A wise man once said:
"A quality, practical, fixed blade knife (also called a "sheath," "belt" or "hunting" knife) is ESSENTIAL for inclusion in your survival kit....This leads to my recommendation that a survival knife should have a blade at least four inches long, but no longer than six inches....A survival knife can stand to be a bit longer, but not too much longer."

Try to figure out who said it. <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

If I were to drop out of the sky and land in the middle of the forest I would rather have my BK-7 with me than any other folder made. We are talking about survival, in my mind that means limited tools and options. A knife such as my BK-7 w/ its 7" blade can do most jobs, of course better tools will exist. But I'm making a compromise.

It's been a fun discussion and if I'm not with the majority that's fine it?s neither the first time nor will it be the last. <img src="/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />

Also I agree a bayonet would be a bad choice for survival proposes.....At least we can agree on something. <img src="/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

adam