What is your favorite Survival knife?,What kind of sharpening system do you use most? Larry

I don't have a favorite. My survival knife is whatever knife I have on me when the poop hits the propeller. Now if you were to ask what knive I would pick for a given set of circumstances....

Hi Woodhunter
My favorite survival knife has to be the leatherman wave, just for the fact I allways carry it, 2 good blades, saw, scissors and pliers what more do you want.
As for sharpening I use ceramic stones from 320 grit to 5000, followed by toothpaste on an old leather belt as a strop.

I hand sharpen using a two sided diamond coated sharpener. One side is finer than the other. Works great, even on the harder steels (S30V).

When going hiking or camping I carry my fullsize Rittergrip on me, and then have a fixed blade (usually a stainless Mora or a Becker BK10 - depending on the 'sensitivity' of the group I'm with - see below) in my backpack.

All other times I carry a mini-Rittergrip clipped on my pocket.

Both are sharpened with a Spyderco Sharpmaker, using only the 15 degree angle. They rarely need sharpening, and most times I only need to use the fine white rods.

Much of the time I am hiking and camping with my son's Boy Scout Troop. My troop recognizes the value of a fixed blade knife and allows them (unlike many). Sheath knives are not allowed on Scout Council properties, so when I'm on those properties I'll stow an Eriksson #746 with a 4" stainless steel blade and if pulled out it is only for cooking and I refer to it as a "kitchen knife with a protective cover" - not a sheath knife.

When off Council property I'll usually bring along my Becker BK10 in a kydex sheath, unless it is expected to be a very wet trip - then I'll bring the stainless steel #746.

I second the Leatheman Wave, with my Ritter Griptillian a close second!

The one on the left is currently the knife I take with me, if I know I am going to be relying on a knife for a long time.

It is a full tang 4 inch blade hunter I made years ago and at 3/16" thick the blade is almost indestructable. I am working on another, slightly classier knife which will be just as tough but with a grippier handle.

I always have my Gerber Multi Tool on me as well.

I normally use a Smiths three stone sharpening system with a bevel guide, to get the edge to a consistant shaving sharpness.

Howdy fellow Texan! You'll find a lot of us Lone Stars here on Equipped.com.

As for my favorite survival knife:
1. Camping: Mora + mini-kukhri
2. Hiking/canoeing: Mora + leatherman Wave
3. At work: Leatherman Kick + Traveller Swiss Army Knife (SAK)
4. General out and about: Leatherman Wave + Camper SAK
5. Texas Renaissance Festival: Himilayan Imports 12" kukhri + mini-kukhri + Tibetian dagger + Chinese "Scavenger" knife + Spanish Navaja knife + whatever other shiney-pointy DW will let me buy. <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

The Kukhris are sharpened on a leather-wrapped dowel covered in emory cloth. Lansky sharpening system takes care of the rest.

-Blast

SOG SealPup and an Edgemaker shapening system.

While hunting, I carry the Becker BK10, a Buck S30V PBS crosslock, a Leatherman KF4 Juice, and the 2" Helle blade in my PSK. If I'm hiking only, I'll omit the PBS. In an urban setting it's the full size Ritter RSK and the Juice. All are sharpened on a Spyderco Sharpmaker (great setup by the way.)