They use a pretty good knife steel

Cutting too much material over time while helping save a dude from a plane crash while in Civil Air Patrol

the blade snapped back and a good 1/4th of it broke off

Get an esee

How to snap a good knife: using it like a pry bar

^

cutting

not prying

That's pretty hard use friend

Plane harnesses, not seatbelts, are some pretty rugged materials

why not have a seatbelt cutter

it wasn't a seatbelt. It was about 5 to 10 times thicker than a seat belt

I've been in a cessna more than a few times

they aren't that thick

Wasn't a cessna

ohhhh boy

>implying cessna rules everything

super cereal now

Seatbelt cutters are still optimal

seriously, if you're doing search and rescue, get the right tools

Should be on your rescue kit at all times

Shit I never use my folders on duty

It was impromptu friend

if we were actually intended to do rescue, we would have been fine

You used the wrong tool and your knife snapped

there are a lot of knives out there at $100 or less

A knife is a pretty decent multi-tool though. That's what they're intended to be. Cutters, choppers, whittlers, defense tools.
I thought a big name like Spyderco would stand up to it

Folders are fine 99% of the time.

So Franklin Armory staff at SHOT were instructed specifically to not talk to Karl and Ian

Old news

I know

Still hilarious

wait what

Never had a problem because I don't misuse them

you could buy a gerber LMF II if you want a "survival knife"

for under $100

My dude spyderco is fine and will take a lot of shit

That's asking a lot for any folder

CRKT

My brother had a good CRKT knife

it cut really well