Multi-tools cannot be used on uninhabited islands! After all, the conclusion that there is no better tool than a knife

Thanks! It is a self-proclaimed “Abandoned EDC” Shieldon Knives channel! There are often discussions about “what to choose if you can bring only one to an uninhabited island”. There are quite a few people who give fantasy and unusual answers such as “convenience store” and “door everywhere”, but those who answer seriously answer “military scoops” and “fishing rods”, which are really usable tools. However, I would like people who bring multi-tools to uninhabited islands to rethink.

Well, in the article below, I said something like “Multi-tool is the best!”, But as I continued to survive on Shieldon manufacturer, my thoughts changed. I’m still immature. [LEATHERMAN Skeletool] Introducing my companion vol.1 Multi-tool.

Multi-tool is an assistant

There are various types of multi-tools, but here we will refer to the “adventure” of Victorinox, which is a standard multi-tool.

If you want to describe a multi-tool in one word, I think it is a tool that “can reach the itchy place”.

• I want to drink corona outside but there is no plug
• No one has a wine opener
• I want to do a little work with wood
• I want to handle the fish I caught
• Longing for Switzerland (Victorinox is from Switzerland)

In such a case, you can show its true value.

However, there is no beer or wine on the uninhabited island. At that point, more than half the features of the adventure are useless. And in the end you will only use knives.

Are multi-tool knives useless in survival?

I’m not saying it’s completely useless. There are certainly scenes where you can collect plants, handle fish, and even use multi-tool knives. But the biggest problem is “durability”. The multi-tool knife is foldable and has a blade thickness of less than 2 mm. The foldable type can be stored compactly and is easy to carry, but it cannot be handled roughly because the strength of the rotating shaft part is low. There is also a problem with the blade thickness. If you try to chop wood by buttoning, striking the back of the blade with wood, the blade will crack before the wood. I hope you understand that multi-tools are not the best option, but the question is what is the best. In conclusion, I think Mora Knife is the best.

Bushcraft Male Mora Knife

Mora Knife is a knife maker born in Sweden where bushcraft is popular, but it’s good anyway. For the sake of clarity, we will focus on the knife called “Bushcraft Survival Orange”.

First of all, the blade is quite thick at 3.2 mm, so even if you use it quite hard, it will not break. The structure of the knife is also a simple structure called a fixed blade (a straight blade without a folding function), so there are as few elements as possible to break. There is no problem with buttoning, and it can be used for detailed work. The uninhabited island is naturally surrounded by the sea. Carbon steel blades rust quickly, so stainless steel is a better choice. The Mora knife has a good reputation for the sharpness of stainless steel, so it can be used even at the beach.

And the feature of Bushcraft Survival Orange is that it comes with a metal match, which makes it insanely easy to “fire” the first frustration on an uninhabited island. No matter how hard you try, it takes about 30 minutes to start a fire, but it takes 10 seconds for a metal match. The effort is probably about 1/1000. In addition, a sharpener is also attached to the sheath, so if it becomes dull, you can sharpen it on the spot. Nothing is more dangerous than a blunt knife and an adolescent junior high school student.

Summary Simple is best

Multi-tools are certainly useful tools. However, it is a convenient tool, not a reliable tool. Packing various functions in a small body is inferior to simple tools in terms of strength and usability. A simple knife with no elaborate mechanism or function specializes in “cutting / shaving”, so it can be used in various ways depending on the user’s ingenuity. I have no children and no children to say this, but the most important thing is wisdom and ingenuity. No matter how good a tool you have, it doesn’t make sense without the human skills to use it. And it is a simple tool to hone those skills.

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