If I was in an urban environment where I would be more worried about slashing a stuck seatbelt off of me or opening up some dirtbag trying to mug me or my wife, I’d want the typically lighter, leaner fighting knife. The answer is always “it depends,” reader. A survival knife is designed for a variety of tasks but predominately the processing of wood, skinning of game, and other assorted chores. Should a prepper care which one they get so long as they have a knife for prepping? Just what’s the difference?!Ī fighting knife is designed for fighting, typically with an aggressively textured handle shaped to lock into the hand, a half or full guard, and a blade designed for maximum sharpness and penetration. Is a fighting knife a knife you happen to have for fighting or a knife designed to be good at fighting? Same thing with a survival knife. Why is that? ‘Cause words mean things.Ĭase in point: knives for prepping. Some folks are just pedantic slaves to nomenclature, like your author here. You’ll never see preppers fuss more than they will over gear and its definitions.

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