10 Features of a Good Survival Knife

Having the right emergency survival supplies will increase your chances of emergency survival. When planning for emergency survival, choose tools with multiple functions to conserve space and increase efficiency.

One such survival tool is an emergency survival knife, which come with multi-function blades and a hollow handle to store survival items. When buying a survival knife, make sure it has various features to help you survive the worst conditions.

We want to help you know what to expect out of your survival knife. Below is a list of 10 contents and uses the best survival knives will have-

1. Cutting and slicing

2. Saw

3. Bottle-opener

4. Signal mirror

5. Protection

6. Matches

7. Fish hooks and leads

8. Nylon line for fishing

9. Liquid-filled compass

10. Wire ring saw

Emergency survival knives are inexpensive and an invaluable tool to keep in an emergency survival kit.

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Need a Good Survival Knife? Go for the Swiss Army Style Pocket Knife

When talking about emergency survival, you have probably heard over a million suggestions as to what you should include in your emergency survival kit. Some of us get so wrapped up in making our survival kit the “coolest” or best survival kit ever that we neglect some of the basic and fundamental survival supplies.

One of these essential survival tools is a swiss army style knife. The name is so common and many of us have had one since we were children that we are not interested in them anymore, but this handy little survival tool is an excellent choice for any survival kit.


Many of us have been down the “macho” road trying to acquire some massive survival knife that we could use to kill and skin a bear. These knives make us feel empowered and are useful, but there is no reason to forget the small swiss army style knife.

Standard swiss army style knives have around 16 functions, yes 16! This is more functions than you can get in almost all other survival knives. Many of us have been down the “macho” road trying to acquire some massive survival knife that we could use to kill and skin a bear. These knives make us feel empowered and are useful, but there is no reason to forget the small swiss army style knife.

Swiss army style knives are also lightweight and fit almost anywhere, making them a important yet easy addition to your survival kit.

The 16 functions of swiss army style knives are listed below-

Can opener
Cork screw
Reamer
Manicure blade
Sturdy reamer
Philips screwdriver
Hook disgorger
Slot screwdriver
Key ring
Toothpick
Fish scaler
Tweezers
Wood/rope saw
Scissors
Cutting blade
Cap lifter