I have recently purchase the Ontario Knives SP8 survival knife/machete. I am very please with the quality and multiple uses of this fixed blade. I know its not something you would wear traditionally on your belt, but strapped to my back pack it is growing in usefulness more and more. It functions in between a hand axe and a short machete. The heavy blade is excellent for chopping and splitting, proven when making a shelter recently on an outing. During that same outing improvised snow shoes were built and the blade was effortless in cleanly splinting green branches to act as cross bars for weight distribution. The synthetic handle is also great for a non-slip and non-cold conducting surface. I intend to update as I put this blade through its trials. And input from other purchasers whether pro or con is greatly appreciated.<br><br>A quote for thought: "the best equipment in the world can be taken from you, the knowledge within the mind can not......" <br><br>