#164083 - 01/21/09 03:07 AM
Leatherman Wave as survival knife/tool?
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Registered: 11/04/08
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Loc: Canada
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What do you guys think of the leatherman wave as a survival knife/tool kit for the times I go out in the wild, and as a general tool for everyday use?
I cannot get any of the survival knives such as the Doug Ritter knife, for various reasons, so this tool/knife is my only carry blade for the next few years.
How does this compare against general survival type knives, and would you carry it as a outdoors knife? The things I find useful on it is the file for fish hooks and such, and the mini saw blade that easily chops up small branches for a fire.
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#164086 - 01/21/09 03:17 AM
Re: Leatherman Wave as survival knife/tool?
[Re: Markok765]
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Registered: 07/23/08
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Look, the main point of a 'preparedness' item is that first you have it on you when you need it.
I don't have the Wave but a LM is in my EDC. Nothing wrong with it. I find uses for it every day it seems. On Sunday I used the pliers while doing some work on my bathroom sink.
I would carry the Wave as a primary knife, if I had too. I believe in the maxim, "One is none, two is one." I have carried the SAK Champ on many one and two week back packing trips and I put the Wave up there with that.
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#164094 - 01/21/09 04:16 AM
Re: Leatherman Wave as survival knife/tool?
[Re: comms]
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I tend not to prefer leathermans as camping tools, just because of the amount of scredrivers and things that you wouldnt use in the wild. But for car camping and edc they work great
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#164108 - 01/21/09 06:25 AM
Re: Leatherman Wave as survival knife/tool?
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The Wave is a great all-around tool. Not ideal as a survival knife (nor is the SAK in its many forms) but it will do just fine. For serious cutting you would be better off with a quality folder or even a fixed blade knife. But the LM Wave will still be more than sufficient for light chores (for batoning and hacking off tree limbs you'll obviously need something bigger than a small folder or multitool).
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#164109 - 01/21/09 06:38 AM
Re: Leatherman Wave as survival knife/tool?
[Re: Todd W]
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Registered: 12/18/08
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Loc: Muskoka
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Well, you kinda gotta go with what you have available.
I am not a huge fan of multitools or "survival" knives. It depends a lot on what else I have with me though.
If I have mechanical stuff with me or expect to run into mechanical stuff then tools are almost essential. I have an older Leatherman and have found it very useful on some occasions. Even though it sucks as a knife the pliers, screw drivers and file are good. The can opener has opened many cans of baked beans.
If cost is the problem then I would just pick out a decent small hunting or folding knife. Mora is an extremely good and inexpensive sheath knife for the woods. I like their craftsman (#760, #740) series a lot. There are other brands as good but Mora is pretty much the standard to match.
Buck, Schrade, Gerber and others still make a few decent pocket knives that are not astronomically priced. You don't really need big heavy blades, a blade between 2 and 3 inches is enough for most jobs you need a knife for. Often you don't even need a blade that long.
One of my favorites is the smaller sized Opinel folder. Another one is the electrician model of the Swiss army knife, but they are a bit expensive now.
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#164119 - 01/21/09 09:24 AM
Re: Leatherman Wave as survival knife/tool?
[Re: scafool]
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Registered: 07/02/06
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The other posters have the correct:
a. it's only useful if you have it on you b. it's a decent tool, and some of the tools will be better for some tasks than a bigger fixed blade c. you'll find a need for that tool on a much more regular basis than you will encounter survival situations
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#164124 - 01/21/09 10:24 AM
Re: Leatherman Wave as survival knife/tool?
[Re: bigreddog]
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I carry A Swiss Tool Spirit as my multi-tool EDC and for woods use, along with a OHT SAL. In the woods I carry a 4"+ fixed blade.
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