survival knives?

ThatGuyOnABike

o.k so i ain't going into the jungle but i really fancy getting one. A gerber, tanto, semi serrated, pocket knife to be precise. do you cycle with a knife (other than cutlery and small ones attached to multi tools) while on tour? what are the pros and cons?

andymiller

I love my Corsican shepherd's knife.

ut_och_cykla

Oh yes - penknife (inc. corkscrew) & eating knife (titanium knife, fork, spoon set.)
No machete tho'

pyro_maniac

i carry a gerber multitool with me everywhere i go, always come in handy, especially for work and you never know when you will need a bottle opener on a hot day

Special K

I carry a Juyo Bunkasai samurai sword under my robes. You know, just in case

:roll:

ampr1150gs

I carry Laplander 90 bushcraft knife as well as a Leatherman.

Lysander

Can't beat a Swiss Army Champ. Although a little heavy it has every thing you could possibly need.

kluged

I have yet to go on my first bike tour (planning one in summer) but so far I am planning to take a surival knife and one of those P38 american army can openers instead of a leatherman/swiss army type combination knife.

I just don't think I could find a use for all of those extra tools. I will of course be taking everything I need for maintaining my bike, but ignoring that what else would you really need when camping apart form a blade and a can opener?

ut_och_cykla

kluged wrote:

I have yet to go on my first bike tour (planning one in summer) but so far I am planning to take a surival knife and one of those P38 american army can openers instead of a leatherman/swiss army type combination knife.

I just don't think I could find a use for all of those extra tools. I will of course be taking everything I need for maintaining my bike, but ignoring that what else would you really need when camping apart form a blade and a can opener?

C O R K S C R E W ?

ThatGuyOnABike

i'm with kluged (i don't drink so screw corkscrews). a blade and a tin opener is what i'm planning to take.

kluged

I hadn't considered a corkscrew either as I am also a (mostly) non-drinker.

If anyone wants a corkscrew on tour I'd suggest getting one of the swiss army knives rather than a leatherman - I don't have a genuine leatherman but I do have several knock-off's lying around and none of them include a corkscrew.

daviddd

I never go anywhere without my Swiss Army Knife - but always carry it in your hold baggage when flying! I've had it taken off me twice but got it back, doh!

redddraggon

This is what I carry on "Tour".....

redddraggon

Ken Night

redddraggon wrote:

What on earth can that be? Modded I presume?

Which Gerber tool, anyone-thinking of the Resolve

I also like the ones that can take variety of 1/4" bits, any ideas about those?

ThatGuyOnABike

reddraggon could you post a link to an image, you can't make it sound cool and then allow those moderators to remove the image. what is it some kind of stupidly big bowie knife or something.
oh and ken night have you checked the gerber official website. the gerber suspension seems to be quite good for the price. but i'm more interested in the gerber kiowa or paraframe

pyro_maniac

i have a gerber suspension, very well made and lightweight and you dont have to open the whole thing up to get to the tools/blades, think you can get them for around 35 quid
they also have very good customer service,i broke a compact 400, emailed them and within a week they sent me replacement parts, instructions how to fit them and a new pouch all free, and from the US

redddraggon

The image is there.......I stress the word "Tour", a different type of tour to what the original question was.

Ken Night

pyro_maniac wrote:

i have a gerber suspension, very well made and lightweight and you dont have to open the whole thing up to get to the tools/blades, think you can get them for around 35 quid
they also have very good customer service,i broke a compact 400, emailed them and within a week they sent me replacement parts, instructions how to fit them and a new pouch all free, and from the US

Sounds good-they all say the pliers are spring loaded-I did see a model a few years ago,in which the pliers sprung out, as opposed to being, well, opposed or opened by a spring

Do yours spring out....(as the bishop.....)

ThatGuyOnABike

erm maybe it is something on my side but all i see is an image saying "no image" and if this is meant to be then i don't get it, sorry reddraggon.

pyro_maniac

the spring loaded ones are the recoil, heard a few people have problems with them and the spring failing on them, i have a compact 400 that can be opened one handed by flicking the wrist and the pliers come out, but they are not spring loaded, the suspension i have opens like a butterfly knife (so i have been told, i would not about such things ) but the tools can be used without opening the pliers

ThatGuyOnABike

i think i know now reddraggon, are you a soldier, "tour" of duty? the image is probably of a KA-BAR, boot knife, bayonet or something

redddraggon

I am but a weekend warrior