Personally I am a blade junkie, I have a wide variety of cutting tools in my collection.

So what do I carry?

My #1 choice of survival knives is the Sog Seal Pup Elite, if I were stuck in the wilderness and could only bring one knife, I would defiantly choose the SOG.

With all of that said, I tend to use cheaper blades for day to day cutting. Yes I carry my SOG for emergencies (and I do use it for certain tasks)….. but I worry less about damaging the blade when I use a $10 – $15 one for daily work.

Believe it or not there are a lot of very good knives out there for under $15.

Swiss Army Knife – I tend to use my Swiss army knife for just about everything. From cutting rope, opening boxes, and daily chores to being my #1 choice when fishing, this little thing can take a beating.

A Swiss Army knife generally has a variety of blades, various tools and other useful gadgets.  At one time there were two companies that are allowed to feature the Swiss Army Cross Logo; Victorinox or Wenger.

Recently Victorinox bought out Wenger making them the only manufacture to feature the Swiss Army Cross Logo

Multitool – Although I don’t think of this as a typical  knife, I do carry a Multitool which has a has a couple of different blades in it.

Popular Brands include:
Gerber
SOG
Leatherman

Husky Utility Blade – This little blade comes in very handy.

I carry a couple of these in my truck and a few in my tool bucket. I break it out when I’m out on a  job site to cut just about anything.

You can find them at just about any hardware store for under $10 including multiple blades.

What to stay away from?

Survival Knives – When a company markets there blade as a “survival knife”  they are probably not worth their weight.

Stay away from the ones that have a hollow handle filled with so called survival gear. This type of knife is extremely weak and has handles that will break with very little use.

Fancy Blades – If it looks like it belongs in a movie, chances are it is of little use in an emergency situation.

It may look cool as part of your collection, just don’t count on it to get you out of any sticky situations.

No matter what you carry, make sure you take care of your knife. A sharp knife is far safer than a dull one. When my blade is dull I sharpen it, if it beyond repair I get rid of it.

Looking for a Good SOG? This is what I carry…..

• SOG Seal Pup Elite Knife with Kydex Sheath
• Sog Seal Pup Elite, Zytel Handle, Black TiNi Blade, Nylon Sheath – Seal Pup – Knives

The Seal Pup is based of the design that the Navy Seals use, so you know that this knife can take a beating. During our testing we threw everything we had at this knife and after a couple weeks of cutting everything we could get our hands, the SOG was still as sharp as the day we got it. We will be doing some more tests throughout the year and will do another review reporting on it’s long term use, but as of now I really don’t see this knife letting us down.

Seal Pup Knife Specifics

• Full tang blade
• Blade Length 4.85″
• Overall Length 9.5″
• Weight 5.4 oz.
• AUS 8 Steel
• Navy Seal Tested, including a 14-day salt water immersion test

This Knife held up to everything we through at it including:

1. Cutting wood, meats, leather, ropes, and anything we could find.
2. Used it as an Axe to cut some pretty thick pieces of wood. (still held it’s edge and no damage to the knife)
3. Used the knife point to open cans, notch wood, and jammed it into thing to see if it would break ( it didn’t!)
4. Letting it sit in water for a three days (no rust or noticeable damage)

Why We Recommend the SOG Seal Pup Elite

1. Extremely Sharp and Holds it’s Edge after rigorous testing
2. Hands down one of the best survival knifes we have ever seen.
3. Light weight and perfect for those wanting to keep down their pack weights.
4. I have seen some complaints from people who didn’t like the nylon sheath, but you won’t hear any coming from me. In fact I actually like the sheath. It feels really durable and had enough room in the pocket to stash a lighter, fishing line (a few weights and hooks), and a small flashlight. It made a nice little survival kit.
5. Very nice Grip. ( thicker and deeper finger groves than the regular seal pup)

Looking for a Good Sog Knife? I recommend one of these Sog Knives

• SOG Seal Pup Elite Knife with Kydex Sheath
• Sog Seal Pup Elite, Zytel Handle, Black TiNi Blade, Nylon Sheath – Seal Pup – Knives

The Back country traveler needs to be able to rely on their knife. Choosing the right knife is extremely important, a good Knife will never let you down and must be able to perform all the tasks you ask of it.

The Sog Seal Pup Elite

Some of these knives, are only posted here because I like knives, I have received a couple emails from people annoyed with me for putting up pictures of the Rambo knife…… Yes, I realize that the Rambo style knife in not an ideal survival tool, but it sure does look cool. If your looking for a really good survival knife click on the first picture for our review of the SOG Seal Pup Elite.