>>202501The problem with those tests is they judge a knife purely on those factors. I've dropped my knives plenty of times. And I've slipped a couple times too, with a knife on my belt. Not a single knife will break like that. Dropping it doesn't generate enough force to actually cause a break. Maybe a snapped tip or some chips, but nothing that would cause it to be unusable. Falling directly on it might cause a break. But the chance of that happening is pretty slim. The knife is protected by a sheath which will absorb alot of the impact. And you'd have to fall directly on a rock or something for it to actually break.
And then, even if it does break. I can always substitute it with my secondary knife or hatchet.
The key to survival isn't to buy a knife that can't break, causing you to think you can rely on it 100 % of the time. It's knowing what to do when you don't have it. You're much more likely to lose your knife than break it.
In the end, the chance or losing or breaking your knife is about the same with any decent knife. Provided you use it for it's intended purpose.
So I'd rather buy a knife that doesn't withstand a destruction test but is greatly suited for what I have in mind for it.
>and the fact that he made something just meant he was keeping busy in a fun kind of way. You and I have a completely different definition of making something. He was just bored and filled his time with an utterly useless activity.
>Doesn't mean he doesn't enjoy the outdoors as much as the rest of usI'm not saying he can't enjoy it. Just that he was judging a tool based an a false premise.
Also, using a hatchet like that shows ignorance about the tool and about the injuries that could result from improper use. If I was camping with that guy and saw him doing something like that I'd be pissed. Not because I give a damn about him. But because I don't wanna be the one to carry him to a doctor if he happens to strike his foot.
