DIY Compact Survival Kit

Step 9 Razor Blade

If there is one thing that you should take into the wild, it's a knife. While a lot of knives are quite bulky and big, a razor blade is small, and very sharp. Although it has no handle, you can always attach it to one, but often enough you are doing something very small, such as whittling notches into a stick, so a handle may not be needed.

Comments

[TheInventor1997]

what about a knife? it is much easier, and it gives a better chance of winning a fight than using a dinky razorblade

[static]

A small lightweight handgun is what you need to carry if you are expecting a knife fight.

[Beggsie11]

A knife fight with guns?!

[kchristensen6]

you will probably use you knife for so many other things and when you need an extremely sharp blade you will have dulled enough so that it will not compare to a razor blade.

[tboultwood]

Why not a swiss army knife like the evogrip 18 it has a wood saw on as well

[kelcylane]

actually....you'll want to use a bit of duct tape to cover the top piece. I use razor blades..from a razor(so its prolly different?)...to cut random stuff like foam board and paper and what ever. but i would press down on the edge too hard and get cuts on my fingertips....

so put a bit of tape on the edge...

[RoBear613]

Why not use one of those razor knives that have the snap off blade. As it get dull, you snap off a fresh edge. it comes in a handle a bit bigger than a hefty pen.

[TheInventor1997]

you could also use the points from the snapped segments as an arrow head or something, use your imagination!

[guy90]

They're sharp,but as robear suggests, they will go blunt, and they break easily. I'd only use one as a compass, magnetize a razorblade, thats suspended in the centre by a piece of string.

[regener8]

I personally drilled 2 holes in the center-line of the blade, and included a coiled bit of wire coat hanger. That way, I can make a handle by looping the wire into either side and wrapping around. Makes it much easier to use, especially if/when you need a bit of force (striking flint for example). I'd suggest including a small pliers or something to make it easy; that's the only addition to my kit.