I carry a Gerber LMF II as my primary survival knife as well, and I can't imagine how stout the pole would have to be in order to break the knife before the pole itself. I realize the same can not be said for a lot of the other knives out there.

The LMF II has three lashing points and a relieved oval in the handle specifically for lashing it to a pole, and while I haven't had the need to do so, I would not think twice about using this particular knife as a spear/harpoon in a true survival situation.



Jim