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Posted: 7/22/2012 11:13:20 AM
THE IMAGE ABOVE IS A PAID ADVERTISEMENT i mean that may be of some serious value in shtf..... am i right? |
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BillofRights
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Posted: 7/22/2012 11:22:24 AM
No, not really. If you really are fixed on the idea though, get a few boxes of knives from goodwill. 10 cents for the tableware type, 40 cents for the butcher/filet/chefs knife variety. Sometimes, you can find some really good quality.
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Posted: 7/22/2012 2:11:17 PM
Piece of crap that will break 1st time used. Steel is soft and bends easy, I know.
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Posted: 7/22/2012 2:26:38 PM
I have had two of them and broke both withing 15 minutes of having them
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Posted: 7/22/2012 2:29:17 PM
i would rather spend the money on something decent that you could use.
Like Mora knives |
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Posted: 7/22/2012 4:29:59 PM
sounds good thanks for the tips ill keep that $10 and spend it on a box of ammo.
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godrilla47
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Posted: 7/22/2012 4:35:42 PM
I think I'd rather have a long sharp stick than a $1.00 walmart knife as a weapon. Probably not the best investment considering small improvised weapons are easily made.
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Posted: 7/22/2012 8:18:21 PM
[Last Edit: 7/22/2012 8:18:30 PM by sitdwnandhngon]
Stock up on Mora knives for sure.
I bought 25 from Bens Backwoods last year and he cut me a deal. I saved a handful for myself and gave the rest out as Christmas gifts to all the guys in the family, the quality for the price is unbeatable with those knives. |
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EdHaney1
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Posted: 7/23/2012 2:09:20 AM
I like having one of these around too. Never know when you're gonna have a sit down meal.
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Medicfrost
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Posted: 7/23/2012 10:45:08 AM
Once the world ends, you can probably trade that knife for an hour with an ugly woman.
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BillofRights
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Posted: 7/23/2012 11:28:39 AM
Originally Posted By sitdwnandhngon: Stock up on Mora knives for sure. I bought 25 from Bens Backwoods last year and he cut me a deal. I saved a handful for myself and gave the rest out as Christmas gifts to all the guys in the family, the quality for the price is unbeatable with those knives. So, when people talk about the inexpensive Moras, do they mean the $11 dollar ones, or is there another I'm not seeing? You bought $250 dollars worth? |
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Posted: 7/23/2012 12:01:54 PM
Originally Posted By BillofRights:
Originally Posted By sitdwnandhngon:
Stock up on Mora knives for sure. I bought 25 from Bens Backwoods last year and he cut me a deal. I saved a handful for myself and gave the rest out as Christmas gifts to all the guys in the family, the quality for the price is unbeatable with those knives. So, when people talk about the inexpensive Moras, do they mean the $11 dollar ones, or is there another I'm not seeing? You bought $250 dollars worth? You can find a couple of Mora knives that run about $8 or so, but they are made in China. I'd stick with the $11-$15 range made in Sweden for personal use, but if its for barter the cheaper the better. |
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Posted: 7/23/2012 12:10:15 PM
[Last Edit: 7/23/2012 12:11:39 PM by blt-2-drg]
I personally will try to avoid trading items like weapons and ammo. Instead i stock up on different things i feel could be in demand come SHTF. This is stuff myself or my family could/will use, but i figure if i stock it deep it could always be used as barter if i need something when the dollar is worthless. Stuff like toilet paper, chocolate, tobacco, batteries, canned veggies & fruit, and cases of water.
You could buy 2 cans of generic canned food for the same price as that cheapo pocket knife. If someone hasnt eaten in days just think what they will be willing to trade for a meal. I like the fact that its for barter but if you never need to barter then you can use it yourself. What would you end up doing with 10 or 15 junk knives if you never trade them? |
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Posted: 7/23/2012 8:40:10 PM
Originally Posted By blt-2-drg:
Originally Posted By BillofRights:
Originally Posted By sitdwnandhngon:
Stock up on Mora knives for sure. I bought 25 from Bens Backwoods last year and he cut me a deal. I saved a handful for myself and gave the rest out as Christmas gifts to all the guys in the family, the quality for the price is unbeatable with those knives. So, when people talk about the inexpensive Moras, do they mean the $11 dollar ones, or is there another I'm not seeing? You bought $250 dollars worth? You can find a couple of Mora knives that run about $8 or so, but they are made in China. I'd stick with the $11-$15 range made in Sweden for personal use, but if its for barter the cheaper the better. I am pretty sure they are all made in the same place. The 511 model just has an injection molded handle and a 3/4 tang. Those are my favorite though, carbon steel with the finger saver on the bottom. It looks like the price has gone up on them just a little since last year. |
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Posted: 7/23/2012 8:42:11 PM
Originally Posted By blt-2-drg:
I personally will try to avoid trading items like weapons and ammo. Instead i stock up on different things i feel could be in demand come SHTF. This is stuff myself or my family could/will use, but i figure if i stock it deep it could always be used as barter if i need something when the dollar is worthless. Stuff like toilet paper, chocolate, tobacco, batteries, canned veggies & fruit, and cases of water. You could buy 2 cans of generic canned food for the same price as that cheapo pocket knife. If someone hasnt eaten in days just think what they will be willing to trade for a meal. I like the fact that its for barter but if you never need to barter then you can use it yourself. What would you end up doing with 10 or 15 junk knives if you never trade them? I think the best barter item is peoples vices. If you toss a few packs of cigarettes in your freezer and then hold them for a year after the SHTF you will be sitting on gold. Or even better, grab a few of the $9 bottles of vodka or rum and tuck them away somewhere, same thing though. After awhile some people will be willing to trade anything just to get hammered drunk. It is sad to play on peoples addictions like that, but hey, you gotta eat. |
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Posted: 7/23/2012 10:44:12 PM
Originally Posted By sitdwnandhngon:
Originally Posted By blt-2-drg:
Originally Posted By BillofRights:
Originally Posted By sitdwnandhngon:
Stock up on Mora knives for sure. I bought 25 from Bens Backwoods last year and he cut me a deal. I saved a handful for myself and gave the rest out as Christmas gifts to all the guys in the family, the quality for the price is unbeatable with those knives. So, when people talk about the inexpensive Moras, do they mean the $11 dollar ones, or is there another I'm not seeing? You bought $250 dollars worth? You can find a couple of Mora knives that run about $8 or so, but they are made in China. I'd stick with the $11-$15 range made in Sweden for personal use, but if its for barter the cheaper the better. I am pretty sure they are all made in the same place. The 511 model just has an injection molded handle and a 3/4 tang. Those are my favorite though, carbon steel with the finger saver on the bottom. It looks like the price has gone up on them just a little since last year. Their are some now made in China and not Sweden. I've ran across them several times recently while looking for a new 511 and Robust. They claim to be the same steel and manufacturing process, but i still stuck with the Sweden made. |
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Posted: 7/24/2012 7:44:44 AM
Interesting. Are they just knockoffs or does Mora of Sweden actually endorse them?
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ColdSoul
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Posted: 7/25/2012 4:36:38 PM
http://www2.knifecenter.com/item/FT11863/Morakniv-Mora-of-Sweden-Companion-Knife-4-inch-Carbon-Steel-Blade-Military-Green-and-Black-Handle
I have one of the older ones that does not have a rubber grip. I just don't like the feel of the handle. Kind of cheap looking and feeling. I have not put it thru a lot but for the price its a good knife. I can promise better that a $1 wal-mart knife. |
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Posted: 7/26/2012 7:53:53 AM
tractor supply had winchester Gerber renamed folders for $10 in clearance and it has been a great knife, wife takes it over any of her fillet knives when prepping food.
Wish they had more I would have grabbed them all. |
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Rcd567
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Posted: 7/26/2012 10:57:13 AM
Holy Crap! I remember...not so long ago, that those mora knives sold for around four bucks.
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Posted: 7/26/2012 10:59:32 AM
If there is some terrible catastrophe I would think the survivors could find plenty of crappy knives in the rubble and abandoned houses.
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Posted: 7/27/2012 3:48:25 PM
BudK sells a survival neck knife for $1.98 that's decent quality and comes in a Kydex neck sheath with built in whistle. If you want to stock up on trading knives, you could do worse for more.
You might also consider stocking up on P38's for opening all of those cans that'll be laying around  |
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ColdSoul
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Posted: 7/27/2012 3:55:39 PM
Originally Posted By TheOTHERmaninblack: BudK sells a survival neck knife for $1.98 that's decent quality and comes in a Kydex neck sheath with built in whistle. If you want to stock up on trading knives, you could do worse for more. You might also consider stocking up on P38's for opening all of those cans that'll be laying around  When the first page has an advertisement for lock pick sets and the quote is "Secret Agent Credit Card Size Storage" I clicky the back button. I prefer my lock picks the 12GA size lol |
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Posted: 7/27/2012 11:27:30 PM
Originally Posted By ColdSoul: Originally Posted By TheOTHERmaninblack: BudK sells a survival neck knife for $1.98 that's decent quality and comes in a Kydex neck sheath with built in whistle. If you want to stock up on trading knives, you could do worse for more. You might also consider stocking up on P38's for opening all of those cans that'll be laying around When the first page has an advertisement for lock pick sets and the quote is "Secret Agent Credit Card Size Storage" I clicky the back button.I prefer my lock picks the 12GA size lol You really owe it to yourself to read through the whole thing. Better yet, order a catalog. There are some real gems in that catalog, and I'm not talking about the merchandise. Things like: Handmade, one of a kind stone arrowheads, pack of 3... or the childish photoshopping of some of the blades into wildly out of scale pics. Still, the quality of the blades is okay, and the prices are really good. And they do carry Cold Steel products. Just be very careful when you read the dimensions of some of the knives, as they'll switch out between OA and blade length. I bought a set of punch daggers once that turned out to be gnome-sized. Of course, for $3, it wasn't a world ending event. |
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Posted: 7/28/2012 10:07:08 AM
Barter+shtf=booze
Small plastic bottled minis work fine <1.00 each. |
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Posted: 7/30/2012 1:21:45 AM
Originally Posted By keninnavarre:
Barter+shtf=booze Small plastic bottled minis work fine <1.00 each. This guy is right. The best currency in a SHTF situation will be drugs and alcohol. Cigarettes are always popular, but for real value compared to the weight, marijuana would probably be your absolute best bet for something you could trade for anything you want. |
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