Part 3: Tools, Wood Cutting & Knives – Bug Out Bag / Wild Camping Equipment
Beginner's Guide On How To Make A Bug Out Bag For Wild Camping: Part 1: Wild Camping / Bug Out Bag Review: Vango Contour. Part 2: Camp Food & Drink. Part 3: Tools, Wood cutting & Knives. Part 4: Self-Sufficient Lighting. Part 5: Twisted Fire Starter. Part 6: Health, Hygiene and Sexy Times. Part 7: Survival Snacks. Part 8: Miscellaneous Must Haves & Book: SAS Survival Guide. Watch out for a bonus update on this BOB next year... Thanks for subscribing!
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I’ve stitched up a chicken with cotton before
I have two of those folding saws, cheap aldi ones. Look suspiciously like the baco ones. If you want a all-in-one device you need a khukari knife. But personally I like knives with a serrated edge.
may sound like overkill but a true full tang fixed blade knife like a enzo trapper would be an excellent complement to the mora….just in case the mora broke you have a backup or vise versa….great series nice music.
@secretsquirrell13 Thanks Secret Squirrell, Yeah a back up knife is very good advice, the Enzo Trapper is also thicker than the Mora and looks remarkably solid from what I’ve seen.
@ProjectEndure Indeed sir and its not a $300 knife either and o1 is a great steel, seems like alot of bang for your buck…peace.
Own the same mora clipper myself, but in Stainless Steel blade. Carbon blades require a little bit of after use care if using for food prep,due to corrosive acids in some foods. On the flip side, Carbon can be refined to razor edge, explaining why kitchens love em even if needing maintenance. Personally I’ve not needed mine lethally sharp for most camping tasks (either with wood or food), and like the maintenance free aspect. In either case, the clippers are great (superb grip).
Is a multitool something you carry everyday?
If not it would be a fairly inexpensive way to add more versatility to your kit. One use that has proved invaluable to me is removing fishing hooks from (obviously) fish as well as from the back of my head (thanks to the youngster for that one). Great vids keep it up!
@kaidensfire Ouch! We all start somewhere hey
I went for the Swiss Army Knife rather than a large multi-tool with pliers becuase of the weight saving.
@F08M Yeah good points, I keep hearing good things about the delights from Dalarna!
Nice job, mate! I have much of the same tools — you’ll see them in my bug out series coming soon!
Nice collection there. Would a multi-tool be a useful addition? perhaps one of those that has the thing for getting stones out of horses hooves
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Mora knives are great bang for the buck, but they have terrible sheaths and are not fully tanged. I own the Clipper and the 2000. I’m not sure if he ships International, but there is a guy that makes sheaths for Mora knives using Kydex. Check out his site at, dadofalltrades(dot)com. I bought one for my Mora 2000 and it is excellent. I would also recommend a multitool. Something like a Leatherman Wave or a Victorinox SwissTool Spirt X.
@drcstudios Cool, I saw your 1st aid kit which was comprehensive, so look forward to your B.O.B.
@rickvanman
Yeah I’ve had a lot of feedback suggesting a multitool, but personally I can’t reconcile the cost or weight of a Leatherman, so just went with a swiss army knife in the end with it’s similar but smaller multi-functions.
@1jump2many Thanks for the link, the sheath I got is nothing special, but seems robust enough ABS plastic. Yeah I’ve had a lot of feedback suggesting a multitool, but personally I can’t reconcile the cost or weight of a Leatherman, so just went with a swiss army knife in the end with it’s similar but smaller multi-functions.