A good survival knife is all you need when you are out in the wilderness. With endless option available in the market, it might get confusing for you to pick the best knife. Here are three things that you should consider when buying a survival knife: For a great unbiased guide to survival knives check out our friends at Best Pocket Knife Today!

• Tang: Look for a knife that has a full tang. This means, a knife in which one single piece of steel extends from the blade to the base of the handle. This gives additional strength to the knife. Cheaper knives that fail to offer optimum performance have blades that are connected only to the top of the handle.
• Handle: Don’t go for knives that have a hollow in the handle to store things or a knife that has a compass in the handle. This not only makes it difficult to work with the knife by misbalancing the grip but also end up injuring you.

• Blade: Survival knives are available in two types of blade options- carbon and stainless steel. While the stainless steel blade is corrosion resistant and is stronger than the carbon blades, it can lose an edge faster than the latter. On the other hand, the major drawback of a carbon blade is that it is prone to rusting.