I carry a pocket knife with the basic 3 blade design, one long blade for fileting fish etc, a standard blade for basic utility stuff, and the third is the trusty can/bottle opener. I've carried this for probably 40 years. My other edc is a home depot bought box cutter blade with a fold up regular half serrated blade on it. That gets used more than anything. I use the box cutter for everything. They go on my left side with a pair of toenail clippers and a small Gerber folder. I use that for grooming mostly. I used to carry a pair of tweezers, but they finally got lost somewhere so I need to replace that.

[@jasongarling20]

Folding Pocket knives in my humble opinion should be carried by every human being.. man or woman. And a full tang, and an sak or multi tool! Plus... a bunch... but that should be the start...

[@shadowstalker130666]

Ill be honest, i usually carry 2 pocket knives in the woods. A schrade 225OT which is a folding hunter with a liner lock saw instead of a skinning blade. Its a fantastic crafting knife. And a victorinox pioneer X. The fat spearblade spreads peanut butter and such well, standard camp knife tools, and love the scissors on it. My belt knife is a western w49 bowie, so sometimes its just too big for some jobs. Lol.

[@Ozarkwonderer]

I just just covered knife choices on my haversack own haversack kit video, and when I explained my slipjoint trapper....all I could say was "for the heck of it". With a tomahawk, a mora no2 and a leatherman as a backup. I really can't see why it's there beyond I like it

[@bryanepp5340]

The reason I started watching bushcraft channels was because I was intrigued by the use of fixed blades and hatchets. My native American friends taught me that the earth provided everything necessary for "bushcraft", but that a pocket knife was nice to have. So, it is reverse for myself. This was a good, historical, lesson. Nicely done.

[@JCOwens-zq6fd]

Agreed. Its a good tool for "just in case, backup of my backup" type stuff & small utility tasks, whittling, carving etc. I mostly use fixies but i always have a pocket knife on me.

[@stranger3131]

I carry a sharp chisel that I bought at the hardware store. I feel like this tool is something the survival community looks over. I feel it can be anything from a weapon to a mini axe, but could also gain entry past doors that use screws to hold doors or windows. It can act as a pry bar...and it is really no weight to carry.I don't know. I carry it around anyways. Strong steel with a sharp edge. Seems useful to me. What do you think?

[@francisagosh2175]

It is good for cutting patches for your flintlock

[@thomasmusso1147]

👍👍👍 I do not feel dressed unless there is a pocket knife on my person .. of a collection of SAK's, a little Leatherman Micro, two Opinels and an 'Okapi' Folder. My first SAK I got when going into the Military in 1968 and it's still in use. The Okapi Folder, back from the 70's and my time in the Underground Gold Mining Industry .. 'everybody' carried one. Useful for, inter alia, cutting Plastic / Rubber, Water and Compressed Hoses to effect repairs to leaks and a host of other stuff. Notorious, also, for being the blade of convenience for more stabbings in South Africa than any other blade I know of. The Opinels. One the 'Kiddie' version with the blunt-end blade, sits in my outdoor kitchen cutlery pouch and the other, in a holder on my belt or pocket .. depending where I am. So light as not even be noticed in a pocket, or on a belt, unobtrusive enough so as to not draw much undue attention to it. Anyway, the Swiss are not as 'knife 😱' as elsewhere 😏. Useful for cutting brambles snaking across the forest pathways when walking the pooch. The SAK .. the Awl useful for Toggle making and such. The small ultra-sharp secondary blade, used only to slice 'Biltong' (dehydrated meat .. beef or game), 'Jerky' in Merican 😏. I do not include a Kershaw 'Outlaw' Folder as I consider it more of a belt-pouched item than in a pocket. Nice share .. thanks. Take care ..

[@snirbo]

111mm and 130mm Victorinox is my primary tool. Depending on the model you can cover a lot of ground.

[@OwenMaguire-p7p]

A 4" 3 bladed stockman is my constant companion especially on the homestead.

[@ManInTheWoods76]

I carry the compact Milwaukee utility blade folder. I use it for everything... Food, boxes, rope and I'd even use it for self defense. I never sharpen it. When it dulls, I pop a new blade in. It's too short for most tasks but it has always worked ugly. I like a sharp thin blade. Never let's me down. When I go into the woods, I have real tools.

[@clarklindquist8137]

KZbin keeps unsubscribing me to my favorite channels. I have no reason why Great video Good seeing you again

[@gwpattrick]

They have been around for quite a while. Down to Roman times. I think they became popular in the 1920 and 30s, and ww 1 or 2 and went from there. old-timer and case and buck. Were the more popular brands back then. I'm sure there are others. Interesting, though. I carry a few, it depends on what mood I'm in.

[@rosenwolf7892]

i always have a pocket knife in my pocket, to many times out and about when i need a knife. been a habit since i was 17 and graduated school. but i also have an every day carry fixed blade. guess it is the way i was raised by my folks to be ready for anything life throws your way

[@nathanwhite5602]

Cool video I also like having a neck knife to

[@victorzaidan6493]

The first time I went camping in the wild was with just a pocket knife (it was by accident, I lost the knife and found it later), it was great, I recommend everyone to try using just a pocket knife. Just like using a tarp and not a tent. You feel more confident, you see that you don't need a lot of materials. Apart from getting cold, otherwise I think it's easy, especially since it was only for one or two days. It's good to know how resilient and strong we are and that we don't need a lot of equipment. Before, anyone considered weak was much stronger than us, so how could we be weak today with knowledge, food, vitamin pills and access to the internet? We have to create our own strength, one step at a time. I want to raise my children in the woods, so they can be strong. After all, when the mark of the beast arrives, it won't be possible to do business legally without accepting the devil. We have to be ready to live in the backwoods of the backwoods with limited resources. Today, apocalypse chapter 13 is possible, before it wasn't possible. Whoever has ears listen.

[@tedmiller8498]

I like to carry a two or three blade pocket knife. On my excursions, while sitting by campfire, I like to whittle on a nice cedar stick which I carry in my pack. Makes for a good fire starter in the morning. I keep one blade razor sharp only for whittling.

[@inregionecaecorum]

I would be still using an SAK for all the other tools even if it did not have a blade. Being as I am from the UK, my "belt" knife is least likely to be found on my belt, rather tucked in my bag and only comes out when I am using it.

[@Idrivthetrain]

My pocket knife is usually my food knife in one way or another.

[@Hector-vx5yc]

Hi Dan Wowak! Another great video! 👍🏽👍🏽💯💯🇺🇸🇺🇸❤️❤️

[@RS4393]

I never leave the house without at least 1 pocket knife. They're great for digging out splinters and such. Usually have 2 pocket knives and my leatherman wave+ with me. I believe in "2 is 1, 1 is none". Also carry a lighter and ferro rod.

[@jackvoss5841]

In the 40s, another name for smaller jack knives was, a pen knife. I was given to understand that the smallest blade was designed for sharpening quill pens. Quill pens were long gone by the time I reached grade school. Anyway, as school kids, we weren’t trusted with ink pens. (Probably a very good decision. Both kids and furniture would have been all messy). We used the small blade for whittling. If a blade had a good point, I used it to get slivers out. Now, I have little use for a folding knife. They have two, bad habits. They will fold in on fingers, or just simply break. Full tang knives have much better manners. Courtesy of Half Vast Flying

[@kirklunsford7530]

I carry a pocket knife because I can't imagine not having one, when I have a need for something else, I'll carry it too. I would imagine that pocket knives came about when Society didn't need to carry a belt knife anymore,but I still do.

[@TheSaneHatter]

Even outside the woods, I carry a teeny-tiny Swiss Army Knife with me on my keychain, and I need it almost all the time . . . even if it's just to use the nail file.

[@honorableoutfitters]

Nice synopsis!

[@charlesmckinney]

I use my clip point for utility. I only use my spey blade when cutting flesh

[@Edgeair]

Thank you

[@MiClLC]

Truth be told I use by little neck knife for 80% of my tasks in the woods. You can perform big tasks with a small knife but it's difficult to perform small tasks with a large knife (in my experience)

[@freddyoutdoors]

Ace watch Dan

[@j76harris]

Once you get into the habit of carrying a pocket knife, it's amazing how many opportunities you will find to use it for daily utility activities. That said, I don't think I'd use any kind of folding knife for processing game nor especially for food prep. Too hard to keep the folding mechanism clean, especially in the field. I'd be worried about cross contamination.

[@douglasmaccullagh7865]

Your research shows pocket knives were rare? Interesting. My research is they were as common as shoe buckles. Daniel Boone carried, used, lost, and replaced them often. They were a huge import item and carried in stores and frontier posts.

[@hoobisgreat]

My research concurs with this. As far as the "mountain man" era the 2nd most common knife found in excavations at many of the fur trade forts is pocket knives. The most common was the upswept "scalper" knives, which makes sense as one of their primary money making tools.

[@jessemills3845]

I carry the basic Leatherman.

[@Sluggo773]

I like the look of that wooden handle knife with the single pin can I ask where you got it?

[@Hemp1972]

Holland Europe is mostly urban, so a pocketknife is the only knife for me not to be seen as a total idiot. (Everyday I go out on my bicycle I won't go home before I see a rogue deer, for example). My folding knife has a heavy wide blade but still a small knife. I can use it to split wood. Very versatile. Walking around with an axe would get me arrested. 😅

[@sonicplanet9193]

I'm not a 'big knife' guy, but with that said I ALWAYS carry a large blade along with my folding knife.

[@Skarn00]

The "strange" knife that you are showing in this video looks like an austrian knife. I think it is called "Trattenbacher Taschenfeitel" and as far as i know they are really cheap and they have been around for centuries!

[@dheyderjr]

Great video but where's the intro? It was weird expecting it to randomly start part way through lol

[@57WillysCJ]

I have carried a pocket knife since I was in 5th grade. How long ago? Well I carried it every day in 5th grade. My father used a Barlow for just about everything. Cut up food, skin small game, clean fish or the battery terminals. First set your fixed blade aside and see how much you can do with a pocket knife. Batoning large chunks of hard wood should not be on the list. Steel sheet metal is exceptable.

[@fredsmythe4731]

Barlow, the first one I had, at about 6years old

[@xHawgRyderx]

My pocket knife is a foldable box cutter. It’s always sharp as a razor until it’s not. Then I just flip the blade around. Mine carries like 10 extra blades. It never needs sharpening. It can fillet fish or skin an animal with ease. Better than a traditional pocket knife ? Yes. Having lived in Southeast Asia they don’t need an axe they have a machete of sorts that does it all. Oh they’re sharp.

[@marthathompson2012]

How is the getting started with bushcraft mini series coming along?

[@roel.vinckens]

Love that little focus on the background. Beautiful! My go to pocket knife that I will actually use, especially when there are fearful people around, is the AD10. But when I'm carrying a fixed blade, axes and saw and I'm with those who know or alone, it stays in the pocket if not the car or at home.

[@TonyBiscocho]

I always bring my pocket knife infact it's a thin kind of pocket knife I can put or keep it even in my wallet

[@ManInTheWoods76]

The best compromise of all worlds is a small fixed blade under 3".

[@reignofchaos6463]

Numm.. numm.. numm.. feeding the algorithm

[@dezb1]

Where did you get the long hunter pocket knife replica? I'd love one of those

[@aaronrhoades509]

S.A.K ! Camper❤😊👍🇨🇱

[@bobscar327]

Yep, SAK or Case.

[@billydodd8457]

i carry an sak, the big one, and a benchmade crooked river custom...great combo

[@jessemills3845]

Plus, Most Buck Skins didn't have pockets!

[@stormrunner0029]

Check out in the story of the girl who survived a bear with a plastic hair clip. Bet she wished she had a knife (likely a gun). She won’t go anywhere without that hair clip now.

[@shadowcastre]

New game... Dan used "Survivalist" in his video title... Everyone take a drink! :-) Btw... No such thing as a survivalist.

[@Greybeard1357]

Having not been declared dead yet, I'd disagree yet I do understand your sentiment.

[@joeyhardin1288]

Pocket Knife, 19 times, I'm plastered! God Bless, have a great day

[@joeyhardin1288]

You are a friend here... Why - No such thing as a survivalist.

[@damienalexander3450]

A knifeless man is a lifeless man.

[@kevinlott9626]

My pocket knife is ALWAYS in my pocket. If I'm deer or elk hunting, I'll carry the appropriate knives for that. I'd much rather be inconspicuous 8 months out the year, that a wannabe Rambo all year.

[@craigscreek1]

Times with out a pocket knife on me in the shower or in the bed.

[@billydodd8457]

personally,my pocket knife can pretty much do whatever I need it to. It only has one blade but, the blade is 4 inches long and made of cpm s90v steel. I skin animals with it, carve with it, use it for food prep, and even to make fire. I do carry a primary belt knife which is used for most stuff that needs a heavier blade. The thinner blade on my pocket knife is better for sliceing, like for food prep......By the way mine came at a cost of about 450 dollars(no i'm not anywhere near rich) but I do care a great deal about how it's treated......Just my 2 cents worth, good video

[@konstantinschmidt1372]

This pocket knife looks like a "Taschenfeitel"

[@danielfegley2735]

A pocket knife is for whitleing to make wood art .

[@rickgaston7118]

Have carried a pocket knife for nearly 60 years . Their use is limited by your imagine and skill

[@stevestumpy6873]

🔪🔪

[@ROE1300]

George Washington carried a pocket Barlow knife. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@TdogTuggernuts]

That pocket knife is nothing new. It’s basically a pottery knife, used for the last 70 years!

[@Martial-Mat]

Respectfully, you're repeatedly using "simplistic" when you mean "simple." Always find the videos interesting, even if I'll never need it.

[@johnwyman5939]

Dam good run down.. You always have to have a pocket knife Period.... I would feel naked with it... 🇺🇸🇺🇸🪓🔪👍👍