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Define "large knife"..............

My big knife is a 9" blade:http://www.thekhukurihouse.com/catalog/product.php?id=313030f45c9



I use it as a small camp axe I simply PREFER to use a larger knife for this role, overall I believe it has more versatility I couldn't use a hatchet as a draw knife for example and although I could possibly get by.......... I don't have too


It's not my only knife my prefered bushcraft knife is this: http://www.heinnie.com/condor-knives-sapiens



For the one tool option, I'd go with the larger of the two but thats just personal preference as I don't have to choose I don't :

 

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I've got so many knives and have used them in so many ways I can tell you I've never needed a huge knife for anything. Even in the military I never needed more than a 4 inch blade. They will always give you more if you need it, about 10 years after the campaign you're in. That whole batoning thing is for nooby douches who either don't carry a good knife or don't have a decent saw which is the best solution. The saw saves energy and produces results very fast. It should be your survival solution for collecting brush with little effort. Done. This entire thing excludes machetes, when you need one, you know it, and you TRULY need it! They do, however, require a lot of energy and thus are best used where they are required.

You should make a tutorial video.

 

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Nice analogy

You should stop using big words

 

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The thing is people have been using LARGE knives in the back country for a long long time,

The Leuku of the Sami People,
The Khukuri of the Himalayas,
The Billhook of England,
The Seme of Africa,

The list goes on and is quite extensive my knowledge does not, a large knife is a survival/bushcraft tool likely not needed if your walking the dog, taking the bins out, on a hike or camping.

You don't want to carry one, dont it's that simple it takes some skill to learn how to use one to do the majority of tasks, skills I'm still learning BUT I am learning :thumb: