how do I know if the knife. is good.

[multi]

I'm fine with a puukko or brukskniv, 10 cm carbon steel blade (thickness vary depending on task and blade geometry), wood or birch bark handle and leather sheath with liner.
I prefer barrel shaped handle as they give the greatest possibility of grips and confort during use.

For a start I too suggest a Mora.

The one in your link has a kind of yatagan styled blade. The yatagan was an ottoman knife or short saber used from 16th century.

Yeah lots of people are recomending a mora, ill get one to play with for a couple months while I collate the gear and intelligence I still need.

I tried searching yatagon and ottoman on heinnie but it came up with no matches

 

[multi]

Dude, I was sticking up for you...

Man down.

Well you said I was enjoying peoples responses.. clearly stated im a troll.

I didnt side track this thread...

 

[Samon]

multi, go camping for a day locally. see if you found it comfortable with the things you take and try to work out what lonegr stays will be like. work up to 2-3 nights when confident, and test yourself and your kit! test what is and isn't essential in those days, and learn.

 

[mountainm]

Well you said I was enjoying peoples responses.. clearly stated im a troll.

I didnt side track this thread...

Nope, I said other people were making assumptions. Not correcting them is not trolling.

 

[multi]

what I'm saying is, unless you have legal permission to do anything you would like then don't bother.

you need permission from the land owner to snare any animal, and restriction apply to any snaring done in the UK. if you don't have permission or any knowledge on the law, don't take it, it's extra weight and a reason to geta rrested.

same with the fillet knife, do you have a rod license? or any fishing licenses/permission? if not, don't bother carrying it, it's a dead weight that you cannot use legally.

Unfortunately there is no free land that we can all just use as normal people..

Its ok, im more or less aware of the major legislations.
I have to have a rod for catching food. I need to also lkearn some basic foraging. ( please dont detour the thread any more, I dont wish to eat much fungi, just common foods)

 

[multi]

multi, go camping for a day locally. see if you found it comfortable with the things you take and try to work out what lonegr stays will be like. work up to 2-3 nights when confident, and test yourself and your kit! test what is and isn't essential in those days, and learn.

I plan to do this, I may take a short course too. I have several months before I *intend* to leave.

 

[multi]

Yes you can.

I
No im not spending so much time messing around with 3 inch or less awkward to handle blade to fillet maybe 6lb bass possibly every day, I have too much walking too do, im not going on a luxury cruise with time on my hands, hence making this thread about steel materials to collate knowledge on harder wearing blades and not cosmetic show peices..

 

[crosslandkelly]

Multi have you ever done a basic bushcraft course, or are you learning from you tube. Don't take these comment the wrong way, these people care what you're doing, or they would'nt have bothered to respond. When you ask for advice, don't be offended by it.

 

[sandbender]

+2 boy did I back the wrong horse...

+3

"...I have several months before I *intend* to leave..."

Your trip kicks off in the autumn/winter? Again, you really need to have a good long think about this.

Good luck.

 

[crosslandkelly]

I plan to do this, I may take a short course too. I have several months before I *intend* to leave.

When do you plan to leave?

 

[multi]

+3



Your trip kicks off in the autumn/winter? Again, you really need to have a good long think about this.

Good luck.

I always find less people on the beaches and find more catches during the winter was catching cod north devon october november.

 

[multi]

When do you plan to leave?

As soon as possible.

 

[crosslandkelly]

I always find less people on the beaches and find more catches during the winter was catching cod north devon october november.

You,ll be catching cold further north that time of year.

 

[multi]

You,ll be catching cold further north that time of year.

But by the time im in scotland itll be spring =p

 

[crosslandkelly]

As soon as possible.

I give up.

 

[multi]

I give up.

Im not trusting enough to give details of a trek..
Why would you ask me this?
Why would it makje you mad me keeping details to a minimum..

Please leave me alone to get on, i only need the blades education today, not everyones questions about my trekking, I am still in prep.

 

[Frederick89]

Yeah lots of people are recomending a mora, ill get one to play with for a couple months while I collate the gear and intelligence I still need.

I tried searching yatagon and ottoman on heinnie but it came up with no matches

The yatagan is an historical weapon, rather unknown too.

The russian knife in the link has that blade profile, but is not a yatagan.

 

[Kepis]

Need to find a descent small packing fishing rod too.

And a couple more pouches. And hhave my netting needles and some garden cord too to help degrade. If I need to make a net and ditch it.

I hope you have permission to fish the waters you intend to go to, otherwise it's poaching, unless of course you are reffering to Sea Fishing only?

Re the net, if you do make one, dont just dump it when you have finished with it, for a start it's littering and there is already enough detritus in the countryside without adding anymore, nor do you want to dump the net and have an animal get caught up it after you ditched it and have it die a very painful and lingering death, if you intend to dump the net after use, first cut it up, then put it in a bin.

 

[multi]

The yatagan is an historical weapon, rather unknown too.

The shape seemed like I could fillet a bass and cut the head of no problem and fins too, but need serations on it, im sure if I search heinnie more ill find a blade similar and with serations, so far a bowies the closest.

 

[multi]

I hope you have permission to fish the waters you intend to go to, otherwise it's poaching, unless of course you are reffering to Sea Fishing only?

Re the net, if you do make one, dont just dump it when you have finished with it, for a start it's littering and there is already enough detritus in the countryside without adding anymore, nor do you want to dump the net and have an animal get caught up it after you ditched it and have it die a very painful and lingering death, if you intend to dump the net after use, first cut it up, then put it in a bin.

Well its just decomposing garden twine, if I made a net and no bins hanging about ill put it in a hole I crap in then bury it.

Easyer for me. Doubt ill need a net tbh, but its an activity to keep me sane and reset my head after walking, and ofcourse may need to discard broken pouches so can make a net to carry untill I can find a shop. Or use twine to fix it, I wasnt intending to use to hunt lol.