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Outdoor activities, outdoor knives are the most important survival equipment, the importance of even more than the source of fire. Outdoor knives are available in two styles: a folding knife and a straight knife. Some people think that the folding knife can be folded, small size, easy to carry, should bring a folding knife; Others believe that the straight knife is relatively strong, resistant to construction, high reliability, outdoor activities should carry a straight knife. In fact, the most important thing is to choose the type of knife according to the environment.

1. Reliability

Reliability mainly refers to the level of failure rate. From an engineering point of view, the simpler the structure, the higher the 

reliability. In this respect, a straight knife that can be made into a single keel structure is better than a folding knife with a 

hollow handle, an opening on one side, and a blade connected to the handle with a supporting shaft. When it comes to 

survival in the wilderness under extreme conditions, reliability must be the first consideration.

2. Portability

Straight knife carry must have a reliable knife cover, it is best to choose K sheath or pure cowhide knife cover, to avoid sliding 

out of the knife during intense activities and accidentally injuring yourself. The folding knife can be folded, the size is small, 

can save space, easy to carry, which is the biggest advantage of the folding knife.

3. Security

On the whole, the quality of the tool is very good, whether it is a straight knife or a folding knife, it is not easy to break. 

However, in the outdoor need to undertake some heavy work, the straight knife structure is simple, firm and reliable is more 

important.

4. Anti-destructive

When the straight knife is used, it is not afraid of invasion of various foreign bodies. There is no pressure to cut fruit, cut 

vegetables, cut trees, or fall into the sand, and the bearing of the folding knife is deadly, it can be said that into the sand 

pebbles, the folding knife is basically scrapped.

On the whole, if you go to the field where the environment is more difficult, a solid and reliable straight knife is more suitable, 

and if it is just outdoor camping, a straight knife can be competent.

The way outdoor knives are worn

1. survival knife: the most common waist side carry. Wear it on a belt or an armed belt. Now, there's a military ration pack with 

a back clip that can be removed to hold the case and harness horizontally. There are also tactical leg coverings on the leg 

side, or hanging from the waist of the body armor near the dominant hand.

2. the belt variant of the horizon type, usually placed horizontally behind the back, some veterans will fine-tune the Angle, a 

little higher toward the hand, generally speaking, outdoor knives are very common this hanging method. There are fewer 

tactical ones, because the carry is easy to pull out but cumbersome to put back in.

3. The dagger for self-defense can be on the inner belt, generally in front of the side of your accustomed hand, so that even 

if someone holds you from behind, you can easily pull out the knife downward, and it can also be fixed on the leg like a boot 

knife.

4. No fixed costal side. Usually with a shoulder strap, to wear a coat to cover, the knife handle is generally in the side of the 

position, a cover of clothes is very hidden and easy to grab. In many European schools, the coat will be taken off to cover the 

handshake, thicker leather and trench coat can also play a bit of protection.

5. Fixed underarms. It also goes with the shoulder strap.

6. Place on the shoulder of the tactical vest or hanging bag.

7. Pocketknife in tool bag

Wilderness survival knives I think should be divided into use groups, with open road, with guards, functional, special use of 

the best.