How to Choose A Survival Knife – The Basics
Imagine yourself trapped in an island, in the Wilderness or in the Desert somewhere. Alone, no food and no one to call for help. Can you survive a day or two while the rescuers are on their way to find you? Yes you can if you have a quality survival knife with you and keep your senses.
Survival knives are probably the most important tool ever created by man. They are made to be used in wilderness when no other equipment is available. Aside from being handy, these knives are designed to do tough jobs like cutting branches and skinning animals. Hunters, hikers, outdoor sports enthusiast, forest rangers and military personnel use this knife.
Gerber Prodigy Survival Combat Knife Review
Although Gerber calls this a Survival/Combat knife, I believe that title has more to do with marketing than with what this knife really is, which is a survival knife. If you really wanted to get down to the nitty gritty, any knife can be classified as a “combat knife”. Anyhow, I chose the Gerber Prodigy Survival Knife as my first survival knife review. I have a couple of these and they are like a Timex. They take a beating and keep on going (notice how I avoided using the Timex trademarked phrase? LOL)