Emergency Preparedness Thread

[Surfah]

Coach you're my idol.

[Surfah]

Coach what kind of knife do you have? I have read that many suggest two. A folding knife and also a fixed blade. I have a tactical tanto from TacOps but am looking for a smaller folding knife and fixed blade. As for the folding knife I really like the Kershaw Leek.

[old_gregg]

Coach what kind of knife do you have? I have read that many suggest two. A folding knife and also a fixed blade. I have a tactical tanto from TacOps but am looking for a smaller folding knife and fixed blade. As for the folding knife I really like the Kershaw Leek.

Sog seal pup for the fixed. Or a ka bar.

Edit: if you have a tanto you don't want a pup. The seal team elite is pretty bad a.

[Coach McGuirk]

Coach what kind of knife do you have? I have read that many suggest two. A folding knife and also a fixed blade. I have a tactical tanto from TacOps but am looking for a smaller folding knife and fixed blade. As for the folding knife I really like the Kershaw Leek.

I have a Spyderco Meadowlark folder that I keep with me when not traveling or I haven't misplaced it. I have two fixies in the bag, one is an older Ka-Bar last ditch and the other is a Hunting Knife, name escapes me right now.

[FN Phat]

Thank you for this thread, surfah. I have been thinking about getting somethings together and this thread will be a valuable resource. Thanks for the contributions of many...especially Coach.

[FN Phat]

I have a Spyderco Meadowlark folder that I keep with me when not traveling or I haven't misplaced it. I have two fixies in the bag, one is an older Ka-Bar last ditch and the other is a Hunting Knife, name escapes me right now.

I have the same TacOps folding knife that Surfah has x2. I also have a Spyderco folding knife but I would like to get a fixed blade or two. Throw out a name or two that I can research.

[Coach McGuirk]

I have the same TacOps folding knife that Surfah has x2. I also have a Spyderco folding knife but I would like to get a fixed blade or two. Throw out a name or two that I can research.

There are many great brands, of which Cam named Ka-Bar and S.O.G.
both these are really good knives for relative affordability (read <$200)

If you want to get crazy give the combat knives at Benchmade or MercWorx a look. They both can get up over $650 for a knife.

as for me, at $400, I am buying things that shoot projectiles.

[Surfah]

There are many great brands, of which Cam named Ka-Bar and S.O.G.
both these are really good knives for relative affordability (read <$200)

If you want to get crazy give the combat knives at Benchmade or MercWorx a look. They both can get up over $650 for a knife.

as for me, at $400, I am buying things that shoot projectiles.

Yeah, Benchmade is way out of my range. I've looked at the SOG knives. I like them. The Team Elite Cam mentioned is sweet. I like that it has a long tang that extends through the handle. Very important in case anything happens to the handle. It's still useable and can be wrapped with paracord or something.

[Surfah]

I have a Spyderco Meadowlark folder that I keep with me when not traveling or I haven't misplaced it. I have two fixies in the bag, one is an older Ka-Bar last ditch and the other is a Hunting Knife, name escapes me right now.

I bought Gidget a Spyderco for Christmas. It's a tiny little pocket carry. Really I bought it for her as part of a little Dexter gift. The knife came with some black leather gloves, wrapped in pink tissue paper a la the gift Dexter gave to Julie Stiles in this last season. My family thought it was weird when she opened it. But Gidget loved it.

[il Padrino Ute]

I'm not sure how I feel about this thread.

[Coach McGuirk]

I'm not sure how I feel about this thread.

Yes you do, you are just afraid to admit it.

[il Padrino Ute]

Yes you do, you are just afraid to admit it.

You're correct in that I do know how I feel about this thread. I think it's a good topic and agree that we need to be prepared for anything that could happen.

I suppose I should have said that I'm not sure how well this would have been received had I started it.

[FN Phat]

You're correct in that I do know how I feel about this thread. I think it's a good topic and agree that we need to be prepared for anything that could happen.

I suppose I should have said that I'm not sure how well this would have been received had I started it.

I think this is a fair statement. One of the reasons that I hesitated to post in the thread.

[Shaka]

I have a basic 72 hour kit with some extra food. I figured I'd just take my shotgun with me if things get scary but some sort of handgun would probably be smart as well. Coach had a lot of good suggestions and I think I will follow his lead and get some more stuff.

I keep two five gallon cans of gas around and have an Can-Am Outlander 650 XT, a Suzuki DRZ400, and an old Yamaha DT 175. Any of the three will fit in the bed of my Titan so I will choose whatever I think is best and if necessary, get out of dodge.

[Surfah]

I have a basic 72 hour kit with some extra food. I figured I'd just take my shotgun with me if things get scary but some sort of handgun would probably be smart as well. Coach had a lot of good suggestions and I think I will follow his lead and get some more stuff.

I keep two five gallon cans of gas around and have an Can-Am Outlander 650 XT, a Suzuki DRZ400, and an old Yamaha DT 175. Any of the three will fit in the bed of my Titan so I will choose whatever I think is best and if necessary, get out of dodge.

I like the way you think Shaka. Maybe this could be the impetus for Gidget allowing me to have a truck again and a bike.