I love my small version of the same knife, the Boker Mini Tracker. It’s one of my top choices for first line outdoor gear.

My only thing to add is to consider carrying a well-made dive knife as a survival blade.

I live and work in Florida, so my knives get exposed to a lot of humidity and (occasionally) salt water.

My Aqualung brand dive knife has a six inch blade, a bowie-style clip point, and is partially serrated. Its overall outline resembles a Ka-bar Marine utility knife.

The grip is solid, chemically unreactive black plastic (with a raised texture that aids in maintaining a grip), and it fits in any standard after-market knife sheath.

In an urban environment after a disaster, there is likely to be short-circuits and compromised power lines. The plastic grip gives an slight extra margin of safety when using this knifeunder these conditions, as the grip won’t readily conduct electricity.

Also, being chemically resistant (the knife was made for use in salt water) is important in an urban disaster, as this knife is unlikely to be damaged by oil, gasoline, antifreeze, pool acid, or any of the other nasty substances that are sometimes encountered in an urban disaster.

Also, this knife is easier to explain away if you have snorkling equipment with you (like in your car), as if lets you justify the knife’s presence.

Just remember–a dive knife is for cleaning trash off the reef, or using it to cut yourself free if you get trapped in fishing line or fishnet underwater. Explain this to the cops, as you’ll be sunk if you tell them that the knife is for sharks.

The Aqualung brand dive knife isn’t made anymore, but you can find many excellent examples on Ebay for a pittance.