041 All About Best Types of Survival and Combat Knives Components - The Prepper Podcast




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Summary: I Explain all about the best types of survival and combat knives and tell you everything you ever need to know about the components of a survival or combat knife<br> <a href="http://cleversurvivalist.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Anatomy-of-a-blade-illo_031.jpg"></a>News:<br> <br> <br> Ebola Scare: Two People being treated in Atlanta with Ebola. At least one was a physician in Africa, where it is rampant.<br> <br> <br> Symptoms are: sudden fever, intense weakness, muscle pain, headaches, vomiting and diarrhea. As the disease progresses, it can cause kidney and liver failure as well as internal bleeding.<br> <br> <br> PPE you may want: P100 Half-face mask<br> <br> <br> There are 3 categories of disposable masks:<br> <br> <br> N–not oil resistant<br> <br> <br> R–oil resistance<br> <br> <br> P–much more oil resistant (possibly oil proof)<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> The numbers 95, 99, and 100 refers to the percentage of particles it can filter out.  N95 is said to work, but I wouldn’t take the chance.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <a href="http://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-ebola-atlanta-20140802-story.html">http://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-ebola-atlanta-20140802-story.html</a><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Not much on the scene about Yellowstone, except that the roads melting could have been from hydrothermal activity.<br> <br> <br> Gaza Strip: This is a fight over land that Israel gave back to the Palestinians and then Hamas was elected into power at Gaza.  They have been behind rockets being fired into Israel.  Hamas firing rockets, Israel takes the offensive, and now they have pulled out.  Over 1800 Palestinians and 60 Israelis are dead.<br> <br> <br> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/20436092">http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/20436092</a><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Housekeeping:<br> <br> <br> The Honey and The Bee: <a href="http://theprepperpodcast.com/beebook">Purchase on Amazon</a> (<a href="http://theprepperpodcast.com/beebook">http://theprepperpodcast.com/beebook</a>)<br> <br> <br> Feedback at 978-KNOWS IT (566-9748) or visit my website and click the green banner<br> <br> <br> Feedback:<br> <br> <br> Thurl from Africa<br> <br> <br> Her Bees have died<br> <br> <br> There are drano bombs going off now in her area<br> <br> <br> Thurl, Keep clear of all the Ebola stuff over there<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Discussion: Everything You ever want to know about survival knives<br> Know that we need it, but not what we need<br> <br> <br> know what we are using a knife for<br> <br> <br> know the components of a knife making them ideal<br> <br> <br> tang, pammel, handle, grind, steel, and other items<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> What are some good uses for survival knives?<br> <br> <br> Collect tinder, kindling, firewood (inner bark, branch hammer)<br> <br> <br> Start fire (with ferrocerium rod, shaving magnesium…more heat…faster starting)<br> <br> <br> Cut thread and gauze for mending items… or yourself<br> <br> <br> Shaping wood for shelters<br> <br> <br> Cut rope and strip vines for weaving your own rope<br> <br> <br> Collect edible plants (some hard to harvest by breaking open, inner meat or sap, cut thorns away)<br> <br> <br> Carve Items: spears, fishhooks, trap components<br> <br> <br> Skin game, gut fish<br> <br> <br> Choosing the best combat knife or bushcraft knife<br> <br> <br> The blade of a knife is the most basic reason for having it in the first place<br> <br> <br> fixed blade vs pocket knives<br> <br> <br> blade length of 4-6 inches<br> <br> <br> mobility and precision vs utility and functionality<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Thickness<br> <br> <br> Thicker is more durable,