What knife and carry for an ambush predator?
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i know its not *stictly* a knife, but surely if your going to get into hand to hand combat with a big preditor a chainsaw is the only way to go ? Prefferably taken into combat with a battle cry.
In my experiance the chainsaw would be two pulls from starting as i felt the neck snapping crunch of the predators jaws....i
I am beginning to think that this is what is needed
http://us.123rf.com/400wm/400/400/s...phica0812/svlumagraphica081200221/4075400.jpg
Perhaps shorter for easy carry
http://us.123rf.com/400wm/400/400/s...phica0812/svlumagraphica081200221/4075400.jpg
Perhaps shorter for easy carry
forestwalker
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
Silly, you carry a rechargeable tiger saw. Based on the name that must be the original intended purpose...
could not find the tiger saw but i gues you mean something like this.....
http://www.shopwiki.com/_Bare-Tool+...e+(Tool+Only,+No+Battery)?s=3885&o=1040315294
.....might be a bit bulky to carry....but it'd get the job done....Yes the perfect anti ambush tool
I think we found the answer (sorry to OP for extracting the michael)
http://www.shopwiki.com/_Bare-Tool+...e+(Tool+Only,+No+Battery)?s=3885&o=1040315294
.....might be a bit bulky to carry....but it'd get the job done....Yes the perfect anti ambush tool
I think we found the answer (sorry to OP for extracting the michael)
forestwalker
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
could not find the tiger saw but i gues you mean something like this.....
.....might be a bit bulky to carry....but it'd get the job done....Yes the perfect anti ambush tool
Silly me. A bit of googling indicates that what is called "tigersåg" in Swedish is called reciprocating saw in English. But the same googling expedition indicated that makita makes a cordless chainsaw. Now that would be *the* (silly)choice. Just have to remove the silly point guard...
Looking at your original post, hasn't the choice come down to:
- Where can I reach?
- What will reasonably fit there?
- Is that what the locals have learnt to use?
Referring back to wreck diving, keeping it high (realistically, a shoulder strap if you don't go for the spear=lobby hook option) puts it in reach.
:togo:
Anyway...regarding the area you're in and the wildlife (iirc)
- elephants vrs knife would do you not much good. Maybe a mahout (elephant handler) can teach you some tricks but....
- tiger / leopard vrs knife .... mmm false sense of security, would opt for the face on the back and working in pairs or a spear type thing (told you about Cold Steel
)
- snakes...well don't tread on them, leave them alone; this should be enough (otherwise your parang should do)
- makaques (spelling?) Unfriendly monkeys with a nasty bite: Parang
- Rhino: eeh.... see elephant
- Any thing I missed?
Reminded me of a visit around Sengai Kinabatanga in Sabah with Lan trying to track wild elephants whilst bare chested and bare footed thru the jungle following Mogli (Lan)... Not the smartest thing I ever did. We heard the elephants, saw the tracks (stepped in them) but never saw them....
We did manage wild Orang Utan though
Good luck Ash and hope to meet up some day...
Grtz Johan
Anyway...regarding the area you're in and the wildlife (iirc)
- elephants vrs knife would do you not much good. Maybe a mahout (elephant handler) can teach you some tricks but....
- tiger / leopard vrs knife .... mmm false sense of security, would opt for the face on the back and working in pairs or a spear type thing (told you about Cold Steel
)- snakes...well don't tread on them, leave them alone; this should be enough (otherwise your parang should do)
- makaques (spelling?) Unfriendly monkeys with a nasty bite: Parang
- Rhino: eeh.... see elephant
- Any thing I missed?
Reminded me of a visit around Sengai Kinabatanga in Sabah with Lan trying to track wild elephants whilst bare chested and bare footed thru the jungle following Mogli (Lan)... Not the smartest thing I ever did. We heard the elephants, saw the tracks (stepped in them) but never saw them....
We did manage wild Orang Utan though
Good luck Ash and hope to meet up some day...
Grtz Johan
if your in australia then the only thing i would worry about would be crocodiles, in which case there isnt much you can possibly do to fight one off, and venomous snakes, in which case i would watch my step.
Forget the blades.
All that you need is a native woman and a ladle
http://www.nst.com.my/nst/articles/21tiger/Article/
All that you need is a native woman and a ladle
http://www.nst.com.my/nst/articles/21tiger/Article/
For me in the US, the first thing I would want would be a side arm. Not having that, I would want a a stout boar spear, but you asked about a blade.
I would want my 12" bladed parang that I made myself. 1/4" thick 5160 with a hemp wrapped leather backed handle, full complete tang. Nice a grippy even if wet or cold.
Not that good for sticking but a pure chopper. Here in Kentucky it is the two legged predators that I am wary of, not the for legged variety....and a big knife can be intimidating.....
I would want my 12" bladed parang that I made myself. 1/4" thick 5160 with a hemp wrapped leather backed handle, full complete tang. Nice a grippy even if wet or cold.
Not that good for sticking but a pure chopper. Here in Kentucky it is the two legged predators that I am wary of, not the for legged variety....and a big knife can be intimidating.....
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