Knives are for cutting?

You don't say???

Well I'm going to show you a knife I have had for a while and have also reviewed it in the wilds. This knife I believe is very useful either on the coast, in the mountains and in the Jungle. Is this possible?? Well there will be some caveats but I will try and justify my reasoning by providing solid evidence for what I'm about to show you.

Extrema Ratio TASK very at home in the wilds!

If you don't recognize the above knife then let me introduce you to the Extrema Ratio TASK. Regardless of what Extrema Ratio say about this model, I have field verified it's capabilities as a very very useful knife.

First and foremost, the TASK's blade starts off at a whopping 6mm thick tapering to the tip at approx. 2.5mm! WHOA!!! What's that you're saying?? Such a thin tip! 

Big blade taper, big cutting action!

Well the bottom line is that knives are for cutting, and this knife, the TASK does that job perfectly. To give you some examples:

A) I used the TASK to easily cut through very large palm bracts both green and dry in the rainforest (these bracts are perfect for making containers to carry things; store things; transport and or capture water; build roofing material for a hut or shelter in the jungle.

B) Slice and dice (with no effort) very hard dense vegetables such as tubers; potatoes; pumpkin/gourds; pineapples; giant bamboo shoots and various other tropical fruits and vegetables.

C) Cut down Lawyer canes in the jungle using the serrations, and use the same knife to effortlessly strip the canes for: friction fire; and or building things. In other words very delicate tasks.

Deadly serrations, ideal for cutting vines and fibrous materials

D) Cut up meat and fish. There is a good point and the tapering blade makes short work of food preparation.

E) Cut through natural fibres such as manila ropes and (thin but strong) jungle vines.

Fact is a thick bladed knife can be a real PITA when it comes to cutting. 

Usually, I'd pair such a knife with a parang/machete or similar for serious work, as this knife will not hack a coconut in half. In fact few knives without a lot of effort can with exception of using the right tools for the job at hand, ie a parang or similar tool. BUT if I'm not going to be hacking coconuts in half then the TASK can hold it's own when it comes to carving and cutting tasks in the wilds. I can easily make a spear with this knife. But you say, hey you can;t hack a tree down with it! Of course I can't and why would I want to do that? That is in the realms of the TV Survivalist and over zealous Producers! 

 The TASK will easily penetrate objects if need be. Batoning this blade?? Not on your life mate! In fact i'll be soon making a proper video (a challenge essentially to those doubters out there! and/or less experienced in the wilds.) about existing in the wilds without using a baton to split any wood. Considering with the exception of my video reviews (as most You Tubers have come to expect batoning blades as some sort of vigorous testing of a blades suitabilities-when in reality this demonstration is purely for those satisfying their primal roots.- Please no offence to anyone. Everyone, given the chance will follow this line however, my point is that you really don't have to baton anything. You might have to strip wet bark off wood to start a fire, (been there done that many times) or strip very small pieces of wood and let them dry in order to start a fire (the TASK will handle this no problems).

As a teenager we used to use webbing to drag the largest logs we could shift to out campsites and stick the ends in the fires. Why cut it up if you don't have to? Anyway I digress slightly, Stay tuned to BushCampingTools and I'll show you why (again) the Extrema Ratio TASK is a big performer for many tasks (no pun intended!) in the bush.