Everyone Needs A Knife
Everyone Needs a Knife
The knife is one of the oldest and by far most useful tools human kind has ever known. Some people use and carry knives their entire lives. To this day many parents continue the tradition of giving their children a basic pocket knife as a rite of passage. As time passes and those kids grow and mature, so will their demand for knives. Taking advice from the Boy Scout's motto of “Be Prepared” the best way to be prepared is to have a reliable knife.
“Prepare for what?” some might ask. Well, to be perfectly honest, pretty much anything. For starters, practically any well stocked, excursion into the great outdoors will benefit from packing a knife. For example, Hunting knives have their obvious niche; aside from a valid license and a hunting weapon, a fixed blade or folding blade hunting knife is crucial for taking care of the dirty work after a successful hunt. (Note: the hunting knife itself does not count as a hunting weapon unless you're Rambo, Solid Snake, or some kind of ninja...which you aren't.)
For folks who like wilderness adventure without stalking game, a hunting knife can be traded for a dependable survival knife. When really roughing it through the woods a survival knife is the most important thing to carry after matches or a fire starter.
Urban knife users may find something as simple as a 2 inch blade pocket knife is all they need around the house or office. Stepping up a notch, a sturdy 3-4 inch folding blade can often clip to a pocket and be worked with a single hand allowing for greater control of knife deployment while retaining the ability to manage any kind of skid, package etc, that needs to be stabilized while the knife is prepared.
Even better than than manual folding knives, the one-handed, fast action of an assisted opening knife can be at your service in a snap. With some gentle assistance from the user, an assisted opening knife deploys almost as fast as the infamous switch-blade knife. Since everyone needs a knife, assisted opening knives are the ideal pocket knife for those who may otherwise struggle with common folding knives.
Ever since the sharp stone, there have been knives built to handle every scenario. Unfortunately, the only knives really worth owning often carry a price tag that may be hard to justify for most consumers. I've recently been looking for a good assisted opening knife, but couldn't find one less than $50 anywhere. A co-worker of mine collects knives and immediately showed me http://www.knivesunder20.com.
It may not sound like much, but $20 is about the only amount most can afford to budget for a knife. And typically it's hard to find a good selection of knives under 20 dollars, especially considering that with many knives you often get what you pay for. But with the immeasurable value of the knife every responsible and resourceful consumer should have one.
After further exploration, http://www.knivesunder20.com is really the best thing to happen to the casual knife owner since the milt-tool. Even folks seeking the convenience of an assisted opener can find one that fits their budget.
Now, no matter what price your knife is set at it will still need proper care and cleaning. Just because you bought a knife under 20 dollars doesn't mean you should abuse it like an '88 Buick. If you can find knives under 20 dollars, a knife sharpener should fit your budget too. Regular knife sharpening will help your knife keep it's edge and perform just as well as those $100 blades.