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"The Earthling" A small boy in Australia loses his in the bush. An old guy finds him and teaches him how to survive. I remember the end showed the old guy had cancer and had gone into the bush to die. Very vague now, but one of the details I remember is the old guy making spear and waiting...

Silly me - should've known this topic would already have been covered :)

I'm stealing this topic from the Australian forum - but: What movies show good bushcraft? A good example is "The Earthling" which features an old guy who travels into the bush to die of cancer but then finds a lost boy and teaches him bushcraft so he can survive... Another is "The grey"...

That's a very nice looking knife - and I like the carry case too. The handle looks very similar to the Enzo Trapper...is it thin and flat? As to the "just one knife" comment - I'm afraid I have far too many knives already :( I'm going to take a bunch of them out in a couple of weeks and...

Probably true - but frustrating given I need to choose a knife soon (being offered an expensive knife to commemorate the birth of my first child). I guess work would not understand if I asked for a few months off in the bush to work out what I really need in a knife? :) So by woodie clone...

Just read this thread from end to end (started in 2006!), as I'm currently trying to decide between the convex grind (my preference thus far given most of my knives are Bark River) and the old Scandi which seems to be the "approved" bushcraft grind due to Ray Mears. There is such a wide variety...

I'm in a situation to get a good custom knife - and now have the problem of defining exactly what I want in a bespoke bushcraft knife. So the question I ask is - "if you could design the perfect bushcraft knife what elements would be essential?" . What grind would it need to have – Flat...

Thanks guys - that's all great advice. I did as suggested and checked out some of the Australian custom knife makers and I do believe my dilemma is even bigger - the range of options has my head spinning. John Foxwell has some awesome stuff, as does Peter Del Raso...

This my first time posting on this forum – normally I just lurk and read discussions :cool: But now I’m faced with a particular dilemma and hoping to get some assistance: In March next year I’ll be having my first child (a son). The mother, knowing what a knife nut I am, wants to get me a...